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Rock and Roll History

May 4th to May 10th

Classic Rockers In The News - Rock & Roll Birthdays - Number One Records



1886 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter received a US patent for the graphophone. Their invention was meant to replace Thomas Edison's phonograph and featured wax-coated cylinders which were considered an improvement over the phonograph's tinfoil cylinders, which had been delicate and difficult to remove.

1900 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
The Billboard, a magazine for the music and entertainment industries, began weekly publication after six years as a monthly. By midyear it was calling itself "The Official Organ of the Great Out-Door Amusement World."

1954 - ClassicBands.com

May 8
Britain's BBC bans the song "Such a Night" by Johnny Ray after listeners complain about its 'suggestiveness'.

1955 - ClassicBands.com

May 7
Ray Charles reaches the top of the US R&B chart for the first time with "I Got A Woman".

1957 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Gene Vincent and The Bluecaps record "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in Nashville. Capitol Records was so anxious to match RCA Victor's success with Elvis Presley that they had Vincent's record in the shops within two weeks.

May 4
The Alan Freed Show premiers on ABC-TV. The half-hour program includes Guy Mitchell, the Del-Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the Clovers, June Valli, Martha Carson and the Alan Freed Rock & Roll Orchestra.

1958 - ClassicBands.com

May 9
Alan Freed quit his job at radio station WINS, over what he says is the station's failure to support him after he was indicted for causing a riot in Boston.

1959 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
The Grand Ballroom of The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles was the site of the very first Grammy Awards, where statuettes were given out for Record of the Year and Song of the Year to Domenico Modugno for his rendition of "Volaré" (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu). He beat out Peggy Lee's "Fever", "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como, "Witchcraft" from Frank Sinatra and "The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville.

May 9
16 year-old Wayne Newton made his Las Vegas debut at the Freemont Hotel. That first booking, scheduled to last two weeks, stretched into three years. Newton went on to become the king of the Vegas showrooms, earning close to $20-million a year.

1961 - ClassicBands.com

May 7
Tony Orlando makes his first appearance on Billboard's Hot 100 with "Halfway to Paradise", which peaks at #39. He'll have one more hit next year and then won't be heard from until 1970 when he reappears with his group, Dawn.

1962 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
The Shirelles were presented with a gold record for "Soldier Boy", a song that was recorded in one take and originally intended as an album filler. It was the second million seller for them, following their first number one hit, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". The girls would later find the US Top 10 again with "Dedicated to the One I Love", "Mama Said", "Baby It's You" and "Foolish Little Girl".

May 5
Chris Montez records "Let's Dance", which will reach #4 on the Billboard chart next Fall.

1963 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
The Beach Boys "Surfin U.S.A." LP debuts on Billboard's album chart.

May 4
Andy Williams' album, "Days of Wine and Roses" hit the #1 spot on the US LP chart, where it would stay for 16 weeks.

May 9
During a concert at London's Albert Hall, Paul McCartney met future girlfriend 17 year-old Jane Asher for the first time.

May 10
The Rolling Stones produced their very first recordings at Olympic Studios in London, but Decca Records rejected them all, calling them 'dreadful'.

1964 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
The Moody Blues are formed in Birmingham, England. The group was the brainchild of vocalist Denny Laine, who recruited Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, Graham Edge and Clint Warwick.

May 9
After 14 weeks at number one, The Beatles are finally pushed out of Billboard's top spot by 63 year old Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly".

May 10
Dusty Springfield makes her TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

1965 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
In their Clearwater, Florida hotel room, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards work out the opening guitar riff of "Satisfaction", following Richard's purchase of a Gibson fuzz-box earlier that day.

1966 - ClassicBands.com

May 7
Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock" enters the Hot 100. In its eleven week chart run, it will peak at #3.

May 7
Del Shannon enters the Billboard Hot 100 for the 16th time with "The Big Hurt", which will stall at #94.

