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THE TOP TEN
1959-1969
(MOSTLY MUSIC AND MOVIES)

The "Your Hit Parade" shows only lasted from 1935-1959. After that, it was list, after list, after list, after list:



For our purposes, we are going to concentrate on primarily the TOP TEN beginning where the Hit Parade left off, in 1959.  We will carry these lists for 10 years. After that, it is relatively easy to find fairly accurate sources of information on the years after 1969, when THE TOP 10 grew out of favor. (We have supplied those sources at the end of 1969, where we stop the yearly listings.)
 (Please note: we utilize no single source of music chart history because no two sources are in agreement in most instances when compiling lists of top hits that include everything from air play to sheet music sales, to record sales and jukebox hits. Thus, in all cases, our lists come from a total composite from 4 or more sources.)

 
1959

WHAT SONGS TOPPED
THE CHARTS IN 1959?


          THE TOP 10
(Note: There are three ties. Also, several
of the artists had more than one song
listed because they had more than one
top ten hit during the year, allowing both
singles to propel each other up the list.)

 1. MACK THE KNIFE  
                         BOBBY DARIN
  2.  THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
                         JOHNNY HORTON
  3.  VENUS/ WHY
                         FRANKIE AVALON
  4.  STAGGER LEE/ PERSONALITY
                         LLOYD PRICE
  5.  COME SOFTLY TO ME/ MR. BLUE
                        THE FLEETWOODS
  5. (TIE)   THE HAPPY ORGAN
                        DAVE "BABY" CORTEZ
  6.  (I'M JUST A) LONELY BOY
                        PAUL ANKA
  7.  THE THREE BELLS
                       THE BROWNS
  7. (TIE)   EL PASO
                       MARTY ROBBINS
  8. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
                       THE PLATTERS
  9. HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER
                       GUY MITCHELL
10.  SLEEP WALK
                       SANTO & JOHNNY
10. (TIE)  KANSAS  CITY
                       WILBERT HARRISON

(CLICK SONG TITLE TO HEAR THE
SONG ON YOUTUBE)
 

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE OTHER POPULAR CHARTED SONGS IN 1959?

1. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
                     ELVIS PRESLEY
2. THERE GOES MY BABY
                     THE DRIFTERS
3. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
                     THE FLAMINGOS
4. DREAM LOVER
                     BOBBY DARIN
5. SEA OF LOVE
                     PHIL PHILLIPS
6. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
                    BROOK BENTON
7. MISTY
                    JOHNNY MATHIS
8. PILLOW TALK
                    DORIS DAY
9. TILL I KISSED 'YA
                   THE EVERLY BROTHERS
10.  OH CAROL
                   NEIL SEDAKA
11. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU
                   THE SKYLINERS
12. WATERLOO
                   STONEWALL JACKSON
13. A FOOL SUCH AS I
                   ELVIS PRESLEY
14. PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
                   PAUL ANKA
15. HIGH HOPES
                   FRANK SINATRA



   TOP 10 MOVIES OF 1959

1.  BEN HUR (oscar)
2.   NORTH BY NORTHWEST
3.   ANATOMY OF A MURDER
4.   PILLOW TALK
5.   SOME LIKE IT HOT
6.   RIO BRAVO
7.   JOURNEY TO THE CENTER
        OF THE EARTH
8.   SLEEPING BEAUTY
9.   THE NUN'S STORY
10.  ON THE BEACH


TOP 10 TV SHOWS OF 1959
 
1. GUNSMOKE
2. WAGON TRAIN
3. HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
4. DANNY THOMAS SHOW
5. RED SKELTON SHOW
6. FATHER KNOWS BEST
7. 77 SUNSET STRIP
8. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
9. PERRY MASON
10. THE REAL MCCOYS




TOP 10 BOX OFFICE STARS OF 1959:

 1.  ROCK HUDSON
 2.  CARY GRANT
 3.  JAMES STEWART
 4.  DORIS DAY
 5.  DEBBIE REYNOLDS
 6.  GLENN FORD
 7.  FRANK SINATRA
 8.  JOHN WAYNE
 9.  JERRY LEWIS
10. SUSAN HAYWARD



                         1960

WHAT WERE THE MOST POPULAR SONGS IN 1960?

