Billboard Chart History - 10 Years: the 6s

[Dawn]

For this post, let's look at charts from years ending in "6".

July 27, 1946
TW LW NW
1 2 5 SURRENDER - Perry Como
2 1 13 *THE GYPSY - The Ink Spots
3 7 3 TO EACH HIS OWN - Eddy Howard & His Orch. w. vocal/Eddy Howard
4 4 13 THE GYPSY - Dinah Shore
5 8 7 THEY SAY IT'S WONDERFUL - Perry Como
6 6 7 DOIN' WHAT COMES NATUR'LLY - Dinah Shore w. Spade Cooley & His Western Swing Band
7 5 5 DOIN' WHAT COMES NATUR'LLY - Freddy Martin & His Orch. w. vocal/Glenn Hughes & The Martin Men
8 3 19 *PRISONER OF LOVE - Perry Como
9 -- NEW HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT - Spike Jones & His City Slickers w. vocal/Chorus
10 -- NEW (Tie) SOUTH AMERICA, TAKE IT AWAY - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
10 9 2 (Tie) STONE COLD DEAD IN THE MARKET - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan

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July 21, 1956


(TW = Position This Week; LW = Position Last Week; NW = Number Weeks on Chart; *Former #1)
TW LW NW
1 1 13 THE WAYWARD WIND - Gogi Grant w. Buddy Bregman & His Orch.
2 2 8 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND - Pat Boone w. Billy Vaughn & His Orch.
3 3 15 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" - Morris Stoloff & His Orch.
4 4 9 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU - Elvis Presley
5 6 8 BORN TO BE WITH YOU - The Chordettes w. Archie Blyer & His Orch.
6 5 13 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN - Fats Domino
7 7 13 STANDING ON THE CORNER - The Four Lads w. Ray Ellis & His Orch.
8 11 6 ALLEGHENY MOON - Patti Page
9 8 14 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - Vic Damone w. Percy Faith & His Orch.
10 12 6 BE BOP A LULA - Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending 23rd July, 1966

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 HANKY PANKY
Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 WILD THING
The Troggs (Atco/Fontana)-5 (2)
3 9 LIL' RED RIDING HOOD
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (MGM)-7 (3)
4 12 THE PIED PIPER
Crispian St. Peters (Jamie)-7 (4)
5 4 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME
Dusty Springfield (Philips)-10 (4)
6 5 PAPERBACK WRITER
The Beatles (Capitol)-7 (1)
7 10 HUNGRY
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Featuring Mark Lindsey (Columbia)-6 (7)
8 3 RED RUBBER BALL
The Cyrkle (Columbia)-10 (2)
9 14 I SAW HER AGAIN
The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-4 (9)
10 15 SWEET PEA
Tommy Roe (ABC)-7 (10)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending 24th July, 1976

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 2 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE
The Manhattans (Columbia)-15 (1 week at #1)
2 1 AFTERNOON DELIGHT
The Starland Vocal Band (Windsong)-12
3 3 I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU
The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-13
4 5 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT
Starbuck (Private Stock)-15
5 6 LOVE IS ALIVE
Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-15
6 16 GET CLOSER
Seals and Crofts (Featuring Carolyn Willis)
(Warner Brothers)-15
7 8 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
The Beatles (Capitol)-7
8 23 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART
Elton John and Kiki Dee (Rocket)-4
9 10 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
The Beach Boys (Brother)-8
10 11 LET HER IN
John Travolta (Midland International)-13

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending July 26, 1986

TW LW TITLE Artist - Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel - 12 (1)
2 4 DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins - 12 (2)
3 1 INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis - 9 (1)
4 3 NASTY Janet Jackson - 11 (3)
5 7 GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera - 8 (5)
6 12 PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna - 5 (6)
7 10 LOVE TOUCH Rod Stewart - 9 (7)
8 11 MAD ABOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle - 11 (8)
9 5 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red - 17 (1)
10 15 MODERN WOMAN Billy Joel - 8 (10)

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US Top 100 Singles Week Ending July 27, 1996