May 7
The Mamas and Papas hit #1 in the US with "Monday, Monday", a song that the group would later admit that they didn't really like. The record made #3 in the UK

1967 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
The Turtles receive their first of two gold singles for their recent #1 Pop hit, "Happy Together". Their second gold single will come later for "She'd Rather Be with Me".

May 5
"San Francisco" by Scott McKenzie enters the US charts where it will eventually hit #4. The John Phillips written song became a sort of anthem during the hippie movement.

May 6
The Who's Keith Moon offers this insightful advice to young drummers during an interview in Melody Maker Magazine: "To get your playing more forceful, hit the drums harder."

May 6
Two weeks after being pushed out of the top spot on the Cashbox Best Sellers list by The Monkees' "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", Nancy and Frank Sinatra return to the top spot with "Something Stupid".

May 7
Soviet youths openly defied police and danced the twist in Moscow's Red Square during May Day celebrations.

May 8
Gerry And The Pacemakers announced they were splitting up, recognizing they can 'no longer keep pace with the rapidly changing UK rock scene.'

1968 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Top British model Twiggy saw a performance by an 18 year old Welsh singer named Mary Hopkin and immediately recommended her to Paul McCartney as a possible addition to the Apple Records roster. Six months later, Hopkin's first record, "Those Were the Days", was sitting behind "Hey Jude", in the number 2 position.

May 5
After months of internal dissension, Buffalo Springfield play their final concert in Long Beach, California. Richie Fury would go on to form Poco and Stephen Stills teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash in Crosby, Stills and Nash.

May 10
Jim Morrison incited a riot at a Doors' concert in Chicago.

1969 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" is released in the US, where it will reach #2.

May 10
The Turtles and the Temptations performed at the White House for a ball given by President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia. Mark Volman of the Turtles was reported to have fallen off the stage five times.

1970 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
On May 4th, four students were shot and killed by the National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio during an antiwar demonstration. Neil Young reacted to the senseless slayings by writing and recording the song, "Ohio", with Crosby, Stills & Nash, the very next day.

May 8
The Beatles released "Let It Be", their last album of original studio material, although it was actually recorded before the previously released "Abbey Road".

May 9
The Guess Who hit the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 with "American Woman". The song was born by accident when guitarist Randy Bachman was playing a heavy riff on stage after he had broken a string and the band had taken a break. The other members joined in on the jam, and Burton Cummings started singing the first thing that came into his head. A fan in the audience had it all on tape and presented it to the group after the show. It was quickly developed into a full song in the studio and ended up spending 3 weeks at the top of the US singles chart. It made #19 in the UK.

1971 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
Ike and Tina Turner receive their only gold record for their version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary", which climbed to #4 in the US.

1972 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
Elton John's "Rocket Man" is released in the US, where it will reach #6.

May 8
Keyboardist and singer Billy Preston becomes the first Rock performer to headline at Radio City Music Hall. Others to soon follow will include David Bowie and Mountain.

1973 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Led Zeppelin opened their 1973 US tour, which is billed as the 'biggest and most profitable rock & roll tour in the history of the United States.' The group grossed over $3 million.

May 6
Paul Simon's first solo tour began with a performance at the Music Hall in Boston. Recordings from the tour were later released on the 1974 album, "Live Rhymin'". Former partner Art Garfunkel would release his first solo album, "Angel Clare" and the single "All I Know" later in the year.

May 7
George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" which will become his second #1 single.

May 9
Mick Jagger adds $150,000 of his own money to the $350,000 raised by the Rolling Stones' January benefit concert for victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake.

1974 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Grand Funk Railroad started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with their version of the Little Eva hit "The Loco-Motion". It was only the second time that a cover version had been a #1, as well as the original. (The first was "Go Away Little Girl", a hit for Steve Lawrence in 1963 and Donny Osmond in 1971)

May 10
Eric Clapton recorded "I Shot The Sheriff", which will reach #1 in the US the following September.

