#60s flashback

Here are my favorite five songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 10/1/1961

5. The Highwaymen - "Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)"

4. Patsy Cline - "I Fall To Pieces"

3. Barry Mann - "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)?"

2. Roy Orbison - "Crying"

1 Ray Charles - "Hit The Road Jack"

Here are my favorite ten songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 8/16/1969

10. Blood, Sweat, & Tears - "Spinning Wheel"

9. The Plastic Ono Band - "Give Peace A Chance"

8. Oliver - "Good Morning Starshine"

7. The Archies - "Sugar, Sugar"

6. The Youngbloods - "Get Together"

5. Neil Diamond - "Sweet Caroline"

4. Stevie Wonder - "My Cherie Amour"

3. Jackie DeShannon - "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"

2. Aretha Franklin - "Share Your Love With Me"

1 Zager and Evans - "In The Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)"

Here are my favorite ten songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 7/6/1968

10. Richard Harris - "MacArthur Park"

9. Friend and Lover - "Reach Out Of The Darkness"

8. Tommy James and The Shondells - "Mony Mony"

7. Simon and Garfunkel - "Mrs. Robinson"

6. Archie Bell and The Drells - "Tighten Up"

5. Herb Alpert - "This Guy's In Love With You"

4. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"

3. The Rolling Stones - "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

2. Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts - "Angel Of The Morning"

1 Aretha Franklin - "Think"

Here are my favorite ten songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 5/28/1965

10. The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"

9. The Mamas and The Papas - "Monday, Monday"

8. Johnny Rivers - "Secret Agent Man"

7. The Young Rascals - "Good Lovin'"

6. The Rolling Stones - "Paint It Black"

5. The Mindbenders - "A Groovy Kind Of Love"

4. The Beach Boys - "Sloop John B"

3. Percy Sledge - "When A Man Loves A Woman"

2. The Righteous Brothers - "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"

1 James Brown - "It's A Man's Man's Man's World"

Here are my favorite ten songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 4/15/1967

10. Herman's Hermits - "There's a Kind of Hush"

9. The Mamas and The Papas - "Dedicated To The One I Love"

8. Arthur Conley - "Sweet Soul Music"

7. Tommy James and the Shondells - "I Think We're Alone Now"

6. The Four Seasons - "Beggin'"

5. Martha and the Vandellas - "Jimmy Mack"

4. The Young Rascals - "I've Been Lonely Too Long"

3. Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"

2. The Four Tops - "Bernadette"

1 Aretha Franklin - "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You)"

Here are my favorite five songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 2/19/1961

5. The Capris - "There's A Moon Out Tonight"

4. Neil Sedaka - "Calendar Girl"

3. Connie Francis - "Where The Boys Are"

2. The Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"

1 The Miracles - "Shop Around"

Here are my favorite five songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 2/17/1962

5. The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

4. Sam Cooke - "Twistin' The Night Away"

3. Dion - "The Wanderer"

2. Barbara George - "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)"

1 Gene Chandler - "Duke Of Earl"

Here are my favorite ten songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 12/27/1969

10. R.B. Greaves - "Take A Letter, Maria"

9. Peter, Paul, and Mary - "Leaving On A Jet Plane"

8. The 5th Dimension - "Wedding Bell Blues"

7. B.J. Thomas - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"

6. The Shocking Blue - "Venus"

5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son"

4. Stevie Wonder - "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"

3. Diana Ross and The Supremes - "Someday We'll Be Together"

2. Steam - "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"

1 The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back"