   THE TOP TEN
1. "Theme from A Summer
     Place"   Percy Faith
2. "Are You Lonesome
    Tonight"  Elvis Presley
3. "Cathy's Clown"
     The Everly Brothers
4. "It's Now or Never"
      Elvis Presley
5. "Save the Last Dance
    For Me"  The Drifters
6. "Stuck on You"
         Elvis Presley
7. "Running Bear"
        Johnny Preston
7. (tie) "Beyond the Sea"
        Bobby Darin
8. "Itsy-Witsy Teenie-
    Weenie Yellow Polka
     Dot Bikini"
         Brian  Hyland
9. "Alley-Oop"
       Hollywood Argyles
10. "I'm Sorry"
        Brenda Lee
10. (tie) "Wild One"
        Bobby Rydell

  
   Other songs from 1960

  "Make Someone Happy"
             Doris Day
  
"Sixteen Reasons"
        Connie Stevens
   
  "Tell Laura I Love Her"
       Ray Peterson

 

  OTHER BIG SONGS IN 1960

1. "Georgia On My Mind"
          Ray Charles
2. "Everybody's Somebody's
     Fool"  Connie Francis
3. "Teen Angel"
       Mark Dinning
4. "The Twist"
       Chubby Checker
5. "Mr. Custer"
       Larry Verne
6. "Stay"  Maurice Williams &
          The Zodiacs
7. "I Want to be Wanted"
          Brenda Lee
8. "Poetry in Motion"
        Johnny Tillotson
9. "Chain Gang"
        Sam Cooke
10. "Greenfields"
        Brothers Four 
11. "Baby, You've Got What
      It Takes"  Brook Benton &
         Dinah Washington
12. "Footsteps"
         Steve Lawrence
13. "When Will I Be Loved"
         Everly Brothers
14. "Puppy Love"
         Paul Anka
15. "North to Alaska"
         Johnny Horton
16. "Wonderland by Night"
         Bert Kaempfert
17. "He'll Have to Go"
          Jim Reeves
18. "What A Wonderful
        World"  Sam Cooke
19. "Walk, Don't Run"
         The Ventures
20. "My Heart Has A Mind of
       Its Own"  Connie Francis
21. "This Magic Moment"
            The Drifters
22. "Please Help Me, I'm
       Fallin"    Hank Locklin


Worth Remembering


"Only The Lonely"
       
           Roy Orbison
"Shop Around"
         
         The Miracles


"Rubber Ball"

        Bobby Vee

  
      THE TOP TEN MOVIES OF 1960


    THE TOP 10 BOX OFFICE STARS OF 1960:

  1.  DORIS DAY
  2.  ROCK HUDSON
  3.  CARY GRANT
  4.  ELIZABETH TAYLOR
  5.  DEBBIE REYNOLDS
  6.  TONY CURTIS
  7.  SANDRA DEE
  8.  FRANK SINATRA
  9.  JACK LEMMON
10.  JOHN WAYNE

THE TOP 10 TV SHOWS OF 1960

  1. Gunsmoke CBS
  2. Wagon Train NBC
  3. Have Gun Will Travel CBS
  4. The Danny Thomas Show CBS
  5. The Red  Skelton Show CBS
  6. Father Knows  Best CBS
  7. 77 Sunset Strip  ABC
  8. The Price is Right  NBC
  9. Wanted Dead or Alive  CBS
10. Perry Mason CBS


            1961

        THE TOP 10 SONGS
  1. TOSSIN & TURNIN
           BOBBY LEWIS
  2. BIG BAD JOHN
           JIMMY DEAN
  3. RUNAWAY
          DEL SHANNON
  4. TRAVELIN MAN/HELLO
       MARY LOU
          RICKY NELSON
  5. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
         THE TOKENS
  6. WONDERLAND BY NIGHT
         BURT KAEMPFERT
  7. TAKE GOOD CARE OF
       MY BABY
         BOBBY VEE
  8. SURRENDER
          ELVIS
  9. MOODY RIVER
          PAT BOONE
10. MICHAEL
         THE HIGHWAYMEN

   SOME OTHER BIG SONGS

  RUNAROUND SUE     DION
  SHOP AROUND   MIRACLES
  WILL YOU  STILL  LOVE ME
  TOMORROW  SHIRELLES
  CRYING/CANDY MAN
           ROY ORBISON
  HIT THE ROAD, JACK
           RAY CHARLES
  MOTHER-IN-LAW
          ERNIE K. DOE
  CALCUTTA (also 1960)
          LAWRENCE WELK
  PLEASE MR POSTMAN
          MARVELETTES
  RUNNING SCARED
          ROY ORBISON
  WOODEN HEART
          JOE DOWELL
  PONY TIME
          CHUBBY CHECKER
  BLUE MOON   MARCELS
  QUARTER TO THREE
          GARY U.S. BONDS

1961
TOP MOVIES

    
  THE TOP 10 BOX OFFICE STARS

  1.  ELIZABETH TAYLOR
  2.  ROCK HUDSON
  3.  DORIS DAY
  4.  JOHN WAYNE
  5.  CARY GRANT
  6.  SANDRA DEE
  7.  JERRY LEWIS
  8.  WILLIAM HOLDEN
  9.  TONY CURTIS
10.  ELVIS PRESLEY


THE TOP 10 ON TELEVISION

   1.  "WAGON TRAIN"
   2.   "BONANZA"
   3.   "GUNSMOKE"
   4.   "HAZEL"
   5.   "PERRY MASON"
   6.   "RED SKELTON"
   7.   "ANDY GRIFFITH"
   8.   "DANNY THOMAS"
   9.   "DR. KILDARE"
 10. (TIE) "CANDID CAMERA"
 10.   "MY THREE SONS"


            1962
        THE TOP TEN MOVIES

1. "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" (oscar)
2. "THE LONGEST DAY"
3. "IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS"
4. "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE"
5. "THE MUSIC MAN"
6. "DR. NO"
7. "THAT TOUCH OF MINK"
8. "MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY"
9. "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"
10. "GYPSY"

 TOP 10 STARS          TOP 10 ON TV

 

HIGHEST GROSSING BOX OFFICE  STARS OF THE YEAR

 1. DORIS DAY
 2. ROCK HUDSON
 3. CARY GRANT
 4. JOHN WAYNE
 5. ELVIS PRESLEY
 6. ELIZABETH TAYLOR
 7. JERRY LEWIS
 8. FRANK SINATRA
 9. SANDRA DEE
10. BURT LANCASTER

 
A CARBON COPY OF THE HIT SHOWS FROM 1961/ SEE THE TRAILERS LINKED TO THAT YEAR (ABOVE)

  1. WAGON TRAIN 
  2. BONANZA
  3. GUNSMOKE 
  4. HAZEL 
  5. PERRY MASON 
  6. RED SKELTON 
  7. ANDY GRIFFITH 
  8. DANNY THOMAS
  9. DR. KILDARE
10. CANDID CAMERA
10. MY THREE SONS

  
THE TOP 10 RECORDS OF 1962

1. "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU"     Ray Charles
2. "SHERRY"    Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
3.  "THE TWIST" Chubby Checker
3. "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY"    Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
4.  "ROSES ARE RED (MY LOVE)"   Bobby Vinton
5.  "THE PEPPERMINT TWIST"    Joey Dee and the Starlighters
6.  "THE DUKE OF EARL"    Gene Chandler
7.  "HEY! BABY"    Bruce Channel
8.  "SOLDIER BOY"   SHIRELLES
9.  "TELSTAR"   The Tornadoes
10. "STRANGER ON THE SHORE"  Acker Bilk

ELVIS PRESLEY HITS IN 1962:
    "GOOD LUCK CHARM"  
    "RETURN TO SENDER"
  "CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE"


 OTHER BIG HITS:

