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So here's the first update in our new home... :)

Top Ten #9 for period ending 15 May 2006

1. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (1965) 103

2. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (1967) 71

3. Fire And Rain - James Taylor (1970) 70

4. Losing My Religion - R.E.M. (1991) 67

5. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix (1967) 62

6. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton (1992) 60

7. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues(1972) 47

8. All Right Now - Free (1970) 47

9. My Generation - The Who (1965) 47

10.Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton (1970) 46

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Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds (1965) 45

Going to California - Led Zeppelin (1971) 45

She's Gone - Hall and Oates (1973) 44

Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan (1983) 43

Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson & Ray Charles (1984) 41

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group (1966) 40

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (1987) 37

Can't Get it Out of My Head - ELO (1974) 36

They Won't Go When I Go - Stevie Wonder (1974) 35

Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles (1972) 32

Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond (1970) 31

Sparks - Coldplay (2000) 30

Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff (1972) 29

Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead (1970) 28

Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band (1996) 26

Hey 19 - Steely Dan (1980) 26

Different Drum - Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt (1967) 24

Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams (1967) 23

Train in Vain - The Clash (1979) 22

Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969) 19

Slip Away - Clarence Carter (1984) 19

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1986) 19

Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & The Animals (1968) 19

Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC (1977) 19

Both Sides Now - Judy Collins (1967) 18

Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (1979) 18

Rebel Yell - Billy Idol (1983) 17

It Makes No Difference - The Band (1975) 16

Take A Giant Step - Taj Mahal (1968) 16

More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (1980) 16

White Wedding - Billy Idol (1982) 15

Separate Ways - Journey (1983) 14

Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters (2004) 13

My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969) 13

Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart (1976) 12

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (1959) 10

Your Eyes Open - Keane (2004) 10

I Have A Dream - ABBA (1979) 9

Silent Lucidity - Queensryche (1990) 9

Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac (1975) 8

Rock This Town - Stray Cats (1981) 8

Astronomy - Blue Oyster Cult (1974) 7

Promised Land - Elvis Presley (1975) 7

Must Of Got Lost - J. Geils Band (1974) 6

Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band (1988) 1

I Love You - Climax Blues Band (1980) 0

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In period #9 we had 56 nominations:

50's : 1 (2%)

60's : 13 (23%)

70's : 22 (39%)

80's : 13 (23%)

90's : 4 (7%)

00's : 3 (5%)

And in the Top Ten:

60's : 4 (40%)

70's : 4 (40%)

90's : 2 (20%)

"The Sound of Silence" is just our second song to score 100+ points.

And it seems to me, from time to time all the 80's songs come out of hiding... :)

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Hey y'all. :) Here's the:

Top Ten #10 for period ending 20th May 2006

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) 101

2. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (1968) 81

3. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles (1969) 81

4. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (1969) 70

5. Blackbird - The Beatles (1968) 66

6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (1973) 64

7. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (1994) 51

8. The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie (1970) 46

9. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople (1972) 40

10.Get Together - The Youngbloods (1967) 39

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Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (1961) 38

