TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so dont worry!)
Songs of the Great 8! Pick one per pair!
Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
1*1960 "Theme from A Summer Place" Percy Faith
4 1961 "Crying" Roy Orbison
4*1968 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding
2 1969 "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
—> 4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
—> 4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
—> 6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
—> 2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
Mr. Orbison (RIP) is a fav.
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
Crying
Surfin’ USA
Lovin’ Feeling
Dock of Bay
Oh, that 3rd one’s a killer! I want both.
Crying
Oh Pretty Woman
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
I can’t pick a fourth, because I don’t care much for those choices
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
-—>4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
-—>4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
-—>5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
-—>2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
For the rest:
Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
Light My Fire The Doors. (I never got the appeal of The Righteous Brothers.)
Finally, it is incredibly tough, but I choose Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.
I’m a big Roy Orbison fan but 2 of the Top 4? And no Beatles?
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
4 1961 Crying Roy Orbison
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 1965 Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin The Righteous Brothers
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
“Crying Roy Orbison
Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
Light My Fire The Doors
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension