American Jukebox™
May 29, 2021 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
With Garrett Stack
Summers Across the Charts: Pt. 1 - the '60s
#1 hits of summers past that appeared simultaneously in their genre on Billboard's Hot-100, R&B, and Country charts. Three from each summer, 1960 – 1969.
All researched by Joel Whitburn's Record Research Inc., the international authority, Billboard's charts hold countless surprises and ways to look at popular music. On this edition of American Jukebox we look at Billboard's Hot-100, R&B, and Country charts. To be included on this program the song had to be a #1 hit on one of these charts during the summer of a particular year. #1 on the Hot-100, and another #1 on R&B, and another #1 on the Country chart. These records had to appear between May 15 and September 15 of each summer of the 1960's. These were the giant summer hits in each genre. And in many cases, songs were on more than one chart.
Depending on what part of the country you were listening to the radio, you may have heard different music genres. It is especially noteworthy that much of the South was steeped heavily in Country, while northern cities had a great share of R&B and Hot-100 pop and rock.
Summer by summer, we take #1 hits, one each from the Hot-100, from R&B and from Country. These songs were all on American radios at the same time, during the summers of the 1960's.
Where were you listening? What are your summer hit memories? You'll find them here.
Part 2 of this American Jukebox mini-series is Summers Across the Charts: the 1970's.
4:01 PM | Bobby Vinton What Did You Do With Your Old 45's Mr. Lonely - His Greatest Songs Today Curb Records
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4:04 PM | Hank Locklin Please Help Me I'm Falling Blair, D.I. Robertson / Hal Blair, Hal Blair Hank Locklin Fifty Favourites Must Have Records
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4:06 PM | Brook Benton A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) Brook Benton, Luchi DeJesus Road Trip Compilation BELIEVE - Start Up Records
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4:09 PM | Hollywood Argyles Alley Oop Music We Grew up With, Vol. 1 Cherished Records
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4:11 PM | Patsy Cline I Fall to Pieces Cochran Howard I Fall to Pieces: Gems from the Brunswick UK Vaults 1959-1962 One Day Music
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4:14 PM | Gladys Knight & The Pips Every Beat Of My Heart Forever Mod - An Essential Collection of Ska, Soul, Blues & Jazz Metro
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4:16 PM | Bobby Lewis Tossin' And Turnin' Malou Rene, Ritchie Adams Head Over Heels Drive In
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4:21 PM | Claude King Wolverton Mountain Claude King, Merle Kilgore Country 100 Sony Music Entertainment
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4:23 PM | Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield Love Songs M.Z.Records
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4:31 PM | Buck Owens Act Naturally J. Russell, John Russell/Voni Morrison, V. Morrison 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection Rhino
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4:33 PM | Barbara Lewis Hello Stranger Sunrise T.S.M.u.s.i.c
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4:41 PM | Roger Miller Dang Me Roger Miller Countrypolitan Classics - Roger Miller Reloaded Music
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4:43 PM | The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier Gold Universal Music
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4:45 PM | Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier '60s Soul #1's Universal Music
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4:50 PM | Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe Sonny Bono I Got You Babe / It's Gonna Rain [Digital 45] Rhino Atlantic
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4:54 PM | Marty Robbins Ribbon of Darkness Marty Robbins' All-Time Greatest Hits Columbia Nashville
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4:57 PM | David Houston Almost Persuaded Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton Ultimate Country Super Hits SME - SMSP
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5:03 PM | Stevie Wonder Blowin' In The Wind Bob Dylan The Complete Stevie Wonder Universal Music
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5:07 PM | The Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City Steve Boone, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian Mega Juke Box 100 Arcade Music España
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5:12 PM | Skeeter Davis The End of the World The Essential Skeeter Davis RLG/Legacy
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5:16 PM | Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry Ode To Bobbie Gentry... The Capitol Years Parlophone Catalogue
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5:20 PM | Sonny James I'll Never Find Another You Capitol Collectors Series: Sonny James Capitol Nashville
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5:28 PM | Aretha Franklin Baby, I Love You Ronnie Shannon Aretha Arrives Rhino Atlantic
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5:30 PM | Tammi Terrell You're All I Need To Get By Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson The Very Best Of Master Classics Records
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5:34 PM | Merle Haggard Mama Tried Merle Haggard Merle Haggard's Country, Vol. 2 2009 Classic Records
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5:36 PM | The Doors Hello, I Love You Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Jim Morrison Waiting For The Sun Rhino
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5:38 PM | The Doors Light My Fire Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger Light My Fire WMG - Elektra 0591
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5:49 PM | Charley Pride All I Have To Offer You (Is Me) A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dallas Frazier The Essential Charley Pride RCA Records Label Nashville
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5:52 PM | Zager & Evans In The Year 2525 40 Hits 1965 - 1969 Disky
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5:56 AM | Junior Walker & The All Stars What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & the All Stars: The Definitive Collection UNI/MOTOWN
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