(vanity) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS ('60S) ROUND 1

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[the OlLine Rebel]

OK, FREEPERS, LET'S START THIS CONTEST FOR THE GREATEST SONG OF THE '60S.

The baseline for the contest is the top 7 hits of each year of the '60s, as compiled by BILLBOARD. This is NOT based on personal preferences, biases, prejudices, or counter-culture fringe-element reactivity.

Round 1 is listing candidate songs in order of preference.

(The remaining rounds are handled as play-off brackets, starting with 32 pairs of songs to compare.)

ROUND 1

We begin by using the #7 songs of each year and paring them from 10 songs to 4 (to set up play-off brackets for the rest of the contest). NO equivocating, ties, or omissions.

1960 "It's Now or Never" Elvis Presley

1961 "Pony Time" Chubby Checker

1962 "The Loco-Motion" Little Eva

1963 "Fingertips" Little Stevie Wonder

1964 "My Guy" Mary Wells

1965 "Help!" The Beatles

1966 "Monday, Monday" The Mamas & the Papas

1967 "Somethin' Stupid" Frank & Nancy Sinatra

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

1969 "Hot Fun in the Summertime" Sly and the Family Stone

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I agree with Tax Chick! My choices are also:

Listed best to worst:

1. My Guy

2. It’s Now or Never

3. Finger Tips

4. Monday, Monday

5. Help!

6. Somethin’ Stupid

7. This Guy’s in Love

8. The Locomotion

9. Hot Fun in the Summertime

10. Pony Time

[workerbee]

Thanks for including me. Here’s my list:

Favorite (1) to least favorite (10):

1. 1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
2. 1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
3. 1965 “Help!” The Beatles
4. 1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
5. 1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
6. 1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
7. 1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
8. 1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
9. 1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
10. 1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder

[BlueLancer]

1966 - Monday, Monday
1968 - This Guy's In Love With You
1965 - Help
1962 - The Loco-Motion
1967 - Something Stupid
1969 - Hot Fun In The Summertime
1960 - It's Now Or Never
1964 - My Guy
1961 - Pony Time
1963 - Fingertips

[the OlLine Rebel]

Hi there - can you clarify Pony Time? You listed it twice.

[Tax-chick]

Remarkable! I was familiar with four of them and had to pull up the other six on YouTube. I realized I knew “My Guy,” too: just hadn’t recalled the title.

[Fiji Hill]

Here's my list:

1. ”Pony Time”—Chubby Checker (1961)

2. ”The Loco-Motion”—Little Eva (1962)

3. ”This Guy’s in love with You”—Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1968)

4. ”Monday, Monday”—The Mamas & Papas (1966)

5. ”Something Stupid”—Nancy Sinatra (1967)

6. ”My Guy”—Mary Wells (1964)

7. ”It’s Now or Never”—Elvis Presley (1960)

8. ”Fingertips”—Stevie Wonder (1963)

9. ”Help!”—The Beatles (1965)

10. ”Hot Fun in the Summertime”—Sly & the Family Stone (1969)

[Fiji Hill]

Too many rules.

Yes, indeed, there are!

Too Many Rules--Connie Francis (1961)

[DennisR]

1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra

[Fiji Hill]

In May both Catholic and Protestant will sing HOW GREAT THOU ART on the same Sunday. That is the largest non-Holiday song of all time.

Quite an accomplishment for a song that began as a poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg after a thunderstorm in Mönsterås, Sweeden in 1885.

"How Great Thou Art" also popular among Methodists, but it wasn't added to the Methodist hymnal without a fight. Seems some big shots in the church were opposed to the hymn because of its popularity among the unwashed rabble who attended Billy Graham's crusades.

[kosciusko51]

1965 “Help!” The Beatles

1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley

1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas

1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva

1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone

1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder

1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker

1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert

1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells

1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra

[Fiji Hill]

Although Don Covay's version of "Pony Time," the original, reached only #60 on the Hot Hundred, I prefer it to Chubby Checker's.

Pony Time--Don Covay & the Goodtimers (1961)

[moovova]

1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder

[Family Guy]

1968 “This Guy's in Love With You” Herb Alpert

1965 “Help!” The Beatles

1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas

1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells

1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder

1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone

1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva

1960 “It's Now or Never” Elvis Presley

1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra

1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker

It's crazy that Elvis would be 8th and The Locomotion would be 7th, but the other songs are even better.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Great Minds Think Alike - and have EXCELLENT taste in music, I might add. ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks for putting this together. Should be great fun!

Rock ‘n roll is here to stay,
It will never die...
It was meant to be that way,
Though I don’t know why...
I don’t care what people say,
Rock ‘n roll is here to stay!

AMEN! :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Wait a minute...this sounds like rock and/or roll!"

[Fast Moving Angel]

1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas

1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert

1965 “Help!” The Beatles

1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone

1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley

1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra

1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva

1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells

1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker

1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder

[Hatteras]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...
The sound track and retro vibe of the movie was good. But the movie itself sucked.

[Hatteras]

Best to worst...

1965 “Help!” The Beatles
1960 “It’s Now or Never” Elvis Presley
1969 “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Sly and the Family Stone
1966 “Monday, Monday” The Mamas & the Papas
1962 “The Loco-Motion” Little Eva
1964 “My Guy” Mary Wells
1961 “Pony Time” Chubby Checker
1967 “Somethin’ Stupid” Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1968 “This Guy’s in Love With You” Herb Alpert
1963 “Fingertips” Little Stevie Wonder

[Fiji Hill]

Are people listing their ballots in 10 to 1 order? Or 1 to 10 order? confusing.

Mine are listed with #1 being best and #10 being worst.