"JOHNNY ANGEL"  Shelley Fabares
"BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO"/
"RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO AN ANGEL"
                   Neil Sedaka
"THE MONSTER MASH"  Bobby
   'Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
"HE'S A REBEL"   The Crystals
"SHEILAH"    Tommy Roe
"THE LOCO-MOTION"  Little Eva
"SPEEDY GONZALES"  Pat Boone
"THE STRIPPER"     David Rose
"DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT
"LOVES YOU"     Connie Francis
 "GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD"/"HER ROYAL MAJESTY"   James Darren
"LIMBO ROCK"   Chubby Checker
"PALLISADES PARK"  Freddy Cannon
"RAMBLIN ROSE"  Nat King Cole
"SEALED WITH A KISS"  Bryan Hyland 
"SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU 
  DREAM ON"  Johnny Tillotson
"SURFIN SAFARI"  The Beach  Boys
"TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY"  Sam Cooke
 "WALK RIGHT IN" Rooftop Singers 
 "THE WANDERER"  Dion                              




THE TOP TEN LISTS FOR 1963

    TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS

  1. CLEOPATRA
  2. HOW THE WEST WAS WON
   3. IT'S A MAD, MAD WORLD
  4. THE BIRDS
  5. TOM JONES
   6. THE SWORD IN THE STONE
  7. DR. NO
  8. CHARADE
  9. THE GREAT ESCAPE
  10. BYE, BYE BIRDIE

 TOP 10 SONGS ON THE HIT PARADE

  1. SHE LOVES YOU      The Beatles
  2. SUGAR SHACK         Jimmy Gilmer
  3. DOMINIQUE        Singing Nun
  4. IT'S MY PARTY      Lesley Gore
  5. HE'S SO FINE       The Chiffons
  6. HEY, PAULA          Paul & Paula
  7. LOUIS, LOUIS       The Kingsmen
  8. BE MY BABY          The Ronettes
  9. BLUE VELVET         Bobby Vinton
10. WALK LIKE A MAN   Four Seasons
10. I WILL FOLLOW HIM
                           Little Peggy March




THE TOP TEN STARS AT THE BOX OFFICE:


 1. DORIS DAY              6. ELIZABETH TAYLOR
 2. JOHN WAYNE              7.  ELVIS PRESLEY
 3. ROCK HUDSON          8.  SANDRA DEE
 4. JACK LEMMON          9.  PAUL NEWMAN
 5. CARY GRANT              10.  JERRY LEWIS



TOP 10 SHOWS ON TELEVISION:

1.   BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
2.   BONANZA  (SEE 1962)
3.   DICK VAN  DYKE SHOW
4.   PETTICOAT JUNCTION
5.   ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (see 1962)
6.   THE LUCY SHOW
7.   CANDID CAMERA (SEE 1962)
8.   ED SULLIVAN SHOW
9.   DANNY THOMAS SHOW (SEE 1962)
10. MY FAVORITE MARTIAN

             1964
     The Year in Review

      THE TOP SONGS OF THE YEAR

     (lots of songs tied this year)

  1. You've Lost That Loving Feeling
                  Righteous Brothers
  1.  I Want To Hold Your Hand/She 
       Loves You  The Beatles
  2. My Girl   The Temptations
  2. My Guy   Mary Wells
  2. Dancing in the Streets  
       Martha and the Vandellas
  3. You Really Got Me  The Kinks
  3. There I've Said It Again/ Mr. 
      Lonely       Bobby Vinton
  4. House of the Rising Sun  
                  The Animals
  4. Chapel of Love  Dixie Cups
  5. Where Did Our Love Go/Baby Love
                   The Supremes
  5.  Rag Doll   The Four Seasons
  6. I Get Around  The Beach Boys
  7. All Day And All of the Night
                     The Kinks
  8. Oh, Pretty Woman
                      Roy Orbison
  9. A Hard Day's Night/I Feel Fine
                       The Beatles
10. She's Not There   The Zombies
10. Everybody Loves Somebody
                        Dean Martin

THE TOP GROSSING MOVIES



 1. "MARY POPPINS"
 2.  "MY FAIR LADY" (OSCAR)
 3.  "GOLD FINGER"
 4.  "THE CARPETBAGGERS"
 5.  "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE"
 6.  "VIVA, LAS VEGAS"
 7.  "HUSH, HUSH, SWEET
           CHARLOTTE"
 8.  "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
 9.  "SEND ME NO FLOWERS"
10. "A SHOT IN THE DARK"

