Favorite Songs of the 60s

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  1960

   1/04 - "El Paso" - Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511, 2 wks)

1/18 - "Running Bear" - Johnny Preston (Mercury 71474, 3 wks)

2/08 - "Teen Angel" - Mark Dinning (MGM 12845, 2 wks)

2/22 - "The Theme From 'A Summer Place'" - Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia 41490, 9 wks)

4/25 - "Stuck on You" - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7740, 4 wks)

5/23 - "Cathy's Clown" - The Everly Brothers (Warner 5151, 5 wks)

6/27 - "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" - Connie Francis (MGM 12899, 2 wks)

7/11 - "Alley-Oop" - Hollywood Argyles (Lute 5905, 1 wk)

7/18 - "I'm Sorry" - Brenda Lee (Decca 31093, 3 wks)

8/08 - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" - Brian Hyland (Leader 805, 1 wk)

8/15 - "It's Now Or Never" - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7777, 5 wks)

9/19 - "The Twist" - Chubby Checker (Parkway 811, 1 wk)

9/26 - "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" - Connie Francis (MGM 12923, 2 wks)

10/10 - "Mr. Custer" - Larry Verne (Era 3024, 1 wk)

10/17 - "Save the Last Dance For Me" - The Drifters (Atlantic 2071, 1 wk)

10/24 - "I Want To Be Wanted" - Brenda Lee (Decca 31149, 1 wk)

10/31 - "Save the Last Dance For Me" - The Drifters (Atlantic 2071, 2 wks)

11/14 - "Georgia on My Mind" - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10135, 1 wk)

11/21 - "Stay" - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (Herald 552, 1 wk)

11/28 - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7810, 6 wks)

1961

1/09 - "Wonderland By Night" - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca 31141, 3 wks)

1/30 - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" - The Shirelles (Scepter 1211, 2 wks)

2/13 - "Calcutta" - Lawrence Welk (Dot 16161, 2 wks)

2/27 - "Pony Time" - Chubby Checker (Parkway 818, 3 wks)

3/20 - "Surrender" - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7850, 2 wks)

4/03 - "Blue Moon" - The Marcels (Colpix 186, 3 wks)

4/24 - "Runaway" - Del Shannon (Big Top 3067, 4 wks)

5/22 - "Mother-in-Law" - Ernie K-Doe (Minit 623, 1 wk)

5/29 - "Travelin' Man" - Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5741, 1 wk)

6/05 - "Running Scared" - Roy Orbison (Monument 438, 1 wk)

6/12 - "Travelin' Man" - Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5741, 1 wk)

6/19 - "Moody River" - Pat Boone (Dot 16209, 1 wk)

6/26 - "Quarter To Three" - Gary "U.S." Bonds (Legrand 1008, 2 wks)

7/10 - "Tossin' and Turnin'" - Bobby Lewis (Beltone 1002, 7 wks)

8/28 - "Wooden Heart" - Joe Dowell (Smash 1708, 1 wk)

9/04 - "Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)" - The Highwaymen (United Artists 258, 2 wks)

9/18 - "Take Good Care Of My Baby" - Bobby Vee (Liberty 55354, 3 wks)

10/09 - "Hit the Road Jack" - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10244, 2 wks)

10/23 - "Runaround Sue" - Dion (Laurie 3110, 2 wks)

11/06 - "Big Bad John" - Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175, 5 wks)

12/11 - "Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvelettes (Tamla 54046, 1 wk)

12/18 - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - The Tokens (RCA Victor 7954, 3 wks)

1962

1/13 - "The Twist" - Chubby Checker (Parkway 811, 2 wks)

1/27 - "Peppermint Twist (Part 1)" - Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette 4401, 3 wks)

2/17 - "Duke of Earl" - Gene Chandler (Vee-Jay 416, 3 wks)

3/10 - "Hey! Baby" - Bruce Channel (Smash 1731, 3 wks)

3/31 - "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" - Connie Francis (MGM 13059, 1 wk)

4/07 - "Johnny Angel" - Shelly Fabares (Colpix 621, 2 wks)

4/21 - "Good Luck Charm" - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7992, 2 wks)

5/05 - "Soldier Boy" - The Shirelles (Scepter 1228, 3 wks)

5/26 - "Stranger On the Shore" - Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco 6217, 1 wk)

6/02 - "I Can't Stop Loving You" - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10330, 5 wks)

7/07 - "The Stripper" - David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM 13064, 1 wk)