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli (1967) 37

Ain't Even Done With The Night - John Mellencamp (1981) 37

Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac (1969) 37

Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band (1977) 36

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (1981) 36

Down on The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) 34

Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson (1968) 34

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet (2003) 34

Gentle on My Mind - Glen Campbell (1967) 34

Just - Radiohead (1995) 33

Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash (1982) 32

Fox On The Run - Sweet (1974) 31

Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel (1977) 30

The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto (1963) 29

Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night (1970) 27

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (1971) 27

Children Of The Revolution - T.Rex (1972) 24

Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers (1959) 23

Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly (1957) 23

Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz (1982) 23

Waterloo Sunset - Kinks (1967) 22

Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam (1998) 21

Rock Lobster - The B-52s (1979) 21

Stay With Me - Faces (1971) 21

20th Century Boy - T.Rex (1973) 21

Reflections - Diana Ross And The Supremes (1967) 20

Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp (1979) 19

Roxanne - The Police (1978) 18

This Magic Moment - Jay & The Americans (1969) 18

Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston (1972) 17

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (1980) 15

More Than A Feeling - Boston (1976) 15

Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart (1971) 15

Broken Wings - Mr. Mister (1985) 14

So Far Away - Carole King (1971) 12

Hell's Bells - AC/DC (1980) 12

You Better Run - Pat Benatar (1980) 10

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division (1980) 10

I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred (1991) 10

While You See A Chance - Steve Winwood (1980) 10

Love Story (Where Do I Begin) - Andy Williams (1971) 9

The Model - Kraftwerk (1978) 8

Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka (1959) 8

Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow (1978) 5

Simply The Best - Tina Turner (1989) 1

Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus (1992) 0

She Bangs The Drums - The Stone Roses (1992) 0

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And here are the numbers:

In period #10 we had 58 nominations:

50's : 3 (5%)

60's : 15 (26%)

70's : 22 (38%)

80's : 11 (19%)

90's : 6 (10%)

00's : 1 (2%)

And in the Top Ten:

60's : 5 (50%)

70's : 4 (40%)

90's : 1 (10%)

That's the third time Simon & Garfunkel made it to #1 (after periods #6 and #9) and the second time with more than 100 points! I think that's a record! :)

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Thanks, Joe :)

Here is the

Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #11 for period ending 25th May 2006.

1. Wild World - Cat Stevens (1971) 80

2. She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) 71

3. Time Of The Season - The Zombies (1967) 67

4. And I Love Her - The Beatles (1964) 61

5. Superstition - Stevie Wonder (1972) 57

6. D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (1973) 55

7. Sunny - Bobby Hebb (1966) 47

8. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (1980) 47

9. Never My Love - The Association (1967) 47

10.Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers (1973) 40

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Time After Time - Cindy Lauper (1984) 38

Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rythym Section (1976) 38

We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger (1978) 36

Angel From Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt (1974) 36

Burn Down The Mission - Elton John (1971) 34

Only Women (Bleed) - Alice Cooper (1975) 33

These Eyes - The Guess Who (1969) 31

Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton (1973) 31

Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces (1969) 29

Moonlight Mile - The Rolling Stones (1971) 29

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield (1981) 27

It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr (1971) 26

Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (1964) 26

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (1985) 26

Classical Gas - Mason Williams (1968) 26

Two Princes - Spin Doctors (1991) 26

Where Is My Mind? - Pixies (1988) 26

Centerfold - J.Geils Band (1981) 23

Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 (1983) 22

Lady - Styx (1973) 22

Beth - KISS (1976) 22

Say It Ain't So - Weezer (1994) 21

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House (1987) 21

West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1985) 18

New Slang - The Shins (2001) 18

Thank You - Dido (1999) 17

Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes (1971) 14

I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (1981) 14

Pink Moon - Nick Drake (1972) 14

Soul Deep - The Boxtops (1969) 13

Killing An Arab - The Cure (1978) 12

A Perfect Sonnet - Bright Eyes (2000) 10

Mediterranean Sundance - Al DiMeola & Paco de Lucia (1977) 10

The Ship Song - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1990) 10

Superfly - Curtis Mayfield (1972) 10

Hysteria - Def Leppard (1987) 9

Don't Forbid Me - Pat Boone (1957) 8

King Of Spain - Moxy Früvous (1994) 7

Stranglehold - Ted Nugent (1976) 7

Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds (1979) 6

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (1986) 6

Pretending - Eric Clapton (1989) 6

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Here are some statistics

In period #11 we had 52 nominations:

50's : 1 (2%)

60's : 10 (19%)

70's : 21 (40%)

80's : 13 (25%)

90's : 5 (10%)

00's : 2 (4%)

And in the Top Ten:

60's : 5 (50%)

70's : 4 (40%)

80's : 1 (10%)

Even though we now nominated more 80's songs, that don't seem to affect our Top Tens, which still are dominated by 60's and 70's...

