After falling out of the top spot last week to make way for Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles are right back on top again this week (for a FOURTH week) with "We Can Work It Out." ("The Sounds Of Silence" falls to #3 while "She's Just My Style" inches up a notch to #2 ... and "Five O'Clock World" holds at #4.)
The Beach Boys come crashing into The Top Ten this week with their remake of "Barbara Ann" (featuring, as we all know now, Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean fame on lead vocals ... he just happened to stop by the studio while The Beach Boys were recording their "Party!" album ... and hung around long enough to sing the lead on this one!) It moves from #12 to #5.
"My Love" by Petula Clark is this week's other new Top Ten entry ... it climbs up five spot to come in at #10.
Things are pretty dormant then until you hit #18, where Stevie Wonder leaps 13 places with his latest, "Uptight." His Motown labelmates, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, are right behind him at #19 with "Going To A Go-Go."
Lou Christie makes an impressive move (from #35 to #21) with "Lightning Strikes" ... and, speaking of Motown hits, I kinda like The Marvelettes' new tune, "Don't Mess With Bill" ... it sits at #29, up eleven notches this week.
In lieu of a Beatles version, David and Jonathan continue to climb with their take of "Michelle" from The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album. (That being said, most AM radio stations are playing The Beatles' album cut in nearly as high a rotation as the other biggest hits of the day!) Still, the eighteen point leap by David and Jonathan is rather impressive.
This week's top debut is a '60's classic ...
Nancy Sinatra premiers at #61 with "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'."
