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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 31: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1954

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1954



10. Three Coins in the Fountain -- Four Aces



9. This Ole House -- Rosemary Clooney



8. Skokiaan -- Four Lads



7. The High and The Mighty -- Victor Young



6. Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight -- McGuire Sisters



5. Hernando's Hideaway -- Archie Bleyer



4. Little Things Mean a Lot -- Kitty Kallen



3. The Little Shoemaker -- The Gaylords



2. Hey There (fr. 'The Pajama… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 28: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1966

Top Ten Hits from This week in 1966



10. Blowin' in the Wind -- Stevie Wonder



9. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love -- Petula Clark



8. Yellow Submarine -- Beatles



7. Working in the Coalmine -- Lee Dorsey



6. The Pied Piper -- Crispian St.Peters



5. You Can't Hurry Love -- Supremes



4. Sunshine Superman -- Donovan



3. See You In September -- Happenings



2. Sunny -- Bobby Hebb



1. Summer in the… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 27: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1957

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1973:



10. Loves Me Like a Rock -- Paul Simon



9. Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose -- Tony Orlando & Dawn



8. Get Down -- Gilbert O'Sullivan



7. Yesterday Once More -- Carpenters



6. Kodachrome -- Paul Simon



5. Delta Dawn -- Helen Reddy



4. Let's Get it On -- Marvin Gaye



3. Bad Bad Leroy Brown -- Jim Croce



2. The Morning After -- Maureen McGovern

1. Touch… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 26: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1951

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1951

10. Cold Cold Heart -- Tony Bennett

9. Shanghai -- Doris Day

8. Whispering -- Les Paul

7. My Truly, Truly Fair -- Guy Mitchell

6. I Get Ideas -- Tony Martin

5. Jezebel -- Frankie Laine

4. The Loveliest Night of the Year -- Mario Lanza

3. Too Young -- Nat King Cole

2. Because of You -- Tony Bennett

1. Come On-a-My House -- Rosemary Clooney

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 25: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1965

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1965



10. You Were on My Mind -- We Five (written by Canadian Sylvia Fricker, of Ian & Sylvia)



9. Down in the Boondocks -- Billy Joe Royal



8. Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss Me -- Mel Carter



7. Save Your Heart For Me -- Gary Lewis & Playboys (son of comic Jerry Lewis)



6. Like a Rolling Stone -- Bob Dylan (Dylan's classic)



5. It's The Same Old Song -- Four Tops



4. Unchained Melody --… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 24: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1961

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1961



10. Hurt -- Timi Yuro



9. Take Good Care of My Baby -- Bobby Vee



8. Pretty Little Angel Eyes -- Curtis Lee



7. School is Out -- Gary US Bonds



6. I Like it Like That -- Chris Kenner



5. You Don't Know What You've Got Ral Donner (Elvis sound-alike)



4. Last Night -- Mar-Keys



3. Michael -- Highwaymen



2. Tossin' and Turnin' -- Bobby Lewis



1. Wooden Heart --… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 21: Top Ten Songs of Kenny Rogers

Top Ten Songs of Kenny Rogers - celebrating his 71st birthday today! Happy Birthday, Kenny!



10. You Decorated My Life (1979)

peaked at #7



9. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (1969)

peaked at #6 (as First Edition)



8. We've Got Tonight (w. Sheena Easton) (1983)

peaked at #6



7. Just Dropped in to See What Condition... (1968)

peaked #5 (1st hit for First Ediiton)



6. Lucille (1977)

peaked at #5



5. Don't Fall… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 20: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1967

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1967



10. A Girl Like You -- Rascals



9. Carrie-Anne -- Hollies



8. A Whiter Shade of Pale -- Procol Harum

(organist recently won suit for co-writing credit)



7. Come Back When You Grow Up -- Bobby Vee



6. Ode to Billie Joe -- Bobbie Gentry



5. Can't Take My Eyes Off You -- Frankie Valli

(solo project away from 4 Seasons)



4. Reflections -- Diana Ross & Supremes



3.… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 19: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1950

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1950



10. Can Anyone Explain (No No No) -- Ames Brothers



9. La Vie En Rose -- Tony Martin

(English cover of Edith Piaf's French classic)



8. Nola -- Les Paul

(instrumental by inventor of solid-body electric guitar)



7. Bonaparte's Retreat -- Kay Starr



6. 'The Third Man' Theme -- Anton Karas (from Orson Welles' classic film noir)



5. I Wanna Be Loved -- Andrews Sisters

(their final top 10… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 18: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1964

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1964



10. House of the Rising Sun -- Animals

(ancient folk-song, re-imagined by British band)



9. I Wanna Love Him So Bad -- Jelly Beans



8. C'Mon and Swim -- Bobby Freeman



7. Little Ol' Lady from Pasadena -- Jan & Dean



6. Wishin' and Hopin' -- Dusty Springfield



5. Under The Boardwalk -- Drifters



4. Rag Doll -- Four Seasons



3. A Hard Day's Night -- Beatles



2.… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 17: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1957

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1957



10. So Rare -- Jimmy Dorsey

(this was final Top 10 hit for a Big Band leader)



9. White Silver Sands -- Don Rondo



8. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter -- Billy Williams



7. Rainbow -- Russ Hamilton



6. Diana -- Paul Anka

(song was charging up the charts by 15 year old kid)