TW LW TITLE Artist - Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 YOU'RE MAKING ME HIGH/LET IT FLOW Toni Braxton - 8 (1)
2 1 CALIFORNIA LOVE/HOW DO U WANT IT 2 Pac Featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman - 7 (1)
3 3 GIVE ME ONE REASON Tracy Chapman - 17 (3)
4 4 MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) Los Del Rio - 32 (4)
5 6 TWISTED Keith Sweat - 6 (5)
6 -- YOU LEARN/YOU OUGHTA KNOW Alanis Morissette - 1 (6)
7 9 CHANGE THE WORLD Eric Clapton - 2 (7)
8 7 I CAN'T SLEEP BABY (IF I) R. Kelly - 3 (7)
9 8 C'MON 'N RIDE IT (THE TRAIN) Quad City DJ's - 20 (8)
10 5 THA CROSSROADS Bone Thugs N Harmony - 12 (1)

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Good to see the Fabs on both the 1966 and 1976 charts. Even though it was recorded 10 years earlier, I still somewhat associate "Get to Get You Into My Life" with 1976 as I remember hearing it on the radio a lot that summer. It's amazing how well it fits in among the other songs on the '76 chart.

At one time I liked both "Give Me One Reason" and "Change the World," but they were both played to death. I still hear them fairly regularly on store PAs and such. And of course there was "The Macarena" - that's likely going to go down in music history as a curiosity, kind of like "The Streak."

Thoughts?

[Jughead]

I really like the '86 chart...but then again, I listed 1986 as my favourite year of the 1980's as far as music goes, so really this comes as no surprise.

At one point, I liked the 1996 chart...maybe it's because I was in high school at the time...but now, some of those songs annoy me. The Macarena and Come On Ride The Train being high up on that list.

And, the '46 chart you posted was dated 7/27/46...my dad's birthday happens to be the day before.

[H2IZCOOL]

1946: Two songs I remember very well. - Well not remember 1946 - I was only two - but my parents had the 78 rpm record, and my mom was always playing recordsfor me. I'm guessing I first remember them from when I was 4. One is the Dinah Shore version of "Doin' What Comes Naturally" I believe the song is from the musical "Annie get Your Gun" (about sharpshooter Annie Oakley). I actually still have that 78. The other is "South America, Take It Away." When I was little, I thought it meant South America - get it out of here! I also that at the time I liked the other side a lot better, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Sad to say, that record met the fate of many a 78. It broke, probably in the early '50s.

1956: I'm very familiar with all ten. The Wayward Wind and I Want You I Need You I Love You are both in my all time top 500 songs. Pat Boone's attempts to cover R&B tunes are somewhere between laughable and scary. I much prefer the Ivory Joe Hunter version of I Almost Lost My Mind. I remember that the first 5 times or so that I heard On the Street Where You Live, I thought the title was That Towering Feeling.

1966: Little Red Riding Hood is the only Top 500 song here, although I like several others as well. I much prefer the 1965 version of Pied Piper by The Changin' Times to the Crispian St. Peters version. Some other really good songs on this chart by The Troggs, Beatles, Raiders, Cyrkle, and Mamas and Papas.
This is my top chart!

1976: A really bittersweet chart for me now. Nancy and I were newly engaged at the time. Afternoon Delight was one of 'our songs.' It remains in my all time top 10.

1986: Just not really a great chart IMO. Ireally like only three songs here. The Belinda carlisle song, the Simply Red Song and - yes - the Madonna song. I don't know why I like this particular Madonna song, I like so few of hers.


1996: Ugh. I thought the Macarena made #1 - or was that a different mix?

[Ken]

'46 - Nothing rings a bell here.
'56 - Love "Be Bop a Lu La", I believe that I've heard "The Wayward Wind" a couple of times, I'm in Love Again" is a great track, great Elvis track as well. I see Pat Boone is now doing a commercial for a "seniors" whirlpool bathtub.
'66 - All ten are big faves - a hot year for music!
'76 - So many great tunes. I Agree Dawn, very cool to see the Fabs on both charts. The only track listed, that I didn't hear until years later was "Kiss and Say Goodbye."

I've mentioned before that I remember hearing "Afternoon Delight" while eating breakfast one morning, before school. I also remember hearing "Got To Get You into My Life" many times on the radio, and reading all the "buzz" about the resurgence of The Beatles and of course Sir Paul's tour that summer. I also have a vivid memory of my cousin bringing his copy of the Rock N Roll Music comp to my house to play, then a couple of days later buying my own copy, which I still have!