          OTHER BIGGIES:
"THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA"
"THE PINK PANTHER"
"FATHER GOOSE"
"SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL"
"KISS ME, STUPID"
"BECKETT"
"ZORBA, THE GREEK"
"DR. STRANGELOVE"
"A FISTFULL OF DOLLARS"
"THE PAWNBROKER"
"SEVEN DAYS IN MAY"
"UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN"
"WHAT A WAY TO GO"

           THE TOP  TV SHOWS

  1. BONANZA (R)
  2. BEWITCHED (N)
  3. GOMER PYLE, U.S.M.C. (R)
  4. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (R)
  5. THE FUGITIVE (N)
  6. THE RED SKELTON SHOW (R)
  7. THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (R)
  8. THE LUCY SHOW (R)
  9. PEYTON PLACE II (N)
10. WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL
        WORLD OF COLOR (N)
 * R =RETURN TO TOP 10
    N= NEW THIS SEASON

    THE TOP BOX OFFICE STARS

1. DORIS DAY
2. JACK LEMMON
3. ROCK HUDSON
4. JOHN WAYNE
5. CARY GRANT
6. ELVIS PRESLEY
7. SHIRLEY MACLAINE
8. ANN MARGARET
9. PAUL NEWMAN
10. RICHARD BURTON


1964...THE YEAR OF THE BEATLES. THEY SOLD MILLIONS OF RECORDS AND THESE SONGS WERE TOP HITS IN THE YEAR OF '64:

  "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
  "A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE"
  "AND I LOVE HER"
  "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE"
  "EIGHT DAYS A WEEK"
  "HONEY, DON'T"
  "I FEEL FINE"
  "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" (from 63/64)
  "I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN"
  "ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC"
  "SHE LOVES YOU" (from 63/64)
  "SHE'S NOT THERE"

1965

      THE TOP SONGS OF THE YEAR


        THE TOP 10

1, YESTERDAY       THE BEATLES
2. (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
          THE ROLLING STONES
3. I GOT YOU BABE
            SONNY & CHER
4. HELP!     THE BEATLES
5. MRS. BROWN, YOU'VE GOT A
   LOVELY DAUGHTER
           HERMAN'S HERMITS
5. UNCHAINED MELODY
           RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
6. TICKET TO RIDE   THE BEATLES
7. DOWNTOWN    PETULA CLARK
8. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING
          RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
9. MY GIRL    THE TEMPTATIONS
10. STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE
          THE SUPREMES

   THE SECOND 10

1. THIS DIAMOND RING
      GARY LEWIS & PLAYBOYS
2. EIGHT DAYS A WEEK  BEATLES
3. EVE OF DESTRUCTION
       BARRY MCGUIRE
4. TURN! TURN! TURN!  BYRDS
5. I'M HENRY VIII, I AM
      HERMAN'S HERMITS
6. HELP ME, RHONDA
     THE BEACH BOYS
7. I'M TELLING YOU NOW
    FREDDIE & DREAMERS
8. GAME OF LOVE
    WAYNE FONTANA/MINDBENDERS
9. MR. TAMBOURINE MAN  BYRDS
10. HANG ON SLOOPY
             THE MCOYS
10. OVER AND OVER  DAVE CLARK FIVE

    
THE TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS OF THE YEAR

       1. THE SOUND OF MUSIC   (ALSO OSCAR WINNER)
         2.  DOCTOR ZHIVAGO            3.  THUNDERBALL
         4. THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES
        5. THAT DARN CAT           6.  THE GREAT RACE
        7. CAT BALLOU                 8. WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT
       9. SHENANDOAH              10. VON RYAN'S EXPRESS
           
             

ON THE BOOB TUBE....TOP 10     TELEVISION

1. BONANZA (R)
2. THE LUCY SHOW (R)
3. ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (R)
4. RED SKELTON SHOW (R)
5. BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (NEW)
6. BEWITCHED (R)
7. HOGAN'S HEROES (NEW)
8. GOMER PYLE (R)
9. ED SULLIVAN SHOW (RETURN)
10. WALT DISNEY WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR (R)

