Fessa John Hook, one of the best Beach Music deejays and a walking encyclopedia on that kind of music, has a Beach music Top 40Countdown every week as well as a Top 40 Beach List for every year since at least 1960. Both can be found on the Cashbox Magazine site http://cashboxmagazine.com/countdowns/beachmusicweekly.html.
I'm listening to it right now. These are the Top ten and you will recognize some of the titles and groups. HM means Honorable mention.
10. Surely (I Love You)-- Roscie Gordon
HM Atlanta-- Bubber Johnson
#9 Finger Poppin' Time-- Midnighters
HM Got to Find My Baby-- Chuck Berry
#8 Beyond the Sea-- Bibby Darrin
HM I Get the Blues When it Rains/The Clock-- Roy Hamilton
#7 Love Potion #9-- The Clovers
#6 Let's Go, let's Go, Let's Go-- Midnighters
#5 Fannie Mae/Lost in a Dream-- Buster Brown
#4 Time After Time-- Frankie Ford
HM Don't Start Me to Talkin'-- Johnny Darrow
HM Temperature 110-- Sonny Boy Williamson
#3 This Magic Moment-- Drifters
#2 Dance With Me-- drifters
HM Every day, Every Way-- Hollywood Flames
HM I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)-- Buddy and Ella Johnson
HM Fine Little mama-- Elmore James
#1 Do You Believe-- Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
#1 Stay-- Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Go to the site and you can listen to both charts as well as a Blues Countdown.
Good music, Maynard. --RoadDog
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