Billboard AC Chart Flashback: August 20, 1966
Aug 24, 2011 15:59:02 GMT -5
Post by johnm1120 on Aug 24, 2011 15:59:02 GMT -5
In our journey of 50 years of Adult Contemporary, this week we continue into the year 1966. No significant changes were made to the chart this year. Same name, and same positions.
August 20, 1966
TW LW 2W WC Artist - Title
01 01 01 10 Ray Coniff Singers - Somewhere My Love
02 02 02 09 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - The Work Song
03 04 11 04 Roger Williams - Born Free
04 03 03 15 Jack Jones - The Impossible Dream
05 05 08 06 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
06 08 13 05 Dean Martin - A Million And One
07 09 09 09 Groove Holmes - Misty
08 06 06 07 Tony Bennett - Georgia Rose
09 07 05 17 Roger Williams - Lara's Theme (From "Dr. Zhivago")
10 11 15 05 Eddy Arnold - The Tip of My Fingers
11 13 14 07 Mel Carter - You You You
12 10 04 17 Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night
13 17 27 04 Andy Williams - In The Arms of Love
14 15 19 06 Jerry Vale - It'll Take A Little Time
15 16 25 03 Barbra Streisand - Non... C'est Rien
16 18 22 07 Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water
17 21 26 05 Al Martino - Just Yesterday
18 23 32 03 The Sandpipers - Guantanamera
19 12 10 08 Nancy Wilson - Uptight
20 28 34 03 Joannie Summers - Alfie
21 35 ** 02 Chris Montez - There Will Never Be Another You
22 22 20 05 Nancy Wilson - You've Got Your Troubles
23 14 07 10 Ronnie Dove - Happy Summer Days
24 26 29 05 Vic Dana - A Million And One
25 19 12 09 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
26 29 35 03 King Richard's Fluegel Knights - A Sign of the Times
27 31 33 06 Ferrante & Telcher - Khartoum
28 20 24 05 Nat King Cole - Let Me Tell You Babe
29 30 36 03 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - Mas Que Nada
30 37 ** 02 Walter Wanderley - Summer Samba
31 34 40 03 Buddy Grace - Put Yourself In My Place
32 24 16 10 John Davidson - Summer Love
33 36 39 03 Faron Taylor - I Cannot Believe That You're In Love With Me
34 DEBUT 01 Shelby Flint - Cast Your Fate To The Wind
35 40 ** 02 Margaret Whiting - The Wheel of Hurt
36 DEBUT 01 Lorne Green - Waco
37 DEBUT 01 Vikki Carr - My Heart Reminds Me
38 DEBUT 01 Carmen McRae - Alfie
39 DEBUT 01 Jim Reeves - Blue Side of Lonesome
40 DEBUT 01 Count Basie - Happiness Is
I'll do more detailed commentary later, but you can see back in the 60s if a song was popular, other versions of the song quickly emerged. Examples on this week's chart include "A Million And One" (Dean Martin & Vic Dana) and "Alfie" (Joannie Summers and Carmen McRae).
There have been multiple recordings of Alfie, long before Lily Allen and her brother were even thought of. The song was written in 1965 by Burt Bacharach & Hal David and was the theme to the movie of the same name. The original recording of the song was by British singer Cilla Black. While Cilla's version was a top 10 hit in England, it flopped in the U.S. reaching only #95 on the Hot 100. At the same time Cher had recorded the song, which she made a top 40 hit. Joannie Summers' version was the most successful on the EL chart reaching #9. At the same time, there were also covers by Vikki Carr, Jack Jones, Tony Martin and Billy Vaughn. The most successful version on the Hot 100 was Dionne Warwick's version, which peaked at #15 and went top 5 on the R&B chart.
Two entries on this chart were posthumous. At #39 is Jim Reeves who was killed in a plane crash in 1964. Moving down at #28 is Nat King Cole who died from lung cancer in 1965 at the age of 45.
More when I get back on tonight.
August 20, 1966
TW LW 2W WC Artist - Title
01 01 01 10 Ray Coniff Singers - Somewhere My Love
02 02 02 09 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - The Work Song
03 04 11 04 Roger Williams - Born Free
04 03 03 15 Jack Jones - The Impossible Dream
05 05 08 06 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
06 08 13 05 Dean Martin - A Million And One
07 09 09 09 Groove Holmes - Misty
08 06 06 07 Tony Bennett - Georgia Rose
09 07 05 17 Roger Williams - Lara's Theme (From "Dr. Zhivago")
10 11 15 05 Eddy Arnold - The Tip of My Fingers
11 13 14 07 Mel Carter - You You You
12 10 04 17 Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night
13 17 27 04 Andy Williams - In The Arms of Love
14 15 19 06 Jerry Vale - It'll Take A Little Time
15 16 25 03 Barbra Streisand - Non... C'est Rien
16 18 22 07 Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water
17 21 26 05 Al Martino - Just Yesterday
18 23 32 03 The Sandpipers - Guantanamera
19 12 10 08 Nancy Wilson - Uptight
20 28 34 03 Joannie Summers - Alfie
21 35 ** 02 Chris Montez - There Will Never Be Another You
22 22 20 05 Nancy Wilson - You've Got Your Troubles
23 14 07 10 Ronnie Dove - Happy Summer Days
24 26 29 05 Vic Dana - A Million And One
25 19 12 09 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
26 29 35 03 King Richard's Fluegel Knights - A Sign of the Times
27 31 33 06 Ferrante & Telcher - Khartoum
28 20 24 05 Nat King Cole - Let Me Tell You Babe
29 30 36 03 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - Mas Que Nada
30 37 ** 02 Walter Wanderley - Summer Samba
31 34 40 03 Buddy Grace - Put Yourself In My Place
32 24 16 10 John Davidson - Summer Love
33 36 39 03 Faron Taylor - I Cannot Believe That You're In Love With Me
34 DEBUT 01 Shelby Flint - Cast Your Fate To The Wind
35 40 ** 02 Margaret Whiting - The Wheel of Hurt
36 DEBUT 01 Lorne Green - Waco
37 DEBUT 01 Vikki Carr - My Heart Reminds Me
38 DEBUT 01 Carmen McRae - Alfie
39 DEBUT 01 Jim Reeves - Blue Side of Lonesome
40 DEBUT 01 Count Basie - Happiness Is
I'll do more detailed commentary later, but you can see back in the 60s if a song was popular, other versions of the song quickly emerged. Examples on this week's chart include "A Million And One" (Dean Martin & Vic Dana) and "Alfie" (Joannie Summers and Carmen McRae).
There have been multiple recordings of Alfie, long before Lily Allen and her brother were even thought of. The song was written in 1965 by Burt Bacharach & Hal David and was the theme to the movie of the same name. The original recording of the song was by British singer Cilla Black. While Cilla's version was a top 10 hit in England, it flopped in the U.S. reaching only #95 on the Hot 100. At the same time Cher had recorded the song, which she made a top 40 hit. Joannie Summers' version was the most successful on the EL chart reaching #9. At the same time, there were also covers by Vikki Carr, Jack Jones, Tony Martin and Billy Vaughn. The most successful version on the Hot 100 was Dionne Warwick's version, which peaked at #15 and went top 5 on the R&B chart.
Two entries on this chart were posthumous. At #39 is Jim Reeves who was killed in a plane crash in 1964. Moving down at #28 is Nat King Cole who died from lung cancer in 1965 at the age of 45.
More when I get back on tonight.