'86 - A couple of faves here, Peter Gabriel, Genesis and Belinda Carlisle. Love Touch, IMO is among Rod's weakest tracks, I don't recall the Billy Joel song at all.

'96 - I liked "Change The World" and I bought the CD single.

[Jughead]

Jul 21, 2010 11:02:21 GMT -5 H2IZCOOL said:

1946: Two songs I remember very well. - Well not remember 1946 - I was only two - but my parents had the 78 rpm record, and my mom was always playing recordsfor me. I'm guessing I first remember them from when I was 4. One is the Dinah Shore version of "Doin' What Comes Naturally" I believe the song is from the musical "Annie get Your Gun" (about sharpshooter Annie Oakley). I actually still have that 78. The other is "South America, Take It Away." When I was little, I thought it meant South America - get it out of here! I also that at the time I liked the other side a lot better, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Sad to say, that record met the fate of many a 78. It broke, probably in the early '50s.

1956: I'm very familiar with all ten. The Wayward Wind and I Want You I Need You I Love You are both in my all time top 500 songs. Pat Boone's attempts to cover R&B tunes are somewhere between laughable and scary. I much prefer the Ivory Joe Hunter version of I Almost Lost My Mind. I remember that the first 5 times or so that I heard On the Street Where You Live, I thought the title was That Towering Feeling.

1966: Little Red Riding Hood is the only Top 500 song here, although I like several others as well. I much prefer the 1965 version of Pied Piper by The Changin' Times to the Crispian St. Peters version. Some other really good songs on this chart by The Troggs, Beatles, Raiders, Cyrkle, and Mamas and Papas.
This is my top chart!

1976: A really bittersweet chart for me now. Nancy and I were newly engaged at the time. Afternoon Delight was one of 'our songs.' It remains in my all time top 10.

1986: Just not really a great chart IMO. Ireally like only three songs here. The Belinda carlisle song, the Simply Red Song and - yes - the Madonna song. I don't know why I like this particular Madonna song, I like so few of hers.


1996: Ugh. I thought the Macarena made #1 - or was that a different mix?

No, you're right...the Macarena was a number one hit, but not until September 1996. I only know because it was the #1 hit the day my niece was born.

[m c dornan]

1946: "Doin what Comes Naturally" is from "Annie Get Your Gun". And so is "They Say its Wonderful". Nice to know Spike Jones had a hit on the charts.

1956: Two songs here too from Broadway musicals- "Standing on the Corner" and "On the Street where You Live". Oh and one of the PBS "My Music" concerts features Gogi singing "Wayward Wind", doing it justice when she was about 80!

1966: My fave decade. My fave song here- Dusty's "You Dont Have to Say You Love Me".

1976: Not much here. I had no idea the Beatles song was re-released in 1976! The Beach Boys try to pretend they're relevant.

1986: Not much here. I don't really like "Sledgehammer" as a song, but I love the video. How come nobody makes videos like that nowadays?

[Dawn]

Jul 21, 2010 10:31:01 GMT -5 Jughead said:

I really like the '86 chart...but then again, I listed 1986 as my favourite year of the 1980's as far as music goes, so really this comes as no surprise.

At one point, I liked the 1996 chart...maybe it's because I was in high school at the time...but now, some of those songs annoy me. The Macarena and Come On Ride The Train being high up on that list.

And, the '46 chart you posted was dated 7/27/46...my dad's birthday happens to be the day before.

"The Macarena" definitely wore out its welcome. I thought it was kinda catchy at first, but the constant playing of it became annoying. It was hard to escape that song during the summer of '96.

[Dawn]

Jul 21, 2010 11:02:21 GMT -5 H2IZCOOL said:

1946: Two songs I remember very well. - Well not remember 1946 - I was only two - but my parents had the 78 rpm record, and my mom was always playing recordsfor me. I'm guessing I first remember them from when I was 4. One is the Dinah Shore version of "Doin' What Comes Naturally" I believe the song is from the musical "Annie get Your Gun" (about sharpshooter Annie Oakley). I actually still have that 78. The other is "South America, Take It Away." When I was little, I thought it meant South America - get it out of here! I also that at the time I liked the other side a lot better, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Sad to say, that record met the fate of many a 78. It broke, probably in the early '50s.