   THE TOP BOX OFFICE STARS


1. SEAN CONNERY
2. JOHN WAYNE
3. DORIS DAY
4. JULIE ANDREWS
5. JACK LEMMON
6. ELVIS PRESLEY
7. CARY GRANT
8. JAMES STEWART
9. ELIZABETH TAYLOR
10. RICHARD BURTON

R=REPEAT FROM PREVIOUS YEAR 
N=NEW TO THIS LIST THIS YEAR
RETURN= OLDER SHOW BACK ON THE LIST

1966


Top Ten Songs

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The Beach Boys

The Monkees

 The Beatles

 Four Tops

The Supremes

Righteous Brothers

Mama's and The Papa's

 Frank Sinatra

SSgt. Barry Sandler

The Associaton
Good Vibrations

I'm A Believer

We Can Work It Out

Reach Out I'll Be There

You Can't Hurry Love

(You're My) Soul and Inspiration

Monday, Monday

Strangers in the Night

Ballad of the Green Berets

Cherish

AS WE HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, DIFFERENT SOURCES HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS. HERE ARE TWO LISTINGS FROM YOUTUBE,AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCES:

JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW SO MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES USE A DIFFERENT TAKE ON MUSIC POPULARITY,  LINK HERE TO STILL ANOTHER  LIST OF THE POPULAR SONGS FROM THIS YEAR. (CLICK HERE)

Top Ten Movies


Top Box Office Stars

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Julie Andrews

Sean Connery

Elizabeth Taylor

Jack Lemmon

Richard Burton

Cary Grant

John Wayne

Doris Day

Paul Newman

Elvis Presley

Top 10 Television Shows
(LINKS GIVEN ONLY FOR NEW SHOWS TO THE LIST THIS YEAR)

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Bonanza 

The Red Skelton Hour

The Andy Griffith Show 

The Lucy Show

The Jackie Gleason Show 

Green Acres 

Daktari 

Bewitched 

The Beverly Hillbillies 

Gomer Pyle

1967


Top Ten Songs


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To Sir With Love

Light My Fire         

Windy    

Ode To Billie Joe    

The Letter    
    
Daydream Believer
   
Somethin' Stupid

 Wild Thing
 
Happy Together
   
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
   
Incense And Peppermints    




Lulu

The Doors

The Association

Bobbie Gentry

The Box Tops

The Monkees

Nancy Sinatra And Frank Sinatra
The Troggs

The Turtles

Gladys Knight &The Pips

Strawberry Alarm Clock

THE NEXT TEN SONGS...

1. GROOVIN'                             THE YOUNG RASCALS   
2. RESPECT                               ARETHA FRANKLIN
3. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE             THE BEATLES
4. MY CUP RUNNETH OVER             ED AMES
5. NEVER, MY LOVE                     THE ASSOCIATION
6. I DIG ROCK & ROLL MUSIC          PETER, PAUL & MARY
7. CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU    FRANKI VALLI (FOUR SEASONS)
8. WHITER SHADE OF PALE            PROCOL HAREM
9. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE  MAMA'S AND PAPA'S
10. HELLO, GOODBYE                    BEATLES


Top Ten Movies


Top Ten Box Office Stars

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Julie Andrews

Lee Marvin

Paul Newman

Dean Martin

Sean Connery

Elizabeth Taylor

Sidney Poitier

John Wayne

Richard Burton

Steve McQueen

Top Ten Television Shows


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The Andy Griffith Show

The Lucy Show

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gunsmoke

Family Affair

Bonanza

The Red Skelton Show

The Dean Martin Show

The Jackie Gleason Show

Saturday Night at the Movies

 1968

Top Ten Songs


1.     "Hey Jude"                                         The Beatles

2.     "Love is Blue"                                     Paul Mauriat

3.     "Honey"                                             Bobby Goldsboro

4.     "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"    Otis Redding

5.     "Classical Gas"                                    Mason Williams

6.     "Lady Madonna "                                The Beatles

7.     "This Guy's in Love With You"            Herb Alpert

7.     "Love is All Around"                            The Troggs

8.     "Witchita Lineman"                             Glen Campbell

9.     "Mrs. Robinson"                                 Simon & Garfunkel

10.   "Harper Valley, PTA"                          Jeannie C. Riley

10.   "Both Sides Now"                                Judy Collins




Top Ten Movies

1.  2001: A Space Odyssey
2.  Romeo and Juliet
3.  Planet of the Apes
4.  Oliver!
5.  Star!
6.  Speedway
7.  Funny Girl
8.  The Producers
9.  The Bride Wore Black
10. The Magus