:)

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Without much ado, here's the

Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #12 for period ending 30th May 2006.

1. All My Loving - The Beatles (1963) 92

2. Imagine - John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (1971) 91

3. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas (1966) 87

4. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode (1989) 49

5. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks (1966) 44

6. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits (1985) 43

7. Down Under - Men At Work (1981) 43

8. Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970) 42

9. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel (1966) 41

10. Love Reign O'er Me - The Who (1973) 39

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Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin (1959) 38

The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King (1970) 35

These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (1966) 33

96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians (1966) 32

Lust For Life - Iggy Pop (1977) 31

Abraham, Martin and John - Dion (1968) 31

Garden Party - Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band (1972) 28

La Grange - ZZ Top (1973) 28

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles (1979) 28

Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes (1965) 27

Work Song - Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1966) 27

San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals (1967) 25

One Way Or Another - Blondie (1978) 25

Only You Know and I Know - Dave Mason (1970) 24

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (2004) 24

Blue Monday - New Order (1983) 24

The Singer Not The Song - The Rolling Stones (1965) 20

Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges (1973) 18

We're An American Band - Grand Funk (1973) 17

I Say A Little Prayer For You - Aretha Franklin (1968) 17

I'm The Only One - Melissa Etheridge (1993) 17

The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. (1972) 17

My Happiness - Powderfinger (2001) 17

S.O.S - ABBA (1975) 16

More Love - Smokey Robinson (1963) 16

What I Like About You - The Romantics (1980) 15

Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman (1995) 15

Mockingbird - Carly Simon And James Taylor (1974) 15

Funkytown - Lipps,Inc. (1980) 14

Barracuda - Heart (1977) 12

High Hopes - Pink Floyd (1994) 12

You're A Big Girl Now - Bob Dylan (1975) 12

Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler (1968) 11

My Name Is Jonas - Weezer (1994) 10

Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson 5 (1971) 9

Listen To Her Heart - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (1978) 8

Kiss Off - The Violent Femmes (1983) 5

Here Comes My Baby - The Tremeloes (1969) 4

Russian Roulette - The Lords of the New Church (1982) 1

Your Love - The Outfield (1985) 1

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Some numbers, for crunching purposes

In Period #12 we had 50 nominations:

50's : 1 (2%)

60's : 15 (30%)

70's : 19 (38%)

80's : 9 (18%)

90's : 4 (8%)

00's : 2 (4%)

and in the Top Ten:

60's : 4 (40%)

70's : 3 (30%)

80's : 3 (30%)

After Simon & Garfunkel, the Beatles are our second group to reach 3 times #1. "All my Loving" is the 8th Beatles song that we had in the Top Ten (Rolling Stones: 5; Simon & Garfunkel: 4) :)

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This time I'm pretty fast :) for the

Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #13 for period ending 5th June 2006

1. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (1964) 92

2. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles (1960) 61

3. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack (1973) 60

4. Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles (1975) 59

5. The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles feat. Smokey Robinson (1965) 48

6. You're So Vain - Carly Simon (1972) 47

7. Killer Queen - Queen (1975) 44

8. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker (1962) 44

9. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding (1965) 43

10.Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (1963) 42

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Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers (1966) 41

