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Thanks fellow voters. :) I'm going to wait this week and support some newies that I like; trouble is there's too many I like. We don't want too many newies each week I suppose, or songs will have a very short Chart Life.

Thanks for answering Mindcrime, Lucky. PDF for Week 1 is also here on the Thread. Why not all print a copy each week ?

Of course, if a song you liked fell out last week, you can always nominate it again in 'newies'. Someone may want one of the Pat Boone songs back in.

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A.

+5 Runaway – Del Shannon

+4 Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny

+3 Stand By Me – Ben E. King

+2 La Bamba – Richie Valens

+1 Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

B.

-5 Sincerely -McGuire Sisters

-4 Rock And Roll Waltz – Kay Starr

-3The Yellow Rose Of Texas – Mitch Miller

-2 Memories Are Made Of This – Dean Martin

-1 It's All In The Game – Tommy Edwards

C.

+5> Quarter To Three - Gary 'U.S.' Bonds (1961)

+4> Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men (1958)

+3>Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford [smaller]w/ Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns[/smaller] (1959)

+2> Crying – Roy Orbison (1961)

+1> Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1958)

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I think the need will arise to start with the latest Top 40 in a new thread each week. It seems to me that an open-ended thread like this is going to get very long and confusing really fast.

Occasionally, perhaps some ambitious non-bazooka person might want make a report on meteoric ups and downs or noteworthy trends in the chart.

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Thanks bazooka. :)

My friend, I hope you're right and that does need to occur. I suppose it depends on the amount of support the Top 40 receives. I've already PTd Carl about the Thread, and I'll certainly keep everyone up to date with any developments.

And sure - I can do some Chart Comments each week.

I did put "bullets" this week for all of the songs gaining the most positions and "new" for all the first time entries, + "weeks in Chart" and "last week's position".

However, I can only show that in the PDF version of the Chart, because the spacing just goes crazy if I try to post it on the Site. The 'abridged' version just has the positions, titles and artists.

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Move Up:

+5 All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers

+4 Runaway - Del Shannon

+3 Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons

+2 Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear -Elvis Presley

+1 Since I Don’t Have You -Skyliners

Move Down:

-5 The Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith

-4 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

-3 Tequila - Champs

-2 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

-1 It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

Like to see in top 40:

+5 Cathy’s Clowm – The Everly Brothers

+4 Crying – Roy Orbison

+3 You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

+2 Baby It's You ~ Shirelles

+1 Shout ~ Isley Brothers

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Thanks Lars. :)

Over 900 Views !!! Now we'd really like to have some of those "lookers" join us.

If you can use a computer, you can certainly be a member of Songfacts.

I've been into other Sites, particularly 'Oldies', but I haven't found any really good interactive ones like we have here.

We'd love you to join us. :headphones:

And for those of us who like a little 50s and 60s nostalgia, Lucky has created a new Forum, Rebels, Dream Lovers, Beach Movies And Rock 'n' Roll which I'm sure you'll find interesting. Just click on the Title to go to it.

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Going Up:

5) RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON

4) HEARTBREAK HOTEL ELVIS PRESLEY

3) STAND BY ME BEN E. KING

2) SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU SKYLINERS

1) I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU RAY CHARLES

Going Down:

5) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM EVERLY BROTHERS

4) LOVE ME TENDER ELVIS PRESLEY

3) MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS DEAN MARTIN

2) CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE PEREZ PRADO

1) LA BAMBA RITCHIE VALENS

New:

5) You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles

4) Rumble - Link Wray

3) Love Potion #9 - The Clovers

2) Return To Sender - Elvis

1) Up On The Roof - The Drifters

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+5 All I Have To Do Is Dream

+4 Runaway - Del Shannon

+3 Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets

+2 At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

+1 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Move Down:

-5 Stand By Me - Ben E King I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I loathe this song.

-4 Big Girls Don't Cry - The Four Seasons

-3 Tossin' & Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

-2 Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

-1 Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

New:

+5 Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys

+4 Travellin' Man - Rick Nelson

+3 Moon River - Henry Mancini

+2 Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades

+1 El Paso - Marty Robbins

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Move 'em UP. :thumbsup:

+5 Sleep Walk

+4 Can't Help Falling In Love

+3 My Prayer

+2 Runaway

+1 Are You Lonesome Tonight

Move 'em DOWN. :thumbsdown:

-5 The Ballad Of Davy Crockett

-4 Mack The Knife

-3 Tossin' And Turnin'

-2 Sixteen Tons

-1 Hound Dog

Ones I'd Like in the Top 40.

+5 Crying

+4 Cathy's Clown

+3 I'm Sorry

+2 Fever

+1 Rhythm Of The Rain

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+5 Stand by Me-Ben E King

+4 Can’t Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley

+3 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley

+2 It’s Now or Never-Elvis Presley

+1 Big Girls Don’t Cry-4 Seasons

Down

-5 Rock and Roll Waltz-Kay Starr

-4 Memories Are Made of This-Dean Martin

-3 The Poor People of Paris-Les Baxter

-2 Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White-Perez Prado

-1 The Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant

Add

+5 Blowin’ in the Wind-Peter, Paul & Mary

+4 Georgia on My Mind-Ray Charles

+3 You Send Me-Sam Cooke

+2 Shop Around-Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

+1 That’ll Be the Day-Buddy Holly

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1960, AND CULOTTES WERE IN FASHION. I can't remember actually seeing women wearing these, except in the Movies ! I asked my Wife, and she said "yes, I wore them long before I met you". Did anyone else actually wear these ghastly things ? Why not just wear a skirt or a dress ?

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1958. THE SACK DRESS (more correctly known as THE CHEMISE I believe) was popular with the girls. The guys didn't like it much. Two 'anti Sack' songs were written about it: "No Chemise Please" (not for me please) and "You Can't Do The Bop In A Sack" (you can't tell the front from the back). Recognise the Model ?

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It looks like Joan Collins to me. I can't imagine why the guys wouldn't like that dress .... it looks like a nightie, and you can see straight through it! Why women liked it is beyond me. I know my mother never owned such a dress, and she was pretty stylish. :P

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Sorry - I'll have to close off this week's Top 40 now.

I forgot that we're minding our two wonderful little Grandchildren for the weekend, and I don't think I'll get too much computer time.

Thanks to all who helped create the GOLDEN OLDIES TOP 40 #3. :coolio:

VIEW HERE. (Click on to open, then enlarge on your browser).

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Up:

+5 Stand By me - Ben . King

+4 At the hop - Danny & the Juniors

+3 Sixteen Tons - T. E. Ford

+2 All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Bros

+1 Crying - Orbison

Down:

-5 Heartbreal Hotel - Elvis

-4 La Bamba - Richie Valens

-3 I Can´t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

-2 Theme from "Summer Place" - Percy Faith

-1 Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis P.

Should be.

+5 Baby it´s you - The Shirelles

+4 (I Was) Born to Cry - Dion

+3 You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

+2 Hurt - Timi Yuro

+1 Anna (Go To im) - Arthur Alexander

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