Top of the Pops (John Lennon Edition)

This week in 1980 the UK Charts were dominated (and rightly so) by the late John Lennon.  Tragically he was murdered a month before and now in sorrow and honor his legions of UK fans put 3 of his singles in the Top 5 of the UK singles chart for the week ending January 10th 1981.

5 - (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon




4 - Antmusic - Adam and the Ants




3 - Stop the Calvary - Jona Lewie


2 - Happy Christmas (War is Over) - John and Yoko


1 - Imagine - John Lennon
(4 consecutive weeks at #1)

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

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

Top of the Pops (Glen Campbell Edition)

With the sad announcement today that Glen Campbell is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, today's Top of the Pops contains his 4 biggest singles on the US Billboard Hot 100.

4 - Wichita Lineman (1969)


3 - Galveston (1969)


2 - Rhinestone Cowboy (1975)


1 - Southern Nights (1977)

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops is where we take a look at the top 5 singles on one of the major charts.
This week its the Billboard Hot 100 for May 22nd 1976

5 - Get Up and Boogie -  Silver Convention


4 - Boogie Fever - The Sylvers


3 - Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop


2 - Love Hangover - Diana Ross


1 - Silly Love Songs - Wings
(1 week at #1)

Top of The Pops

Today our Top of the Pops survey is from December 30th 1967.
We have 2 things to mention about this day in music history.
First, the Beatles again topped the charts and 2 of the Monkees celebrate birthdays today. Michael Nesmith turns 68 and Davy Jones is 65.

Here are the Top 5 songs


5 - Woman, Woman - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
on its way to a peak of #4


4 - I Second That Emotion - The Miracles
Peaking at #4 but soon to top the Billboard R&B chart


3 - Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Dropping down after 4 straight weeks at #1


2 - I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight and The Pips
Still holding at #2 and also topping the Billboard R&B chart for 6 weeks


1 - Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
Once again the Beatles reach the top spot and hold it for the next 3 weeks.
The 15th of their 20 #1 singles.