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Vol 30 Issue 52/11_18_2024
Celebrating the Music of the Golden Era of the 45 (1950-1989)



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TITLE
ARTIST
WKS
1 1 Like To Get To Know You Spanky & Our Gang 7
2 3 Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest 6
3 2 A Girl Like You The Young Rascals 9
4 5 You're Only Lonely J.D. Souther 6
5 9 Hey Nineteen Steely Dan 5
6 7 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers 5
7 4 It's a Love Thing The Whispers 9
8 12 Good Vibrations Beach Boys 3
9 10 Mixed Emotions Rolling Stones 8
10 13 Tom Sawyer Rush 5
11 17 Lady Little River Band 6
12 19 Me & Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 4
13 20 Leave It Yes 4
14 6 Its My Life Talk Talk 9
15 23 Devil's Answer Atomic Rooster 3
16 8 Me And My Arrow Nilsson 8
17 22 A Message to Rudy The Specials 4
18 14 Whats Easy For Two Mary Wells 9
19 27 Best of My Love The Emotions 2
20 15 I Know You I Live You Chaka Khan 10
21 16 St Louis The Easybeats 7
22 11 September Earth Wind & Fire 8
23 26 Why Me Kris Krostofferson 3
24 31 A Song of Joy Miguel Rios 2
25 -- Don't Stop the Music Yarbrough & Peoples 1
26 30 Diamonds & Rust Joan Baez 2
27 29 I'm In Love with a German Filmstar The Passions 3
28 -- Jump Pointer Sisters 1
29 -- Back Street Luv Curved Air 1
30 28 I Dream To Sleep H20 3
31 -- Kentucky Woman Deep Purple 1
BUBBLING UNDER
32 -- I Need You The Beatles
33 -- She's a Mystery to Me Roy Orbison
34 -- Cover Me Bruce Springsteen
35 -- Fire on the Mountain Marshall Tucker Band
36 -- Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top
37 -- One Night Elvis Presley
38 -- Happy House Siouxsie & The Banshees
39 -- Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans
40 -- Saved By The Bell Robin Gibb
HITBOUNDS
hb -- Kentucky Woman Neil Diamond
hb -- Yes We Can Lee Dorsey
hb -- It Hurts to Be In Love Gene Pitney
hb -- Woman to Woman Joe Cocker
hb -- I'm So Glad The Scott Richard Case
hb -- Hip Old Lady on a Honda Rhetta Hughes
hb -- Loves Me Like a Rock Paul Simon
hb -- Dogs The Who
hb -- Roadrunner Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers
hb -- Run to You Bryan Adams
hb -- So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star The Byrds
hb -- Strawberry Letter 23 Shuggie Otis
hb -- Want You to be Mine Kayak
hb -- You Really Got Me The Kinks


Songs that have made the Top 31 so far this year.

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The Holiday Chart is back! Vote for your 5 favorite holiday songs that were released on 45's between the 50's and 80's.
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| 1  |   | Rockin Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee          |
|----|---|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2  |   | Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues                     |
| 3  |   | The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole                     |
| 4  |   | Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon                 |
| 5  |   | I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake              |
| 6  |   | Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton                    |
| 7  |   | Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg                     |
| 8  |   | Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses                    |
| 9  |   | Gee Whiz It's Christmas - Carla Thomas                 |
| 10 |   | Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms                         |
| 11 |   | Ding Dong Ding Dong - George Harrison                  |
| 12 |   | Snoopy's Christmas - Royal Guardsmen                   |
| 13 |   | Feliz Navid - Jose Feliciano                           |
| 14 |   | Wonderful Chrismastime - Paul McCarthney               |
| 15 |   | Father Christmas - The Kinks                           |
| 16 |   | Last Christmas - Wham                                  |
| 17 |   | Run Rudolph Run Ö Keith Richards                       |
| 18 |   | Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio           |
| 19 |   | Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives                      |
| 20 |   | Grown Up Christmas List - David Foster |
| -- |   | Hey Mr Christmas – Showaddywaddy                       |
| -- |   | Stop the Cavalry – Jona Lewie                          |
| -- |   | Someday at Christmas- - Stevie Wonder                  |
| -- |   | Little Drummer Boy- Boney M                            |
| -- |   | Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles                |
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Here is a suggestion list of a few holiday hits & misses to pick from!


TW
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ALBUM
ARTIST
1 1 Kings Record Shop Rosanne Cash
2 4 Duke Genesis
3 2 1967-70 (The Blue Album) The Beatles
4 6 Talking Book Stevie Wonder
5 8 The Lexicon of Love ABC
6 9 Break Out The Pointer Sisters
7 3 What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me Chaka Khan
8 11 What's Going On Marvin Gaye
9 7 Dreamboat Annie Heart
10 5 Seventh Sojourn Moody Blues
11 13 Replicas Gary Numan
12 15 Long Player The Faces
13 14 Brain Capers Mott the Hoople
14 18 The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks
15 21 Chicago V Chicago
16 24 The Byrds Greatest Hits The Byrds
17 17 Xanadu Soundtrack
18 20 Eliminator Z Z Top
19 27 Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson
20 12 Hero and Heroine The Strawbs
21 30 It's a Beautiful Day It's a Beautiful Day
22 22 Close to the Edge Yes
23 25 Satin Chickens Rhinoceros
24 16 Breakfast in America Supertramp
25 10 Waiting for the Sun The Doors
26 -- Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd
27 28 Postcard Mary Hopkin
28 29 Nunsexmonkrock Nina Hagen
29 -- Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart
30 31 Last Date Emmylou Harris
31 -- Big Science Laurie Anderson

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