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[Number One Songs]

Here are the Number One Songs this week
in Chicago during the 50's, 60's and 70's

Week of January 29
YearSongArtist
1952 Cry Johnnie Ray
1953 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes Perry Como
1954 Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) Eddie Fisher
1955 Earth Angel Penguins
1956 Lisbon Antigua Nelson Riddle
1957 Young Love Sonny James and
Tab Hunter
1958 Get A Job Silhouettes
1959 I Got A Wife Mark IV
1960 Running Bear Johnny Preston
1961 Will You Love Me Tomorrow Shirelles
1962 Town Without Pity Gene Pitney
1963 Hey Paula Paul & Paula
1964 You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore
1965 Downtown Petula Clark
1966 Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out Simon & Garfunkel
1967 I'm A Believer/(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Monkees
1968 Bend Me, Shape Me American Breed
1969 Crimson And Clover Tommy James & the Shondells
1970 Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin Sly & the Family Stone
1971 I Hear You Knocking Dave Edmunds
1972 American Pie Don McLean
1973 Superstition Stevie Wonder
1974 The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich
1975 Mandy Barry Manilow
1976 I Write The Songs Barry Manilow
1977 Weekend In New England Barry Manilow
1978 We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You Queen
1979 Le Freak Chic
1980 Escape (The Piņa Cola Song) Rupert Holmes

Here are the Top Fifteen Tunes in Chicago
on January 29, 1960:

  1. Running Bear-Johnny Preston
  2. Where Or When-Dion & the Belmonts
  3. Why-Frankie Avalon
  4. Teen Angel-Mark Dinning
  5. You Got What It Takes-Marv Johnson
  6. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans-Freddie Cannon
  7. This Friendly World-Fabian
  8. Pretty Blue Eyes-Steve Lawrence
  9. Go, Jimmy, Go-Jimmy Clanton
  10. It's Time To Cry-Paul Anka
  11. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop-Little Anthony & the Imperials
  12. Among My Souvenirs-Connie Francis
  13. El Paso-Marty Robbins
  14. The Big Hurt-Miss Toni Fisher
  15. The Village Of St. Bernadette-Andy Williams

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