cyberjudge Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 All members of Songfacts are most welcome to vote and help create next week's Top 40. Don't be shy. It may look a little complicated, but it's not really. You don't have to be an 'oldie' - just someone who appreciates this kind of music. ................................................. Eligibility of songs: * U.S. Charted Pop AND R&B Singles of the 1950s+ era, but not after 1963. * No Album Only Tracks or Uncharted B Sides. * U.S. Chart Links may be found for on Songfacts' Main Index page, where there are alphabetical links to many songs, either by Title or Artist. If your songs aren't there, you could use Google/Wikipedia - or PT Cyberjudge if in doubt. .................................................. IT'S EASY Allot your points in 3 sections: PART A: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #40 (below) you'd like to advance: (Plus) +5, +4, +3, +2, +1. PART B: 5 Existing songs in Top 40 #40 (below) you don't really care for, or you think could make way for other New songs.: (Minus) -5, -4, -3, -2, -1. PART C: 5 New Songs you'd like to see in the next Top 40: (Plus) *5, +4, +3, +2, +1. Please note that these may be duplicated on a number of Lists - you can go along with others to support songs you like. It's best to do that if you vote later. VOTING IS NOW OPEN ! TOP 40 #44 (week commencing 14 December, 2009) (weeks on chart in parentheses) TW 1 LW 1 (7) TOWN WITHOUT PITY GENE PITNEY TW 2 LW 5 (9) JUDY'S TURN TO CRY LESLEY GORE TW 3 LW 3 (11) BLUE ON BLUE BOBBY VINTON TW 4 LW 2 (12) BLOWIN' IN THE WIND PETER, PAUL & MARY TW 5 LW 4 (10) POOR LITTLE FOOL RICKY NELSON TW 6 LW 7 (13) ALL THE WAY FRANK SINATRA TW 7 LW 9 (6) FINGERTIPS (PART II) STEVIE WONDER TW 8 LW 6 (13) THE WANDERER DION TW 9 LW 8 (12) SILHOUETTES RAYS TW10LW 10 (12) PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON PETER, PAUL&MARY TW 11 LW 13 (9) ONE FINE DAY CHIFFONS TW 12 LW 12 (5) TAKE FIVE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET TW 13 LW 11 (7) KEEP SEARCHIN' DEL SHANNON TW 14 LW 17 (7) I’M SORRY BRENDA LEE TW 15 LW 14 (12) MY SPECIAL ANGEL BOBBY HELMS TW 16 LW 16 (8) WHERE THE BOYS ARE CONNIE FRANCIS TW 17 LW 19 (4) IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE CONWAY TWITTY TW 18 LW 15 (11) DEEP PURPLE NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS TW 19 LW 18 (9) TWO FACES HAVE I LOU CHRISTIE TW 20 LW 28 (2) JINGLE BELL ROCK BOBBY HELMS TW 21 LW 26 (2) ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE BRENDA LEE TW 22 LW 22 (6) YOU CAN’T CATCH ME CHUCK BERRY TW 23 LW 21 (13) STAGGER LEE LLOYD PRICE TW 24 LW 23 (7) HE’S SO FINE CHIFFONS TW 25 LW 36 (2) WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY TW 26 LW 27 (8) GREENFIELDS BROTHERS FOUR TW 27 LW 24 (8) RAMBLIN' ROSE NAT 'KING' COLE TW 28 LW 20 (10) WALK LIKE A MAN 4 SEASONS TW 29 LW 25 (11) TOO YOUNG NAT 'KING' COLE TW 30 LW 38 (10) SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL TW 31 LW 31 (8) DUKE OF EARL GENE CHANDLER TW 32 NEW RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER GENE AUTRY TW 33 LW 29 (9) WITCH DOCTOR DAVID SEVILLE TW 34 LW 37 (13) CRY BABY GARNET MIMMS & ENCHANTERS TW 35 NEW THE CHIPMUNK SONG THE CHIPMUNKS TW 36 LW 30 (14)TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY BOBBY VEE TW 37 NEW SANTA BABY EARTHA KITT TW 38 LW 33 (15) BO DIDDLEY BO DIDDLEY TW 39 LW 34 (18) SPANISH HARLEM BEN E.KING TW 40 LW 39 (16) HITCH HIKE MARVIN GAYE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Let me bump this puppy up to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 +5 All The Way - Frank Sinatra +4 Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie +3 Judy's Turn To Cry - Lesley Gore +2 Too Young - Nat King Cole +1 Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell -5 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley -4 Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye -3 Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons -2 Greenfields - Brothers Four -1 Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters +5 Unforgettable - Nat King Cole +4 Chances Are - Johnny Mathis +3 You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford +2 Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett +1 The Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 ^5 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE BRENDA LEE ^4 JINGLE BELL ROCK BOBBY HELMS ^3 WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY ^2 THE CHIPMUNK SONG THE CHIPMUNKS ^1 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER GENE AUTRY -5 WALK LIKE A MAN 4 SEASONS -4 SILHOUETTES RAYS -3 KEEP SEARCHIN' DEL SHANNON -2 MY SPECIAL ANGEL BOBBY HELMS -1 HITCH HIKE MARVIN GAYE +5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Jimmy Boyd +4 Frosty the Snowman - Gene Autry +3 Santa Claus Is Watching You--Ray Stevens +2 Unforgettable - Nat King Cole +1 White Christmas - Drifters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) +5 WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY +4 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - GENE AUTRY +3 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - BRENDA LEE +2 THE CHIPMUNK SONG (Christmas Don't Be Late) - THE CHIPMUNKS +1 SANTA BABY - EARTHA KITT -5 TOWN WITHOUT - PITY GENE PITNEY -4 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND - PETER, PAUL & MARY -3 PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON - PETER, PAUL & MARY -2 YOU CAN’T CATCH ME - CHUCK BERRY -1 BO DIDDLEY - BO DIDDLEY +5 Silver Bells - Johnny Mathis +4 The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole +3 Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry +2 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd +1 Frosty the Snowman - Gene Autry Edited December 21, 2009 by Guest changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 +3 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love I don't think they'll accept that, I was told it didn't qualify when I tried nominating it a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 +5 Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes I tried nominating that, but they declared it ineligible. They play it to death every Christmas season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Well dang it! Play 'em to death or not, they are my Christmas songs ... s'ok, I've got more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 +5 Judy's Turn To Cry +4 White Christmas +3 The Chipmunk Song +2 Jingle Bell Rock +1 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree -5 Hitch Hike -4 All the Way -3 Poor Little Fool -2 Deep Purple -1 Singing the Blues New +5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus +4 Frosty the Snowman +3 The Christmas Song +2 Silver Bells +1 Unforgettable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Fill their stocking with goodies… +5 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee +4 Duke of Earl--Gene Chandler +3 Stagger Lee--Lloyd Price +2 It's Only Make Believe--Conway Twitty +1 Singing the Blues--Guy Mitchell Fill their stocking with coal… -5 Keep Searchin'--Del Shannon -4 Town without Pity--Gene Pitney -3 Two Faces Have I--Lou Christie -2 Take Five--Dave Brubeck Quartet -1 Cry Baby--Garnet Mimms & Enchanters Also needs to have goodies in their stocking… +5 White Christmas--The Drifters +4 Santa Claus Is Watching You--Ray Stevens +3 The Christmas Song--Nat "King" Cole +2 Pretty Paper--Roy Orbison +1 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town--The 4 Seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I won't have time to nominate/vote till... tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 That's OK. I haven't voted yet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thank you, CB... I really have no time or richtige computer by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Winter Wonderland +5 The Chipmunk Song-Chipmunks +4 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry +3 White Christmas-Bing Crosby +2 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree-Brenda Lee +1 Jingle Bell Rock-Bobby Helms Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer -5 Town Without Pity-Gene Pitney -4 Judy’s Turn to Cry-Lesley Gore -3 Blue on Blue-Bobby Vinton -2 All the Way-Frank Sinatra -1 Silhouettes-Rays All I Want for Christmas is You +5 The Christmas Song-Nat King Cole +4 Frosty the Snowman-Gene Autry +3 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Jimmy Boyd +2 There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays-Perry Como +1 Little Drummer Boy-Harry Simeone Chorale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Voting is now closed. Wait under your tree for tonight's "rap" with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted December 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … Choirs will be singing "Silent Night" … Christmas carols by candlelight … Chestnuts roasting on an open fire … Jack Frost nipping at your nose … Yuletide carols being sung by a choir … and folks dressed up like Eskimos … Now the goose is on the table … And the pudding made of fig … and the blue and silver candles … that would just have matched the hair in Grandma’s wig! Yes, 'twas the Night before Christmas ... and 'twas time for a special Christmas Eve edition of Golden Oldies Top 40. I’m Santa Ceejay, so put out your milk and cookies, ‘cause I’ve got a special present for you under the tree this Christmas. So let’s get started with this week’s show. Last week, Gene Pitney made it 3 weeks at the top with Town Without Pity? And Lesley Gore notched her 3rd top 2 hit with Judy’s Turn to Cry. Will Judy take a turn at #1? We’ll find out later in the countdown. The 3 oldest songs on last week’s chart all drop out this week: Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley ends its run at 15 weeks, topping off at #13. Spanish Harlem says adios after 18 semanas, making it all the way to numero uno. And Hitch Hike by Marvin Gaye has to thumb it after 16 weeks and a #9 showing. And in Santa’s Christmas bag tonight are 3 new Christmas songs entering the chart this week: Gene Autry debuts with 1 of 2 holiday hits in our countdown, at #40, Frosty the Snowman. Nat King Cole is in the countdown this week with 3 songs; his newest is at #38, his holiday classic: The Christmas Song. And the highest debut of the week, at #37, is Jimmy Boyd’s I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. Ho-ho-ho! Let’s take a peek at #31 through #40: TW 31 LW 31 (9) DUKE OF EARL GENE CHANDLER TW 32 LW 30 (11) SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL TW 33 LW 28 (11) WALK LIKE A MAN 4 SEASONS TW 34 LW 37 (2) SANTA BABY EARTHA KITT TW 35 LW 33 (10) WITCH DOCTOR DAVID SEVILLE TW 36 LW 34 (14) CRY BABY GARNET MIMMS & ENCHANTERS TW 37 NEW I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS JIMMY BOYD TW 38 NEW THE CHRISTMAS SONG NAT KING COLE TW 39LW 36 (15) TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY BOBBY VEE TW 40 NEW FROSTY THE SNOWMAN GENE AUTRY Only one song moves up double digits this week … and it’s the by first rodent act in our countdown – the Chipmunks climb 10 branches this week from #35 to #25 with their eponymously-named The Chipmunk Song. Also shining in this portion of the countdown is another animal-themed Christmas song, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by Gene Autry, up 5 from #32 to #27. Here are #21 through #30: TW 21 LW 18 (12) DEEP PURPLE NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS TW 22 LW 19 (10) TWO FACES HAVE I LOU CHRISTIE TW 23 LW 22 (7) YOU CAN’T CATCH ME CHUCK BERRY TW 24 LW 23 (14) STAGGER LEE LLOYD PRICE TW 25 LW 35 (2) THE CHIPMUNK SONG THE CHIPMUNKS TW 26 LW 24 (8) HE’S SO FINE CHIFFONS TW 27 LW 32 (2) RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER GENE AUTRY TW 28 LW 26 (9) GREENFIELDS BROTHERS FOUR TW 29 LW 29 (12) TOO YOUNG NAT 'KING' COLE TW 30 LW 27 (9) RAMBLIN' ROSE NAT 'KING' COLE 3 holiday songs are in the top 20 this week: White Christmas by Bing Crosby snows its way up 8 from #25 to#17; Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms rocks up 4 from #20 to #16; and Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee moves up 7 from #21 to #14. This makes a total of 9 holiday songs on this week’s chart, or almost one-fourth of the countdown. TW 11 LW 14 (8) I’M SORRY BRENDA LEE TW 12 LW 11 (10) ONE FINE DAY CHIFFONS TW 13 LW 12 (6) TAKE FIVE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET TW 14 LW 21 (3) ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE BRENDA LEE TW 15 LW 17 (5) IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE CONWAY TWITTY TW 16 LW 20 (3) JINGLE BELL ROCK BOBBY HELMS TW 17 LW 25 (3) WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY TW 18 LW 13 (8) KEEP SEARCHIN' DEL SHANNON TW 19 LW 16 (9) WHERE THE BOYS ARE CONNIE FRANCIS TW 20 LW 15 (13) MY SPECIAL ANGEL BOBBY HELMS Once again, there are no new songs in the top 10 for the 3rd straight week. … But have no fear, we’re counting down to a new #1! We’ll start with #6 through #10: TW 6 LW 7 (7) FINGERTIPS (PART II) STEVIE WONDER TW 7 LW 6 (14) ALL THE WAY FRANK SINATRA TW 8 LW 8 (14) THE WANDERER DION TW 9 LW 10 (13) PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON PETER, PAUL&MARY TW 10 LW 9 (13) SILHOUETTES RAYS Dropping out of the #1 spot, all the way to #5 is: TW 5 LW 1 (8) TOWN WITHOUT PITY GENE PITNEY Fooling us by sneaking back up 1 to #4 is: TW 4 LW 5 (11) POOR LITTLE FOOL RICKY NELSON Breezing back up 1 to #3 is: TW 3 LW 4 (13) BLOWIN' IN THE WIND PETER, PAUL & MARY And singing the blues back at #2 is: TW 2 LW 3 (12) BLUE ON BLUE BOBBY VINTON And now for our new #1, and it’s the 2nd #1 for Lesley Gore: TW 1 LW 2 (10) JUDY'S TURN TO CRY LESLEY GORE And there you have it: this week’s Golden Oldies top 40. I’ll leave you with a special Christmas gift: videos of the 9 holiday songs in this week’s countdown. Frosty the Snowman The Christmas Song I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Santa Baby Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Chipmunk Song White Christmas Jingle Bell Rock Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Wow that's a lot of new songs to make a quick exit. I suppose Frosty isn't really a Christmas song though, more of a traditional Winter song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Sorry I couldn't participate... I had a really busy week... Hope I will able to do it next Top... and Happy Christmas!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Me too. Merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Edited December 28, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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