Do try this at home
The Number One's for the nine months before and after you were born - gives a great flavour of the time.
Note to self - Idea for dragons den - compile them for people and sell them for birthdays. There's a great selection of artists during that eighteen months spanning from Jim Reeves (am I really that old?) to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Monkees, Trogs and Procul Harum. And in the mix - Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Beach Boys.
What's interesting is that almost all the songs from that time would still be recognised.
1966
Dusty Springfield - "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
28 April for 1 week
Manfred Mann - "Pretty Flamingo"
5 May for 3 weeks
Rolling Stones - "Paint It, Black"
26 May for 1 week
Frank Sinatra - "Strangers in the Night"
2 June for 3 weeks
The Beatles - "Paperback Writer"
23 June for 2 weeks
The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"
7 July for 2 weeks
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames - "Getaway"
21 July for 1 week
Chris Farlowe - "Out of Time"
28 July for 1 week
The Troggs - "With a Girl Like You"
4 August for 2 weeks
The Beatles - "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby"
18 August for 4 weeks
The Small Faces - "All or Nothing"
15 September for 1 week
Jim Reeves - "Distant Drums"
22 September for 5 weeks
Four Tops - "Reach Out I'll Be There"
27 October for 3 weeks
Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
17 November for 2 weeks
Tom Jones - "Green Green Grass of Home"
1 December for 7 weeks
1967
The Monkees - "I'm a Believer"
19 January for 4 weeks
Petula Clark - "This Is My Song"
16 February for 2 weeks
Engelbert Humperdinck - "Release Me"
2 March for 6 weeks
Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra - "Somethin' Stupid"
13 April for 2 weeks
Sandie Shaw - "Puppet on a String"
27 April for 3 weeks
The Tremeloes - "Silence Is Golden"
18 May for 3 weeks
Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
8 June for 6 weeks
The Beatles - "All You Need Is Love"
19 July for 3 weeks
Scott McKenzie - "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"
9 August for 4 weeks
Engelbert Humperdinck - "The Last Waltz"
6 September for 5 weeks
The Bee Gees - "Massachusetts"
11 October for 4 weeks
The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"
8 November for 2 weeks
In : Culture
Tags: music monkees
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