1975 - ClassicBands.com

May 10
Stevie Wonder plays before 125,000 people at the Washington Monument as part of Human Kindness Day, for which he is the honoree.

1976 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
KISS perform their first concert in their hometown of New York City.

May 8
John Sebastian, who had left The Lovin' Spoonful for a solo career in 1968, hit the top of Billboard Magazine's record chart with the theme to the TV show, Welcome Back Kotter. John would later say that he wrote the song in 15 minutes.

May 8
The Steve Miller Band's "Take The Money And Run" is released. It will climb to #11 in the US.

May 8
Willie Nelson visited Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review when it played Houston, Texas, and joined him for a duet on "Will the Circle Be Unbroken". The concert was a benefit for former boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, who had been wrongfully jailed for murder.

May 8
BBC Radio 1 DJ Johnny Walker announced he was quitting the station after being told he must pretend to like The Bay City Rollers.

1977 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
Led Zeppelin broke their own concert attendance record at a show in Michigan, when more than 76,000 fans saw their performance.

May 7
Ten weeks after entering the Billboard singles chart, The Eagles' masterpiece, "Hotel California" became the band's fourth US #1 hit. It made #8 in the UK.

1978 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Jefferson Starship receive a platinum record for what will be their last LP with Grace Slick and Marty Balin. Just a few weeks later, both quit and the band had to be revamped.

May 7
The 90,000 tickets on sale for Bob Dylan's upcoming concerts at London's Wembley Empire Pool sell out in less than eight hours.

1979 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Thirteen years after the original duo of Peaches and Herb split up, Herb Feemster teamed up with a new Peaches, Linda Greene, to enjoy a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Reunited". The record also did well in the UK, reaching #4.

May 5
28 year old Suzi Quatro reached #5 on the Hot 100 with a duet with Chris Norman called "Stumblin' In". It would be the only time she cracked the Top 40.

May 8
Donny Osmond marries Debra Glenn in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are still married today.

May 8
Supertramp's album, "Breakfast in America" turns platinum and will eventually go to #1. The group would enjoy three top 15 singles: "The Logical Song", "Goodbye Stranger" and "Take the Long Way Home".

1982 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
A court in Edinburgh, Scotland sentences the former manager of the Bay City Rollers, Tam Paton, to three years in jail. Paton had pleaded guilty to charges of conducting himself "in a shamelessly indecent manner" with ten teenage boys.

May 7
Diana Ross receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

May 8
A group of seasoned L.A. studio musicians calling themselves Toto, enter the Billboard Pop chart with "Roseanna". The record will climb from #81 all the way to the top and be named Record of the Year at the 1983 Grammy Awards.

1983 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Clarence Quick, the bass voice of the Del Vikings on their 1956 hit, "Come, Go With Me", died of a heart attack on May 5th. He was 46 years old.

May 5
The one thousandth edition of Britain's music show, Top of the Pops is broadcast on BBC-TV.

1984 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It" is released. The song would eventually climb to number one, win Grammys for record and song of the year and established Turner as a major solo star. When Tina left her husband and former band mate Ike Turner in 1975, she was carrying nothing more than thirty-six cents in change and a gas station credit card.

1986 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chairman Ahmet Ertegen announces that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Hall will be built.

May 5
Michael Jackson signs his second contract with Pepsi, who will pay the gloved one $15 million and sponsor his solo world tour.

May 10
On May 10th, Tommy Lee of Motley Crue marries actress Heather Locklear. The union will last for eight years.

1987 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
Paul Butterfield, who fronted The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, died of drug-related heart failure on May 4th. He was 45.

1988 - ClassicBands.com

May 9
Several US department stores refuse to stock the newly released Prince album, "Lovesexy" because of its cover photo, which features a nude picture of him.

1990 - ClassicBands.com

May 9
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor refuses to perform on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live after shock comedian Andrew Dice Clay is named as host. Two years later, O'Connor did some shocking of her own when she ripped up a picture of the Pope on the same show.