1956: I'm very familiar with all ten. The Wayward Wind and I Want You I Need You I Love You are both in my all time top 500 songs. Pat Boone's attempts to cover R&B tunes are somewhere between laughable and scary. I much prefer the Ivory Joe Hunter version of I Almost Lost My Mind. I remember that the first 5 times or so that I heard On the Street Where You Live, I thought the title was That Towering Feeling.

1966: Little Red Riding Hood is the only Top 500 song here, although I like several others as well. I much prefer the 1965 version of Pied Piper by The Changin' Times to the Crispian St. Peters version. Some other really good songs on this chart by The Troggs, Beatles, Raiders, Cyrkle, and Mamas and Papas.
This is my top chart!

1976: A really bittersweet chart for me now. Nancy and I were newly engaged at the time. Afternoon Delight was one of 'our songs.' It remains in my all time top 10.

1986: Just not really a great chart IMO. Ireally like only three songs here. The Belinda carlisle song, the Simply Red Song and - yes - the Madonna song. I don't know why I like this particular Madonna song, I like so few of hers.


1996: Ugh. I thought the Macarena made #1 - or was that a different mix?

Many of the old 78s were extremely brittle and easy to break. It's a wonder as many have survived as they have.

I don't think I've heard that version of "Pied Piper." I'll have to see if I can find it on YouTube.

[Dawn]

Jul 21, 2010 18:56:30 GMT -5 Ken said:

'46 - Nothing rings a bell here.
'56 - Love "Be Bop a Lu La", I believe that I've heard "The Wayward Wind" a couple of times, I'm in Love Again" is a great track, great Elvis track as well. I see Pat Boone is now doing a commercial for a "seniors" whirlpool bathtub.
'66 - All ten are big faves - a hot year for music!
'76 - So many great tunes. I Agree Dawn, very cool to see the Fabs on both charts. The only track listed, that I didn't hear until years later was "Kiss and Say Goodbye."

I've mentioned before that I remember hearing "Afternoon Delight" while eating breakfast one morning, before school. I also remember hearing "Got To Get You into My Life" many times on the radio, and reading all the "buzz" about the resurgence of The Beatles and of course Sir Paul's tour that summer. I also have a vivid memory of my cousin bringing his copy of the Rock N Roll Music comp to my house to play, then a couple of days later buying my own copy, which I still have!

'86 - A couple of faves here, Peter Gabriel, Genesis and Belinda Carlisle. Love Touch, IMO is among Rod's weakest tracks, I don't recall the Billy Joel song at all.

'96 - I liked "Change The World" and I bought the CD single.

The version of "Kiss and Say Goodbye" I remember hearing on the radio back then was very abbreviated compared to the full-length version you usually hear today.

"Love Touch" has not been well received, especially in recent years. I liked it at the time, but it hasn't aged well with me, especially compared to Rod's '70s material.

[Dawn]

Jul 21, 2010 23:45:57 GMT -5 m c dornan said:

1946: "Doin what Comes Naturally" is from "Annie Get Your Gun". And so is "They Say its Wonderful". Nice to know Spike Jones had a hit on the charts.

1956: Two songs here too from Broadway musicals- "Standing on the Corner" and "On the Street where You Live". Oh and one of the PBS "My Music" concerts features Gogi singing "Wayward Wind", doing it justice when she was about 80!

1966: My fave decade. My fave song here- Dusty's "You Dont Have to Say You Love Me".

1976: Not much here. I had no idea the Beatles song was re-released in 1976! The Beach Boys try to pretend they're relevant.

1986: Not much here. I don't really like "Sledgehammer" as a song, but I love the video. How come nobody makes videos like that nowadays?

The live versions of "Rock and Roll Music" I've heard have been pretty good, but I'm kinda "meh" on the released single version. It's not awful, but it seems a bit plodding.

Good point about today's videos. I wonder if it's because of MTV's decline into a watered down reality channel? At one point in the '80s videos were huge, and now it seems very few people watch the current ones.