Top Ten Box Office Stars


1.  Sidney Poitier
2.  Paul Newman
3.  Julie Andrews
4.  John Wayne
5.  Clint Eastwood
6.  Dean Martin
7.  Steve McQueen
8.  Jack Lemmon
9.  Lee Marvin
10. Elizabeth Taylor


Top Ten Television Shows

1.  Laugh-in
2.  Gomer Pyle
3.  Bonanza
4.  Mayberry, RFD
5.  Family Affair
6.  Gunsmoke
7.  Julia
8.  Dean Martin Show
9.  Here's Lucy
10. Beverly Hillbillies

    1969: the end of a decade

    THE TOP 10 SONGS OF THE YEAR
 1. AQUARIUS   The Fifth Dimension
 2. SPINNING WHEEL  Blood,Sweat & Tears
 3. SUSPICIOUS MINDS  Elvis Presley
 3. COME TOGETHER   The Beatles
 4. EVERYDAY PEOPLE  Sly & The Family Stone
 5. IN THE YEAR 2525  Zager & Evans
 6. SWEET CAROLINE   Neil Diamond
 7. SUGAR, SUGAR    The Archies
 7. BAD MOON RISING   CCR
 8. CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU  Temptations
 9. HONKY TONK WOMAN   Rolling Stones
10. PROUD MARY Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. MY CHERIE AMOUR   Stevie Wonder

THE TOP TEN MOVIES OF THE YEAR
1. BUTCH CASSIDY & SUN DANCE KID
2. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (OSCAR WINNER)
3. EASY RIDER
4. HELLO, DOLLY
5. BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE
6. PAINT YOUR WAGON
7. TRUE GRIT
8. CACTUS FLOWER
8. ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS
9. GOODBYE COLUMBUS
9. THE WILD BUNCH
10. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
10. THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY

THE TOP TEN MOVIE STARS OF THE YEAR
1. PAUL NEWMAN
2. JOHN WAYNE
3. STEVE MCQUEEN
4. DUSTIN HOFFMAN
5. CLINT EASTWOOD
6. SIDNEY POTIER
7. LEE MARVIN
8. JACK LEMMON
9. KATHERINE HEPBURN
10. BARBRA STREISAND
  (Note: no single female has dominated this
   list since Doris Day, and none has equaled
   her amazing record since.)

THE TOP 10 TELEVISION SHOWS
1. ROWAN AND MARTIN'S LAUGH IN
2. GUNSMOKE
3. BONANZA
4. MAYBERRY,R.F.D.
5. FAMILY AFFAIR
6. HERE'S LUCY
7. RED SKELTON
7. THE DORIS DAY SHOW
8. MARCUS WELBY
9. WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL
    WORLD OF COLOR
10. BILL COSBY SHOW

TO SEARCH ON YOUR OWN BEYOND 1969, TRY THESE SOURCES:

    MUSIC: Wikipedia> click this link.  (once you are on this page, type the year
                                    followed by  the term "in music". Example: 1970 in music)
                      ALL TIME GREATEST HITS >click this link  (fairly accurate source)
                      BILLBOARD LISTS> click this link
     MOVIES: FILMSITE  (CLICK THIS LINK)
                        WIKIPEDIA  (see above. Just type in year, then "in film".
                        FIND THE DATA  (CLICK THIS LINK)
    MOVIE STARS: QUIGLEY PUB. (click this link) (best source)
                         hhtp://www.imdb.com also a good source of movie facts in genera
    TV SHOWS:  1950'S  (LINK)   1960'S (LINK)  1970'S (LINK)
                               1980'S (LINK)   1990'S (LINK)  AFTER 2000  (LINK)