7/14 - "Roses Are Red (My Love)" - Bobby Vinton (Epic 9509, 4 wks)

8/11 - "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 8046, 2 wks)

8/25 - "The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva (Dimension 1000, 1 wk)

9/01 - "Sheila" - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount 10329, 2 wks)

9/15 - "Sherry" - The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 456, 5 wks)

10/20 - "Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers (Garpax 44167, 2 wks)

11/03 - "He's a Rebel" - The Crystals (Philles 106, 2 wks)

11/17 - "Big Girls Don't Cry" - The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 465, 5 wks)

12/22 - "Telstar" - The Tornadoes (London 9561, 3 wks)

1963

1/12 - "Go Away Little Girl" - Steve Lawrence (Columbia 42601, 2 wks)

1/26 - "Walk Right In" - The Rooftop Singers (Vanguard 35017, 2 wks)

2/09 - "Hey Paula" - Paul & Paula (Philips 40084, 3 wks)

3/02 - "Walk Like A Man" - The 4 Seasons (Vee-Jay 485, 3 wks)

3/23 - "Our Day Will Come" - Ruby & The Romantics (Kapp 501, 1 wk)

3/30 - "He's So Fine" - The Chiffons (Laurie 3152, 4 wks)

4/27 - "I Will Follow Him" - Little Peggy March (RCA Victor 8139, 3 wks)

5/18 - "If You Wanna Be Happy" - Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R. 3305, 2 wks)

6/01 - "It's My Party" - Lesley Gore (Mercury 72119, 2 wks)

6/15 - "Sukiyaki" - Kyu Sakamoto (Capitol 4945, 3 wks)

7/06 - "Easier Said Than Done" - The Essex (Roulette 4494, 2 wks)

7/20 - "Surf City" - Jan & Dean (Liberty 55580, 2 wks)

8/03 - "So Much in Love" - The Tymes (Parkway 871, 1 wk)

8/10 - "Fingertips, Pt. 2" - Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54080, 3 wks)

8/31 - "My Boyfriend's Back" - The Angels (Smash 1834, 3 wks)

9/21 - "Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton (Epic 9614, 3 wks)

10/12 - "Sugar Shack" - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs (Dot 16487, 5 wks)

11/16 - "Deep Purple" - Nino Tempo & April Stevens (Atco 6273, 1 wk)

11/23 - "I'm Leaving It Up to You" - Dale & Grace (Montel 921, 2 wks)

12/07 - "Dominique" - The Singing Nun (Philips 40152, 4 wks)

1964

1/04 - "There! I've Said It Again" - Bobby Vinton (Epic 9638, 4 wks)

2/01 - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (Capitol 5112, 7 wks)

3/21 - "She Loves You" - The Beatles (Swan 4152, 2 wks)

4/04 - "Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (Capitol 5150, 5 wks)

5/09 - "Hello, Dolly!" - Louis Armstrong & The All Stars (Kapp 573, 1 wk)

5/16 - "My Guy" - Mary Wells (Motown 1056, 2 wks)

5/30 - "Love Me Do" - The Beatles (Tollie 9008, 1 wk)

6/06 - "Chapel of Love" - The Dixie Cups (Red Bird 001, 3 wks)

6/27 - "A World Without Love" - Peter & Gordon (Capitol 5175, 1 wk)

7/04 - "I Get Around" - The Beach Boys (Capitol 5174, 2 wks)

7/18 - "Rag Doll" - The 4 Seasons (Philips 40211, 2 wks)

8/01 - "A Hard Day's Night" - The Beatles (Capitol 5222, 2 wks)

8/15 - "Everybody Loves Somebody" - Dean Martin (Reprise 0281, 1 wk)

8/22 - "Where Did Our Love Go" - The Supremes (Motown 1060, 2 wks)

9/05 - "The House Of the Rising Sun" - The Animals (MGM 13264, 3 wks)

9/26 - "Oh, Pretty Woman" - Roy Orbison (Monument 851, 3 wks)

10/17 - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" - Manfred Mann (Ascot 2157, 2 wks)

10/31 - "Baby Love" - The Supremes (Motown 1066, 3 wks)

11/28 - "Leader of the Pack" - The Shangri-Las (Red Bird 10-014, 1 wk)

12/05 - "Ringo" - Lorne Greene (RCA Victor 8444, 1 wk)

12/12 - "Mr. Lonely" - Bobby Vinton (Epic 9730, 1 wk)

12/19 - "Come See About Me" - The Supremes (Motown 1068, 1 wk)