1991 - ClassicBands.com

May 4
25 years after her first appeared on the UK record charts, Cher scored her first solo #1 single with "The Shoop Shoop Song".

May 7
Soul singer Wilson Pickett was arrested in his hometown of Englewood, New Jersey after repeatedly driving over the lawn of his neighbor, Mayor Donald Aronson. Pickett was charged with drunk driving and threatening to kill the mayor. Police seized a knife and a baseball bat from Pickett's van. The threatening charge was dropped after Pickett agreed to perform a free charity concert. He was later sentenced to a year's probation on the drunken driving charge, to run concurrently with a one-year jail term for a later drunk driving incident in which Pickett hit and seriously injured an 86-year-old pedestrian.

May 7
A judge in Macon, Georgia dismisses a wrongful death suit against rocker Ozzy Osbourne after a local couple fails to prove their son was inspired to attempt suicide by Ozzy's music.

May 7
54-year-old Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman ended his 22-month marriage to 21-year-old Mandy Smith. She received a $6.5-million divorce settlement, even though she spent only eight weeks with Wyman during their marriage. They first met when Smith was only 13.

1992 - ClassicBands.com

May 9
Seventeen years after his first US record chart entry, Bruce Springsteen makes his TV debut when he appears on Saturday Night Live with host Tom Hanks.

1994 - ClassicBands.com

May 7
Randy Bachman led 1,322 guitarists who had gathered in Vancouver to play Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business", for 68 minutes and 40 seconds.

1995 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Former Guns 'N Roses drummer Steven Adler is arraigned on a felony count of possession of heroin, as well as two misdemeanor drug charges.

1996 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville sang at a White House event celebrating the musical diversity of the US. President Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary were the hosts for In Performance at the White House, which was later broadcast on public television.

1997 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Governor George W. Bush declares May 5th as ZZ Top Day in the state of Texas.

May 6
Joni Mitchell failed to show up for her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. She apparently wanted to avoid the media hoopla over her reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption 32 years earlier.

1998 - ClassicBands.com

May 7
Eddie Rabbitt, the Country star who crossed over to the Pop chart with "I Love A Rainy Night" and "Drivin' My Life Away", died on May 7th of lung cancer at the age of 56.

May 7
Alphonso Howell of The Sensations died on May 7th, at the age of 61. The group reached #4 in the US in 1962 with "Let Me In".

May 8
The three surviving Beatles and John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, won a legal battle to block the CD release of a Beatles recording made at the Star Club in Hamburg in 1962.

2000 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Rod Stewart undergoes a one-hour throat operation at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to remove a growth on his thyroid. The growth turns out to be benign.

2002 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
Songwriter Otis Blackwell died from a heart attack on May 6th. Among his hits were "All Shook Up", "Return To Sender", "Don't Be Cruel", "Great Balls Of Fire", "Fever" and "Handy Man". Over the years, Blackwell's songs have sold more than 185 million copies.

May 5
Two disc jockeys from Denver's KRFX-FM, Rick Lewis and Michael Floorwax, stopped a live radio interview with Detroit rocker Ted Nugent after he used derogatory racial terms for Asians and Blacks. The station received calls after the show from angry listeners, mostly from people saying they were glad Nugent was taken off the air. The two DJs said Nugent came on the show about three times a year, but won't be back any time soon.

May 7
After an investigation that lasted nearly four months, police in London England cleared Pete Townsend on charges that he downloaded child porn from the Internet. Investigators did confirm that Townsend had accessed a site containing such images in 1999 and as a result, he has been listed on a national register of sex offenders.

2004 - ClassicBands.com

May 6
David Bowie cancelled a concert in Miami after a local stagehand was killed in a fall before the show began.

May 7
Rudy Maugeri, the baritone voice of the 1950s doo-wop group, the Crew Cuts, died of pancreatic cancer on May 7th at his home in Las Vegas. He was 73. Taking their name from a popular hair style of the day, the quartet formed in Toronto and went on to have several hits in the US, including the number one "Sh-Boom" in 1954 and the number three "Earth Angel" in 1955.

May 10
Glen Campbell pleaded guilty to charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident after he crashed into another car. As part of his plea deal, Campbell was sentenced to 10 days in jail.

2006 - ClassicBands.com

May 5
Michael Jackson demanded an apology from GQ Magazine which printed a series of photos featuring a Jackson impersonator along with an article called "Where's Michael?" which documented the writer's quest to find Jackson in Bahrain.

May 6
Nancy Sinatra unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame as she celebrated forty years in music since the debut of her 1966 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin".

May 8
Michael Davis, the former bassist for Detroit's MC5, was involved in a motorcycle accident in which he suffered a fractured spine, bruised ribs, and several abrasions. He was expected to make a full recovery.

May 10
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones was discharged from a hospital in New Zealand following surgery to relieve pressure in his head following a fall from a palm tree.

2007 - ClassicBands.com

May 10
The surviving members of Pink Floyd took part in a tribute concert to pay respects to their former front man, Roger "Syd" Barrett, who died on July 7, 2006, at the age of 60, following complications from diabetes.




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    Yes reveals 'very different' new material

    Lennon's 'Give Peace a Chance' lyrics to be sold



The Last Days of John Lennon         Is Elvis Alive?
The Mysterious Death of Jimi Hendrix         Kurt Cobain: Suicide or Murder?
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Read More in our section of: Rock and Roll's Unsolved Mysteries 		Record Producer Major Bill Smith claimed that he was Elvis' manager in the 1980s and that The King was still alive. To prove it he played a tape on April 7th 1991 of Elvis(?) calling a Houston radio station. Is it fact or fiction?

Check it out for yourself by listening to the Major Bill Smith Interview


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Rock and Roll Birthdays


May 4th - ClassicBands.com

1934 - Ace Cannon ("Tuff")
1937 - Dick Dale ("Let's Go Trippin'")
1938 - Tyrone Davis ("Turn Back The Hands Of Time")
1941 - Richard Burns of The Hondells ("Little Honda")
1942 - Ronnie Bond - drummer for The Troggs ("Wild Thing")
1951 - Jackie Jackson - vocalist for The Jackson Five ("ABC")

May 5th - ClassicBands.com

1938 - Johnnie Taylor ("Who's Makin' Love To Your Old Lady")
1942 - Tammy Wynette ("Stand By Your Man")
1948 - Bill Ward - drummer for Black Sabbath ("Paranoid")
1951 - Rex Goh - guitarist for Air Supply ("Lost In Love")

May 6th - ClassicBands.com

1939 - Herbie Cox - leader of The Cleftones ("Heart & Soul")
1942 - Colin Earl - keyboard player for Mungo Jerry ("In The Summertime")
1945 - Bob Seger ("Like A Rock")
1948 - Mary McGregor ("Torn Between Two Lovers")

May 7th - ClassicBands.com

1927 - Jim Lowe ("Green Door")
1931 - Teresa Brewer ("A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl")
1939 - Johnny Maestro - lead singer of The Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen")
1939 - Jimmy Ruffin ("What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted")
1943 - Rick West - guitarist for The Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1946 - Thelma Houston ("Don't Leave Me This Way")
1946 - Bill Danoff - vocalist for The Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")
1949 - Keith (James Keefer) ("98.6")
1951 - Janis Ian ("At Seventeen")

May 8th - ClassicBands.com

1917 - Papa John Creech - fiddle player for Jefferson Airplane
1940 - Rick Nelson ("Hello Mary Lou")
1940 - Gary Glitter ("Rock and Roll Part II")
1941 - John Fred - vocalist for John Fred and The Playboy Band ("Judy In Disguise")
1943 - Toni Tennille of The Captain and Tennille ("Love Will Keep Us Together")
1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith - bassist for The Yardbirds ("For Your Love")
1951 - Phil Bailey - vocalist for Earth, Wind and Fire ("Shining Star")
1953 - Alex Van Halen - drummer for Van Halen ("Jump")

May 9th - ClassicBands.com

1937 - Dave Prater of Sam and Dave ("Soul Man")
1937 - Sonny Curtis - guitarist for The Crickets ("That'll Be The Day")
1939 - Nokie Edwards - bassist for The Ventures ("Walk Don't Run")
1941 - Pete Birrell - bassist for Freddie and the Dreamers ("I'm Telling You Now")
1942 - Tommy Roe ("Sheila")
1943 - Bruce Milner - keyboards for Every Mother's Son ("Come On Down To My Boat")
1944 - Don Dannemann - lead vocals / rhythm guitar for The Cyrkle ("Red Rubber Ball")
1944 - Richie Furay - guitarist for Poco ("Crazy Love")
1945 - Steve Katz - guitarist for Blood, Sweat and Tears ("Spinning Wheel")
1946 - Clint Holmes ("Playground In My Mind")
1949 - Billy Joel ("Just The Way You Are")
1950 - Tom Petersson - bassist for Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me")

May 10th - ClassicBands.com

1935 - Larry Williams ("Boney Maronie")
1938 - Henry Fambrough - vocalist for The Spinners ("Working My Way Back To You")
1941 - Danny Rapp - lead singer for Danny and The Juniors ("At The Hop")
1946 - Dave Mason ("We Just Disagree")
1946 - Donovan ("Mellow Yellow")
1946 - Graham Gouldman - guitarist for 10cc ("I'm Not In Love")


Who sang that song that you have stuck in your head?
How high did it climb on the charts and in what year?
You can find out in our Who Sang That Hit? Section
With hits like "Rosanna", "Hold The Line" and "Africa"
They sold over 30 million records worldwide.
Be sure to read Gary James' interview with
Steve Lukather of Toto

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This Week's Best Selling Singles

  In The USA  
May 4th to May 10th

Click The Titles In Red To Hear The Song
YearSongArtist
1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
1957 All Shook Up Elvis Presley
1958 Witch Doctor David Seville
1959 The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez
1960 Stuck On You Elvis Presley
1961 Mother-in-Law Ernie K-Doe
1962 Soldier Boy The Shirelles
1963 I Will Follow Him Little Peggy March
1964 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
1965 Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits
1966 Monday, Monday The Mamas and The Papas
1967 Something Stupid Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
1968 Honey Bobby Goldsboro
1969 Hair The Cowsills
1970 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
1971 Joy To The World Three Dog Night
1972 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack
1973 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree Dawn - featuring Tony Orlando
1974 The Loco-Motion Grand Funk
1975 Jackie Blue The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
1976 Boogie Fever The Sylvers
1977 When I Need You Leo Sayer
1978 Night Fever The Bee Gees
1979 Reunited Peaches and Herb
1980 Call Me Blondie


  In The United Kingdom  

May 4th to May 10th

Click The Titles In Red To Hear The Song
1956 No Other Love Ronnie Hilton
1957 Heart Max Bygraves
1958 I May Never Pass This Way Again Perry Como
1959 Side Saddle Russ Conway
1960 Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers
1961 Blue Moon The Marcels
1962 Wonderful Land The Shadows
1963 From Me To You The Beatles
1964 Don't Throw Your Love Away The Searchers
1965 Ticket To Ride The Beatles
1966 Pretty Flamingo Manfred Mann
1967 Puppet On A String Sandie Shaw
1968 What A Wonderful World Louie Armstrong
1969 Get Back The Beatles
1970 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
1971 Double Barrel Dave and Ansil Collins
1972 Amazing Grace The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
1973 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree Dawn - featuring Tony Orlando
1974 Waterloo ABBA
1975 Oh Boy Mud
1976 Fernando ABBA
1977 Free Deniece Williams
1978 Night Fever The Bee Gees
1979 Bright Eyes Art Garfunkel
1980 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners


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