!!!!SONG OF THE DECADE!!!!
"OH, PRETTY WOMAN" - ROY ORBISON - RANKED #4 ON BILLBOARD FOR 1964.
...beats "YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'" by the RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, Ranked #5 for 1965 by Billboard. THANKS FOR VOTING! POLL SUMMARY COMING SOON.
Great record - no complaints here.
Pretty Woman
“Oh pretty woman”.... really?
Jeeze, to my musical taste that song would have been one of the last songs I would ever have voted for. I guess that’s why I didn’t even play.
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960’S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry!)
A summary of the performance in our survey of each of the top 7 songs for the years in the ‘60s!
Results
Year
rank -song -act -best disposition
1960
1 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith Round 5, Great 8
2 “He’ll Have to Go” Jim Reeves Round 2, top 64
3 “Cathy’s Clown” The Everly Brothers Round 3, top 32
4 “Running Bear” Johnny Preston Round 2, top 64
5 “Teen Angel” Mark Dinning Round 2, top 64
6 “I’m Sorry” Brenda Lee Round 3, top 32
7 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley Round 2, top 64
1961
1 “Tossin’ and Turnin’” Bobby Lewis Round 3, top 32
2 “I Fall to Pieces” Patsy Cline Round 2, top 64
3 “Michael” The Highwaymen Round 2, top 64
4 “Crying” Roy Orbison Round 6, Final 4
5 “Runaway” Del Shannon Round 4, Sweet 16
6 “My True Story” The Jive Five Round 2, top 64
7 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker Round 1, ranking #7s
1962
1 “Stranger on the Shore” Acker Bilk Round 2, top 64
2 “I Can’t Stop Loving You” Ray Charles Round 4, Sweet 16
3 “Mashed Potato Time” Dee Dee Sharp Round 2, top 64
4 “Roses Are Red (My Love)” Bobby Vinton Round 3, top 32
5 “The Stripper” David Rose Round 2, top 64
6 “Johnny Angel” Shelley Fabares Round 3, top 32
7 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva Round 1, ranking #7s
1963
1 “Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys Round 5, Great 8
2 “The End of the World” Skeeter Davis Round 2, top 64
3 “Rhythm of the Rain” The Cascades Round 2, top 64
4 “He’s So Fine” The Chiffons Round 3, top 32
5 “Blue Velvet” Bobby Vinton Round 3, top 32
6 “Hey Paula” Paul & Paula Round 2, top 64
7 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder Round 1, ranking #7s
1964
1 “I Want to Hold Your Hand” The Beatles Round 4, Sweet 16
2 “She Loves You” The Beatles Round 2, top 64
3 “Hello, Dolly!” Louis Armstrong Round 2, top 64
4 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison WINNER
5 “I Get Around” The Beach Boys Round 3, top 32
6 “Everybody Loves Somebody” Dean Martin Round 2, top 64
7 “My Guy” Mary Wells Round 1, ranking #7s
1965
1 “Wooly Bully” Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs Round 2, top 64
2 “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” Four Tops Round 2, top 64
3 “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones Round 2, top 64
4 “You Were on My Mind” We Five Round 4, Sweet 16
5 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” The Righteous Brothers Round 7, Finals
6 “Downtown” Petula Clark Round 3, top 32
7 “Help!” The Beatles Round 3, top 32
1966
1 “Ballad of the Green Berets” SSgt. Barry Sadler Round 2, top 64
2 “Cherish” The Association Round 4, Sweet 16
3 “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration” The Righteous Brothers Round 3, top 32
4 “Reach Out I’ll Be There” Four Tops Round 3, top 32
5 “96 Tears” ? and the Mysterians Round 2, top 64
6 “Last Train to Clarksville” The Monkees Round 2, top 64
7 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas Round 4, Sweet 16
1967
1 “To Sir With Love” Lulu Round 2, top 64
2 “The Letter” The Box Tops Round 2, top 64
3 “Ode to Billie Joe” Bobbie Gentry Round 2, top 64
4 “Windy” The Association Round 3, top 32
5 “I’m a Believer” The Monkees Round 4, Sweet 16
6 “Light My Fire” The Doors Round 5, Great 8
7 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra Round 1, ranking #7s
1968
1 “Hey Jude” The Beatles Round 2, top 64
2 “Love is Blue” Paul Mauriat Round 2, top 64
3 “Honey” Bobby Goldsboro Round 2, top 64
4 “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding Round 6, Final 4
5 “People Got to Be Free” The Rascals Round 3, top 32
6 “Sunshine of Your Love” Cream Round 3, top 32
7 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert Round 1, ranking #7s
1969
1 “Sugar, Sugar” The Archies Round 2, top 64
2 “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” The 5th Dimension Round 5, Great 8
3 “I Can’t Get Next to You” The Temptations Round 2, top 64
4 “Honky Tonk Women” The Rolling Stones Round 2, top 64
5 “Everyday People” Sly and the Family Stone Round 4, Sweet 16
6 “Dizzy” Tommy Roe Round 2, top 64
7 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone Round 3, top 32
Me, personally, I think we need a different way to rank these songs. “Oh, Pretty Woman” is a good song, but it is not the best song of the 1960s.
Thanks, it was fun. :-)
This was so much fun. Thank you for all your hard work!!