12/26 - "I Feel Fine" - The Beatles (Capitol 5327, 3 wks)

1965

1/16 - "Come See About Me" - The Supremes (Motown 1068, 1 wk)

1/23 - "Downtown" - Petula Clark (Warner 5494, 2 wks)

2/06 - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - The Righteous Brothers (Philles 124, 2 wks)

2/20 - "This Diamond Ring" - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty 55756, 2 wks)

3/06 - "My Girl" - The Temptations (Gordy 7038, 1 wk)

3/13 - "Eight Days a Week" - The Beatles (Capitol 5371, 2 wks)

3/27 - "Stop! in the Name of Love" - The Supremes (Motown 1074, 2 wks)

4/10 - "I'm Telling You Now" - Freddie & The Dreamers (Tower 125, 2 wks)

4/24 - "Game of Love" - The Mindbenders featuring Wayne Fontana (Fontana 1509, 1 wk)

5/01 - "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" - Herman's Hermits (MGM 13341, 3 wks)

5/22 - "Ticket To Ride" - The Beatles (Capitol 5407, 1 wk)

5/29 - "Help Me, Rhonda" - The Beach Boys (Capitol 5395, 2 wks)

6/12 - "Back In My Arms Again" - The Supremes (Motown 1075, 1 wk)

6/19 - "I Can't Help Myself" - Four Tops (Motown 1076, 1 wk)

6/26 - "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds (Columbia 43271, 1 wk)

7.03 - "I Can't Help Myself" - Four Tops (Motown 1076, 1 wk)

7/10 - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones (London 9766, 4 wks)

8/07 - "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" - Herman's Hermits (MGM 13367, 1 wk)

8/14 - "I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher (Atco 6359, 3 wks)

9/04 - "Help!" - The Beatles (Capitol 5476, 3 wks)

9/25 - "Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire (Dunhill 4009, 1 wk)

10/02 - "Hang On Sloopy" - The McCoys (Bang 506, 1 wk)

10/09 - "Yesterday" - The Beatles (Capitol 5498, 4 wks)

11/06 - "Get Off of My Cloud" - The Rolling Stones (London 9792, 2 wks)

11/20 - "I Hear A Symphony" - The Supremes (Motown 1083, 2 wks)

12/04 - "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" - The Byrds (Columbia 43424, 3 wks)

12/25 - "Over and Over" - The Dave Clark Five (Epic 9863, 1 wk)

1966

1/01 - "The Sounds of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 43396, 1 wk)

1/08 - "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles (Capitol 5555, 2 wks)

1/22 - "The Sounds of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 43396, 1 wk)

1/29 - "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles (Capitol 5555, 1 wk)

2/05 - "My Love" - Petula Clark (Warner 5684, 2 wks)

2/19 - "Lightnin' Strikes" - Lou Christie (MGM 13412, 1 wk)

2/26 - "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra (Reprise 0432, 1 wk)

3/05 - "The Ballad Of the Green Berets" - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor 8739, 5 wks)

4/09 - "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers (Verve 10383, 3 wks)

4/30 - "Good Lovin'" - The Young Rascals" (Atlantic 2321, 1 wk)

5/07 - "Monday, Monday" - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill 4026, 3 wks)

5/28 - "When A Man Loves A Woman" - Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2326, 2 wks)

6/11 - "Paint It, Black" - The Rolling Stones (London 901, 2 wks)

6/25 - "Paperback Writer" - The Beatles (Capitol 5651, 1 wk)

7/02 - "Strangers In the Night" - Frank Sinatra (Reprise 0470, 1 wk)

7/09 - "Paperback Writer" - The Beatles (Capitol 5651, 1 wk)

7/16 - "Hanky Panky" - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette 4686, 2 wks)

7/30 - "Wild Thing" - The Troggs (Atco 6415, 2 wks)

8/13 - "Summer in the City" - The Lovin' Spoonful (Kama Sutra 211, 3 wks)

9/03 - "Sunshine Superman" - Donovan (Epic 10045, 1 wk)

9/10 - "You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes (Motown 1097, 2 wks)

9/24 - "Cherish" - The Association (Valiant 747, 3 wks)

10/15 - "Reach Out I'll Be There" - Four Tops (Motown 1098, 2 wks)

10/29 - "96 Tears" - ? & The Mysterians (Cameo 428, 1 wk)

11/05 - "Last Train to Clarksville" - The Monkees (Colgems 1001, 1 wk)

11/12 - "Poor Side of Town" - Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66205, 1 wk)

11/19 - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - The Supremes (Motown 1101, 2 wks)

12/03 - "Winchester Cathedral" - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana 1562, 1 wk)

12/10 - "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys (Capitol 5676, 1 wk)

12/17 - "Winchester Cathedral" - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana 1562, 2 wks)

12/31 - "I'm A Believer" - The Monkees (Colgems 1002, 7 wks)

1967

2/18 - "Kind Of A Drag" - The Buckinghams (U.S.A. 860, 2 wks)

3/04 - "Ruby Tuesday" - The Rolling Stones (London 904, 1 wk)

3/11 - "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" - The Supremes (Motown 1103, 1 wk)

3/18 - "Penny Lane" - The Beatles (Capitol 5810, 1 wk)

3/25 - "Happy Together" - The Turtles (White Whale 244, 3 wks)

4/15 - "Somethin' Stupid" - Nancy & Frank Sinatra (Reprise 0561, 4 wks)

5/13 - "The Happening" - The Supremes (Motown 1107, 1 wk)

5/20 - "Groovin'" - The Young Rascals (Atlantic 2401, 2 wks)

6/03 - "Respect" - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2403, 2 wks)

6.17 - "Groovin'" - The Young Rascals (Atlantic 2401, 2 wks)

7/01 - "Windy" - The Association (Warner 7041, 4 wks)

7/29 - "Light My Fire" - The Doors (Elektra 45615, 3 wks)

8/19 - "All You Need Is Love" - The Beatles (Capitol 5964, 1 wk)

8/26 - "Ode To Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 5950, 4 wks)

9/23 - "The Letter" - The Box Tops (Mala 565, 4 wks)

10/21 - "To Sir With Love" - Lulu (Epic 10187, 5 wks)

11/25 - "Incense and Peppermints" - Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni 55018, 1 wk)

12/02 - "Daydream Believer" - The Monkees (Colgems 1012, 4 wks)

12/30 - "Hello Goodbye" - The Beatles (Capitol 2056, 3 wks)

1968

1/20 - "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)" - John Fred & His Playboy Band (Paula 282, 2 wks)

2/03 - "Green Tambourine" - The Lemon Pipers (Buddah 23, 1 wk)

2/10 - "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" - Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra (Philips 40495, 5 wks)

3/16 - "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding (Volt 157, 4 wks)

4/13 - "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50283, 5 wks)

5/18 - "Tighten Up" - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic 2478, 2 wks)

6/01 - "Mrs. Robinson" - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 44511, 3 wks)

6/22 - "This Guy's In Love With You" - Herb Alpert (A&M 929, 4 wks)

7/20 - "Grazing in the Grass" - Hugh Masekela (Uni 55066, 2 wks)

8/03 - "Hello, I Love You" - The Doors (Elektra 45635, 2 wks)

8/17 - "People Got To Be Free" - The Rascals (Atlantic 2537, 5 wks)

9/21 - "Harper Valley P.T.A." - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 3, 1 wk)

9/28 - "Hey Jude" - The Beatles (Apple 2276, 9 wks)

11/30 - "Love Child" - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown 1135, 2 wks)

12/14 - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54176, 7 wks)

1969

2/01 - "Crimson and Clover" - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette 7028, 2 wks)

2/15 - "Everyday People" - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic 10407, 4 wks)

3/15 - "Dizzy"- Tommy Roe (ABC 11164, 4 wks)

4/12 - "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" - The 5th Dimension (Soul City 772, 6 wks)

5/24 - "Get Back" - The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple 2490, 5 wks)

6/28 - "Love Theme from 'Romeo & Juliet'" - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor 0131, 2 wks)

7/12 - "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" - Zager & Evans (RCA Victor 0174, 6 wks)

8/23 - "Honky Tonk Women" - The Rolling Stones (London 910, 4 wks)

9/20 - "Sugar, Sugar" - The Archies (Calendar 1008, 4 wks)

10/18 - "I Can't Get Next to You" - The Temptations (Gordy 7093, 2 wks)

11/01 - "Suspicious Minds" - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 9764, 1 wk)

11/08 - "Wedding Bell Blues" - The 5th Dimension (Soul City 779, 3 wks)

11/29 - "Come Together" - The Beatles (Apple 2654, 1 wk)

12/06 - "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Steam (Fontana 1667, 2 wks)

12/20 - "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner 7340, 1 wk)

12/27 - "Someday We'll Be Together" - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown 1156, 1 wk)