5. Searchin' -- Coasters



4. Bye Bye Love -- Everly Brothers



3. Tammy --… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 14: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1977

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1977: (the week Elvis Presley died; Aug.16, 1977)



10. Lucille -- Kenny Rogers



9. It's Sad to Belong -- England Dan & John Ford Coley



8. Margaritaville -- Jimmy Buffett



7. Angel in Your Arms -- Hot



6. Handy Man -- James Taylor



5. Easy -- Commodores



4. My Heart Belongs to Me -- Barbra Streisand



3. Higher and Higher -- Rita Coolidge



2. Looks Like we Made It -- Barry… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 13: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1970

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1970



10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough -- Diana Ross

(her first solo #1 hit)



9. I Just Can't Help Believing -- B.J.Thomas



8. The Love You Save -- Jackson Five

(their 3rd consecutive #1 hit in half a year)



7. Why Can't I Touch You -- Ronnie Dyson



6. Patches -- Clarence Carter



5. In The Summertime -- Mungo Jerry

(British skiffle-inspired group)



4. Band of Gold -- Freda… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 12: Top Ten Beatles' Movie Songs

Wednesday, August 12: Top Ten Beatles' Movie Songs: ('A Hard Day's Night' opened 45 years ago today, in 1964)

(Beatles made 5 movies: A Hard Day's Night ('64), Help ('65), 'Yellow Submarine' (cartoon '66), 'Magical Mystery Tour' (TV-movie '67), 'Let it Be' (1969)



10. And I Love Her from 'Hard Day's Night'

(peaked #12 in 1964)



9. Yellow Submarine from 'Yellow Submarine'

(peaked #2 in 1966)



8. Ticket to Ride from 'Help'

(peaked #1 for 1 week in… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 11: Top Ten Songs About Prisons

Top Ten Songs About Prisons: (Alcatraz opened 75 years ago today !)



10. Folsom Prison Blues -- Johnny Cash

(peaked #32 in 1968)



9. In The Jailhouse Now -- Jimmie Rodgers

(peaked #14 in 1928) - "Father of Country Music"



8. Tijuana Jail -- Kingston Trio

(peaked #12 in 1959)



7. Green Green Grass of Home -- Tom Jones

(peaked #11 in 1966)



6. I Fought The Law -- Bobby Fuller 4

(peaked #9 in 1966)



5. Unchained… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 10: Top Ten Hits from THIS Week in 1953

10. April in Portugal -- Les Baxter



9. Crying in the Chapel -- June Valli (early version of Elvis Presley's later hit)



8. C'Est Si Bon -- Eartha Kitt



7. Oh ! -- Pee Wee Hunt



6. Song from "Moulin Rouge" -- Percy Faith Orch. w. Felicia Saunders



5. P.S. I Love You -- The Hilltoppers (NOT the Beatles song of same title)



4. You You You -- Ames Brothers (included later solo star Ed Ames)



3. No Other Love -- Perry… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Aug 7: Top Ten Hits from THIS Week in 1962

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1962

10. You Don't Know Me -- Ray Charles

9. The Stripper -- David Rose

8. Things -- Bobby Darin

7. You'll Lose a Good Thing -- Barbara Lynn

6. Speedy Gonzales -- Pat Boone

5. Sealed With a Kiss -- Brian Hyland

4. The Locomotion -- Little Eva

3. The Wah-Watusi -- The Orlons

2. Roses Are Red -- Bobby Vinton

1. Breaking Up is Hard to Do -- Neil Sedaka

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Top 10 at 10 for Thu Aug 6: Top Ten Hits from THIS Week in 1959

Top Ten Hits From This Week in 1959 - 50 years ago today!



10. Waterloo -- Stonewall Jackson



9. What'd I Say (part 1 & 2) -- Ray Charles (Ray's first pop hit; considered first "soul" hit)



8. What a Difference a Day Makes -- Dinah Washington



7. Battle of New Orleans -- Johnny Horton



6. Tiger -- Fabian



5. Lavender Blue -- Sammy Turner



4. There Goes My Baby -- Drifters (first use of strings on an R&B… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Tue Aug 4: Top Ten Hits from THIS Week in 1971

Top Ten Hits from THIS Week in 1971



10. Sooner or Later -- Grassroots



9. What the World Needs Now & Abraham Martin & John -- Tom Clay *



8. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) -- Marvin Gaye



7. Colour My World -- Chicago



6. Don't Pull Your Love -- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds



5. It's Too Late -- Carole King



4. Draggin' The Line -- Tommy James (w/o Shondells)



3. Take Me Home Country Roads -- John… Continue

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Top 10 at 10 for Mon Aug 3: Top Ten Songs of Tony Bennett

Top Ten Songs of Tony Bennett, celebrating his 83rd birthday!



10. Just in Time -- 1956



9. I Left My Heart in San Francisco -- 1962

(peaked #19)



8. The Good Life -- 1963

(peaked #18)



7. Blue Velvet -- 1951

(peaked #16)



6. I Wanna Be Around -- 1963

(peaked #14)



5. In the Middle of an Island -- 1957

(peaked #9)



4. Stranger in Paradise -- 1953

(peaked #2)



3. Cold Cold Heart --… Continue

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