1 1960 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith
7 1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
3 1960 “Cathy’s Clown” The Everly Brothers
5 1960 “Teen Angel” Mark Dinning
2 1960 “He’ll Have to Go” Jim Reeves
6 1960 “I’m Sorry” Brenda Lee
I like both, but going with Jim.
4 1960 “Running Bear” Johnny Preston
4 1965 “You Were on My Mind” We Five
1 1961 “Tossin’ and Turnin’” Bobby Lewis
6 1961 “My True Story” The Jive Five
3 1961 “Michael” The Highwaymen
4 1961 “Crying” Roy Orbison
2 1961 “I Fall to Pieces” Patsy Cline
5 1961 “Runaway” Del Shannon
I like both, but had to go with Patsy.
3 1962 “Mashed Potato Time” Dee Dee Sharp
4 1962 “Roses Are Red (My Love)” Bobby Vinton
1 1962 “Stranger on the Shore” Acker Bilk
6 1962 “Johnny Angel” Shelley Fabares
2 1962 “I Can’t Stop Loving You” Ray Charles
5 1962 “The Stripper” David Rose
1 1963 “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys
6 1963 “Hey Paula” Paul & Paula
3 1963 “Rhythm of the Rain” The Cascades
4 1963 “He’s So Fine” The Chiffons
2 1963 “The End of the World” Skeeter Davis
5 1963 “Blue Velvet” Bobby Vinton
I blame David Lynch and Dennis Hopper for ruining Blue Velvet for me...
1 1964 “I Want to Hold Your Hand” The Beatles
6 1964 “Everybody Loves Somebody” Dean Martin
2 1964 “She Loves You” The Beatles
5 1964 “I Get Around” The Beach Boys
This was a difficult one.
3 1964 “Hello, Dolly!” Louis Armstrong
4 1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison
1 1965 “Wooly Bully” Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
7 1965 “Help!” The Beatles
3 1965 “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones
5 1965 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers
Another difficult one, but the Stones for this one.
2 1965 “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” Four Tops
6 1965 “Downtown” Petula Clark
1 1966 “Ballad of the Green Berets” SSgt. Barry Sadler
7 1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
Probably an unpopular choice on FR. Oh, well.
2 1966 “Cherish” The Association
6 1966 “Last Train to Clarksville” The Monkees
3 1966 “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration” The Righteous Brothers
5 1966 “96 Tears” ? and the Mysterians
4 1966 “Reach Out I’ll Be There” Four Tops
4 1969 “Honky Tonk Women” The Rolling Stones
1 1967 “To Sir With Love” Lulu
6 1967 “Light My Fire” The Doors
3 1967 “Ode to Billie Joe” Bobbie Gentry
4 1967 “Windy” The Association
Not a fan of either, but I really hate the "Ode to Billie Joe"
2 1967 “The Letter” The Box Tops
5 1967 “I’m a Believer” The Monkees
1 1968 “Hey Jude” The Beatles
6 1968 “Sunshine of Your Love” Cream
I have to go with Cream
3 1968 “Honey” Bobby Goldsboro
4 1968 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding
Easy one. I really hate "Honey"; it made me cry when I was a kid.
2 1968 “Love is Blue” Paul Mauriat
5 1968 “People Got to Be Free” The Rascals
3 1969 “I Can’t Get Next to You” The Temptations
5 1969 “Everyday People” Sly and the Family Stone
1 1969 “Sugar, Sugar” The Archies
7 1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
Really, the Archies? Uggh.
2 1969 “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” The 5th Dimension
6 1969 “Dizzy” Tommy Roe
Not a big fan of either, but dislike "Aquarius" and all it stands for more.
LOL love the comments.
I find myself having to vote against Righteous Bros all the time. I guess while I like them, they’re almost too melodramatic/”hip” for what the song is supposed to be, and drag it out a bit too much. At least, to win over the pairs presented.
Most of them are difficult.