Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Number One Songs This Date-- Part 2

1965 I'M HENRY VIII, I AM-- Herman's Hermits-- Some early Bubble Gum music. Actually, a really old song.
1964 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT-- Beatles-- Imagine THEM having a #1 song in the 60s?
1963 SO MUCH IN LOVE-- Tymes-- Great Beach Music

1962 ROSES ARE RED-- Bobby Vinton-- being really untrue to blue.
1961 TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'-- Bobby Lewis-- just can't get no sleep.
1960 ITSY BITSY YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI-- Brian Hyland-- what passed for x-rated back in '60.

1950 MONA LISA-- Nat King Cole-- How do you get much better than this?
1940 I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN-- Tommy Dorsey-- One of the Dorsey Boys.
1930 DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES-- Nat Shilkrit

1920 HOLD ME-- Art Hickman
1910 CASEY JONES-- Billy Murray & American Quartet
1900 MA TIGER LILY-- Len Spencer

For Some Reason, I Can't Remember Back Past 1960. Must be a Bikini Thing. RoadDog

2 comments:

Empoprises said...

Billy Murray recording in 1910? Didn't know he was that old. :)

RoadDog said...

The 1910 Billy Murray had lots of Number One songs, usually with a quartet as I keep coming across his name.

Our old Groundhog Bill holds his age well I'd say.