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Well done CanAm ! :coolio: Lucky's right - that's the man.

Started as an Elvis sound alike, made #1 with the monster Hit "It's Only Make Believe". Crossed to Country Music, becoming one of it's biggest ever stars. My next clue was going to be greeting someone (hopefully a lady) with "Hello Darlin".

And what about the Top 40 ? Can you see it OK ? Do you like it ? I'd love to know.

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Thanks Elena. :) I'm glad somebody looked at it and liked it. I appreciate that.

I tried to make it as much like the old Top 40 Charts as possible, with 'weeks in', 'last week's/ this week's positions' - even 'bullets' for best performers this week.

Existing songs all start with a number of points determined by their positions each week. We move them up or down according to our plus or minus votes. New songs have no guarantee of getting in unless others support their nominations.

6 Points proved to be the benchmark this week and 'Can't Help Falling In Love' received a +4 and a +2. Of the seven new songs this week, the highest debuting song, 'Runaway', was given a total of 23 points by six people.

:stars:

I'll start the voting for Top 40 #3 tomorrow.

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Thanks Lucky. :) I was hoping it is visible to everyone.

Here's the 'abridged' version which the Site's format will accept.

GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40

WEEK 2 (week commencing 22nd February 2009)

1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

2 SIXTEEN TONS ‘TENNESSEE' ERNIE FORD

3 DONâ€T BE CRUEL ELVIS PRESLEY

4 AT THE HOP DANNY & THE JUNIORS

5 MACK THE KNIFE BOBBY DARIN

6 JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY

7 HOUND DOG ELVIS PRESLEY

8 HEARTBREAK HOTEL ELVIS PRESLEY

9 SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL

10 ALL SHOOK UP ELVIS PRESLEY

11 THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" (I) PERCY FAITH

12 THE WAYWARD WIND GOGI GRANT

13 SINCERELY McGUIRE SISTERS

14 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM EVERLY BROTHERS

15 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME TOMMY EDWARDS

16 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE (I) PEREZ PRADO

17 RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON

18 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS JOHNNY HORTON

19 Let Me Be Your TEDDY BEAR ELVIS PRESLEY

20 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU RAY CHARLES

21 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS DEAN MARTIN

22 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT ELVIS PRESLEY

23 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING FOUR ACES

24 TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' BOBBY LEWIS

25 STAND BY ME BEN E. KING

26 TEQUILA (I) CHAMPS

27 CRAZY PATSY CLINE

28 LOVE ME TENDER ELVIS PRESLEY

29 BIG BAD JOHN JIMMY DEAN

30 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ KAY STARR

31 MY PRAYER PLATTERS

32 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU SKYLINERS

33 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS MITCH MILLER

34 THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT BILL HAYES

35 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (I) LES BAXTER

36 SLEEP WALK (I) SANTO AND JOHNNY

37 LA BAMBA RITCHIE VALENS

38 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY

39 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY FOUR SEASONS

40 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE ELVIS PRESLEY

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VOTING FOR TOP 40 #3 IS OPEN. :)

MAKE ME BUY A LARGER QUADRILLE BOOK TO RECORD ALL YOUR VOTES. !!!

Eligibility of songs:

* Just U.S. Charted Pop Singles of the era 1950(generally) but not after 1963.

* No Album Only Tracks or Uncharted B Sides.

* U.S. Chart Links as a guideline HERE, or they may be on Songfacts' Main Index page, where there are alphabetical links to many songs, either by Title or Artist. .

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Allot your points in 3 sections:

PART A: 5 Existing songs in the Top 40 you'd like to advance:

(Plus) +5, +4, +3, +2, +1.

PART B: 5 Existing songs in the Top 40 you don't really care for:

(Minus) -5, -4, -3, -2, -1.

PART C: 5 Other Songs you'd like to see in the Top 40:

(Plus) *5, +4, +3, +2, +1.

These may be duplicated on a number of Lists - you can go along with others to support songs you like, i.e. we don't need 5 different songs from every person.

..................................................

I hope you'll participate. Enjoy the Game. :headphones:

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Move Up:

+5-RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON

+4-ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM EVERLY BROTHERS

+3-STAND BY ME BEN E. KING

+2-CRAZY PATSY CLINE

+1-BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY FOUR SEASONS

Move down:

-5- CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE (I) PEREZ PRADO

-4- THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" (I) PERCY FAITH

-3- ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT ELVIS PRESLEY

-2- JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY

-1- LOVE ME TENDER ELVIS PRESLEY

New ones:

5- (I Was) Born To Cry - Dion

4- You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

3- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels

2- Goddbye Cruel World - James Darren

1- I´m Sorry - Brenda Lee

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Is it possible to list which songs fall off the chart each week, and indicate which ones are new to the list?

Up

5 Stand By Me - Ben E. King

4 La Bamba - Richie Valens

3 Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

2 Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners

1 It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards

Down

5 Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons

4 At the Hop - Danny & the Juniors

3 Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin

2 Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear - Elvis

1 16 Tons - Tennesse Ernie Ford

(Not that I don't like these songs, but I believe they are too highly ranked on this list)

Add

5 Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds

4 Up on the Roof - Drifters

3 Love & Marriage - Frank Sinatra

2 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte

1 Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day

If any of those are unacceptable or didn't chart, replace with *Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

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5 RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON

4 LA BAMBA RITCHIE VALENS

3 STAND BY ME BEN E. KING

2 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU RAY CHARLES

1 CRAZY PATSY CLINE

Move Down

5 Let Me Be Your TEDDY BEAR ELVIS PRESLEY

4 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE (I) PEREZ PRADO

3 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS DEAN MARTIN

2 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ KAY STARR

1 THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" (I) PERCY FAITH

Newbies

5 Shake Rattle & Roll ~ Big Joe Turner

4 Baby It's You ~ Shirelles

3 Travelin' Man ~ Rick Nelson

2 CC Rider ~ Chuck Willis

1 Shout ~ Isley Brothers

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You're welcome. ;)

Move up:

+5 Crazy - Patsy Cline

+4 Since I Don't have You - The Skyliners

+3 I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

+2 Stand By Me - Ben E King

+1 All I have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers

Move Down:

-5 Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

-4 Rock & Roll Waltz - Kay Starr

-3 Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller

-2 Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter

-1 It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley

Should be on the chart:

Up on the Roof - The Drifters

I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

End of the World - Skeeter Davis

Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

Baby It's You - The Shirelles

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+5 - Runaway - Del Shannon

+4 - Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

+3 - Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners

+2 - Don't Be Cruel - Elvis

+1 - Big Girls Don'y Cry - Four Seasons

Going Down

-5 - The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter

-4 - Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr

-3 - The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller

-2 - Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin

-1 - Sincerely - McGuire Sisters

Should Be

+5 - Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison

+4 - Fever - Peggy Lee

+3 - Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

+2 - Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia

+1 - Wonderful World - Sam Cooke

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