Top of the Pops

This weeks Top of the Pops is our UK edition.   The Top 5 songs on the UK Top 40 singles chart for this week in 1968.

5  -  Help Yourself - Tom Jones


4  -  Do It Again - The Beach Boys


3  -  This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert


2  -  Fire! - Crazy World of Arthur Brown


1  -  Mony Mony - Tommy James and The Shondells
(1 week at #1)

Top of the Pops - 4th of July Edition Part 2

Here are the songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 on July 4th during the 1970s


1970 - The Love You Save - The Jackson 5


1971 - It's  Too Late - Carole King


1972 - Lean on Me - Bill Withers


1973 - Will it Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston


1974 - Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation


1975 - Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain and Tennille


1976 - Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings


1977 - Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day


1978 - Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb


1979 - Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

Top of the Pops - 4th of July Edition

Today's Top of the Pops is the first of a series for this weekend as I look at the songs that were #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the 4th of July.  
Lets start off with the 1960s

1960 - Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis


1961 - Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds


1962 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles


1963 - Easier Said Than Done - Essex


1964 - I Get Around - The Beach Boys


1965 - I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops


1966 - Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra


1967 - Windy - The Association


1968 - This Guy's in Love With You - Herb Alpert


1969 - Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet - Henry Mancini