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Big Al
This Charming Man - The Smiths.

Red, Red Wine by UB40 was the UK no1 the week of my birth, though thats not so good!

In the chronological neighborhood of Charma Kameleon aint it?
Ma military service....

Don't remember too much about it . .

Some US/UK no 1 hits from the year i was born:

Shocking Blue - Venus
Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You/Everybody Is a Star
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
Guess Who - American Woman
The Beatles - The Long & Winding Road
Edwin Star - War
Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tears of a Clown
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Freda Payne - Band of Gold

Also a quite wellknown british band released a live album!

1960 - A poor year for music! No wonder everyone flipped over the Beatles and Stones.

1. Cathy's Clown, Everly Brothers
2. He'll Have To Go, Jim Reeves
3. Theme From "A Summer Place", Percy Faith
4. It's Now Or Never, Elvis Presley
5. Teen Angel, Mark Dinning
6. I'm Sorry, Brenda Lee
7. Running Bear, Johnny Preston
8. Handy Man, Jimmy Jones
9. Stuck On You, Elvis Presley
10. The Twist, Chubby Checker
11. Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Connie Francis
12. Alley-oop, Hollywood Argyles
13. Greenfields, Brothers Four
14. What In The World's Come Over You, Jack Scott
15. El Paso, Marty Robbins
16. Weld One, Bobby Rydell
17. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own, Connie Francis
18. Sweet Nothin's, Brenda Lee
19. Only The Lonely, Roy Orbison
20. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, Brian Hyland
21. Where Or When, Dion and The Belmonts
22. Sixteen Reasons, Connie Stevens
23. Puppy Love, Paul Anka
24. Why, Frankie Avalon
25. Walk, Dont Run, Ventures
26. Save The Last Dance For Me, Drifters
27. Baby (You Got What It Takes), Brook Benton and Dinah Washington
28. Sink The Bismark, Johnny Horton
29. Chain Gang, Sam Cooke
30. Let It Be Me, Everly Brothers
31. Good Timin', Jimmy Jones
32. Beyond The Sea, Bobby Darin
33. Go Jimmy Go, Jimmy Clanton
34. Night, Jackie Wilson
35. Burning Bridges, Jack Scott
36. Because They're Young, Duane Eddy
37. Lonely Blue Boy, Conway Twitty
38. The Big Hurt, Toni Fisher
39. Pretty Blue Eyes, Steve Lawrence
40. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Freddie Cannon
41. Paper Roses, Anita Bryant
42. Mr. Custer, Larry Verne
43. I Want To Be Wanted, Brenda Lee
44. Mule Skinner Blues, Fendermen
45. Cradle Of Love, Johnny Preston
46. Please Help Me, I'm Falling, Hank Locklin
47. You've Got What It Takes, Marv Johnson
48. Love You So, Rod Holden
49. Finger Poppin' Time, Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
50. Harbor Lights, Platters
51. Let The Little Girl Dance, Bobby Bland
52. He'll Have To Stay, Jeanne Black
53. Theme From The Apartment, Ferrante and Teicher
54. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu), Bobby Rydell
55. A Million To One, Jimmy Charles
56. The Village Of St. Bernadette, Andy Williams
57. White Silver Sands, Bill Black's Combo
58. The Old Lamplighter, Browns
59. Devil Or Angel, Bobby Vee
60. Down By The Station, Four Preps
61. Forever, Little Dippers
62. Image Of A Girl, Safaris and The Phantom's Band
63. Kiddio, Brook Benton
64. Mission Bell, Donnie Brooks
65. I Love The Way You Love, Marv Johnson
66. It's Time To Cry, Paul Anka
67. Tell Laura I Love Her, Ray Peterson
68. Mama, Connie Francis
69. Footsteps, Steve Lawrence
70. So Sad, Everly Brothers
71. That's All You Gotta Do, Brenda Lee
72. Walking To New Orleans, Fats Domino
73. Among My Souvenirs, Connie Francis
74. Swingin' School, Bobby Rydell
75. A Rockin' Good Way, Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
76. Stairway To Heaven, Neil Sedaka
77. My Home Town, Paul Anka
78. Georgia On My Mind, Ray Charles
79. Cherry Pie, Skip and Flip
80. Wonderful World, Sam Cooke
81. O Dio Mio, Annette
82. Lady Luck, Lloyd Price
83. Step By Step, Crests
84. Beatnik Fly, Johnny and The Hurricanes
85. Young Emotions, Ricky Nelson
86. Dreamin', Johnny Burnette
87. Mule Bitty Girl, Bobby Rydell
88.Tracy's Theme, Spencer Ross
89. You Talk Too Much, Joe Jones
90. Happy-Go-Lucky Me, Paul Evans
91. When Will I Be Loved, Everly Brothers
92. Let's Think About Livin', Bob Luman
93. Heartaches By The Number, Guy Mitchell
94. In My Little Corner Of The World, Anita Bryant
95. Sandy, Larry Hall
96. Poetry In Motion, Johnny Tillotson
97. Money, Barret Strong
98. Stay, Maurice Williams
99. Lonely Weekends, Charlie Rich
100. Doggin' Around, Jackie Wilson

How about number 19 - Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008-05-12 19:37 by Elmo Lewis.

Once compiled a comp.cd for my ex-Mother-In-Law born in 42.
I had decided she's appreciate a 1960's collection, that very year.
Guess if it was the Horror to plow thru all that stuff ...

Angie

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones
Black Is Black - Los Bravos
Paint It, Black - Rolling Stones
96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
My Generation - The Who
Rainy Day Woman 12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Time Won't Let Me - Outsiders
Hold On! I'm a Coming - Sam and Dave
Paperback Writer - the Beatles
Good Lovin' - Rascals
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Monday, Monday, The Mama's and The Papa's
California Dreamin', The Mama's and The Papa's
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted, Jimmy Ruffin
We Can Work It Out, The Beatles
When A Man Loves A Woman, Percy Sledge
Time Won't Let Me, Outsiders
Dirty Water, Standells
Uptight (Everything's Alright), Stevie Wonder
If I Were A Carpenter, Bobby Darin
River Deep Mountain High, Ike & Tina Turner
Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix
Rain, The Beatles
I Feel Free, Cream
Under My Thumb, The Rolling Stones
Season of the Witch, Donovan

the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler!

1966 - what a year, rattler!

Johnny B. Goode
Tequila
Great Balls of Fire
Jailhouse Rock
Hard Headed Woman
Its Only Make Believe...

Wierd thing is, I see a pattern here...

JR (B. Goode)

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stone-relics
Johnny B. Goode
Tequila
Great Balls of Fire
Jailhouse Rock
Hard Headed Woman
Its Only Make Believe...

Wierd thing is, I see a pattern here...

JR (B. Goode)

Drugs (alcohol), sex, rock and roll?

"No Anchovies, Please"

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stone-relics
Johnny B. Goode
Tequila
Great Balls of Fire
Jailhouse Rock
Hard Headed Woman
Its Only Make Believe...

Wierd thing is, I see a pattern here...

JR (B. Goode)

Drugs (alcohol), sex, rock and roll?

Yep....I guess I come by it naturally...

JR

my favorite was maybelline, by chuck berry, which was released the month i was born, july of '55. i shouted out that song when i saw chuck in concert and he asked for any requests, and he played it for me. that was a gas.

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1966 - what a year, rattler!

Yes it was!

the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler!

1984: Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen!