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
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
...Summer Place
...Pretty Woman
...That Lovin’ Feeling
...Dock of the Bay
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
1960 “Theme from A Summer Place” Percy Faith
1964 “Oh, Pretty Woman” Roy Orbison
1967 “Light My Fire” The Doors
1969 “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” The 5th Dimension
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1960S PING LIST
1 1960 Theme from A Summer Place Percy Faith
4 1964 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
2 1969 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In The 5th Dimension
1 1963 Surfin U.S.A. The Beach Boys
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
4 1968 (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
1960 Theme from a Summer Place
1963 Surfin USA
1967 Light My Fire
1968 Dock of the Bay
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
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
6 1967 Light My Fire The Doors
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
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 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
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
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
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
Stinking brackets! I would’ve preferred to leave both Surfing USA and Oh, Pretty Woman and remove Crying and Theme from A Summer Place. So I have Orbison as 2 of 4, not that there’s anything wrong with that.