Dream On - Aerosmith (1973) 41

Think - Aretha Franklin (1968) 38

Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops (1966) 38

Do It Again - Steely Dan (1972) 36

Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones (1981) 32

Hair - The Cowsills (1969) 32

Easy To Be Hard - Three Dog Night (1969) 32

Sorrow - David Bowie (1973) 25

Surrender - Cheap Trick (1978) 25

Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers (1971) 23

I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King (1971) 22

Porcelain - Moby (1999) 22

Picture This - Blondie (1978) 22

Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (1974) 20

Civil War - Guns N' Roses (1991) 20

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette (1995) 19

Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones (1976) 19

Beth - KISS (1976) 18

Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (1986) 17

She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult (1985) 17

Boys Don't Cry - The Cure (1980) 17

The Killing Moon - Echo And The Bunnymen (1984) 15

Float On - Modest Mouse (2004) 15

The Longest Time - Billy Joel (1983) 13

One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx (1983) 12

Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello (1979) 12

Honesty - Billy Joel (1978) 11

The Load-Out /Stay - Jackson Browne (1977) 10

Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton (1963) 10

Heaven's Just A Sin Away - The Kendalls (1977) 10

Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis (1960) 10

Around The World - Daft Punk (1996) 9

May You Never - John Martyn (1973) 9

Motivator - T.Rex (1971) 7

Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves - Cher (1971) 6

Isolation - John Lennon (1970) 0

Taking You Home - Don Henley (2000) 0

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And the numbers:

In Period #13 we had 48 nominations:

60's : 13 (27%)

70's : 22 (46%)

80's : 7 (15%)

90's : 4 (8%)

00's : 2 (4%)

and in the Top Ten:

60's : 6 (60%)

70's : 4 (40%)

A great list, as usual 60's and 70's dominated :)

Who would have thought, that a John Lennon song would get zero points?

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a little later than usual, but better late than never :):

Here's the

Top Ten #14 For Period Ending 10th June 2006.

1. Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) 76

2. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix (1968) 74

3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (1968) 72

4. At Last - Etta James (1961) 64

5. Needles And Pins - The Searchers (1964) 60

6. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies (1971) 53

7. November Rain - Guns N' Roses (1991) 42

8. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MGs (1962) 41

9. Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen (1984) 40

10.Break On Through - The Doors (1967) 40

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L.A. Woman - The Doors (1971) 39

Tempted - Squeeze (1981) 39

Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) 39

Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran (1958) 38

Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin (1969) 36

No Rain - Blind Melon (1993) 34

Because The Night - The Patti Smith Group (1977) 33

You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt (1975) 32

All Shook Up - Elvis Presley (1957) 30

The Kids Are Alright - The Who (1965) 30

Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters (1999) 29

Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain (1970) 29

Devil With A Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels (1966) 28

Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1975) 28

Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne (1972) 28

Redemption Song - Bob Marley (1980) 28

Room To Move - John Mayall (1969) 28

If You Leave Me Now - Chicago (1976) 27

I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds (1965) 27

Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (1968) 26

I Hear You Knockin' - Dave Edmunds (1970) 24

More Than A Feeling - Boston (1976) 22

Pickin' Up The Pieces - Poco (1969) 21

Lights - Journey (1978) 21

Walk Away - The James Gang (1971) 20

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1967) 20

Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald (1949) 20

Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor,Doctor) - Robert Palmer (1979) 18

Breathe (2 A.M.) - Anna Nalick (2005) 17

Angry Young Man - Billy Joel (1983) 14

Smoke From A Distant Fire - The Sanford/Townsend Band (1977) 13

I Know You're Out There Somewhere - The Moody Blues (1988) 12

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest (1980) 11

Alison - Elvis Costello (1977) 10

Love Is Strange - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1990) 10

Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison (1988) 10

But Not for Me - Chet Baker (1952) 9

Day Of The Eagle - Robin Trower (1974) 9

Too Much Time On My Hands - Styx (1981) 9

When You're Short Of A Quid - Slim Dusty (1963) 9

Diamond Dogs - David Bowie (1974) 8

Gloria - Patti Smith (1975) 8

You're Beautiful - James Blunt (2005) 8

Promises - Eric Clapton (1978) 7

Sister Disco - The Who (1978) 7

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1975) 6

Passive - A Perfect Circle (2004) 4

Land Of Confusion - Genesis (1986) 3

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