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The Beatles far outdistanced everybody else with 11 top twenty records. The Beach Boys were a distant second with five.
Motown was establishing itself as "Hitsville" in our junior year -- The Temptations had their first top twenty record with "The Way You Do the Things You Do" in April of '64.
The Reflections were "one hit wonders" as "(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet" reached #6 at the end of May, but they wouldn't have any more top 40 records.
In February, the Whisky A Go Go opened on the Sunset Strip in L.A. and Johnny Rivers was the house band. The performances were so well received that Lou Adler at Imperial Records decided to record an album, "Johnny Rivers Live at the Whisky A Go Go." The album made #12 on the Billboard chart. A single from the album, a Chuck Berry tune, "Memphis," was number one on July 11th.
The Ronettes came up just short of #1 with "Be My Baby" in October of 1963. Lead singer, Ronnie Spector, later reprised her performance in Eddie Money's "Take Me Home Tonight" ("just like Ronnie sang").
"Sugar Shack" became the #1 record on October 12th of '63 and stayed there for five weeks. It was Billboard's top song of the year.
1963 was the first year of his career that Elvis didn't have a #1 record -- he wouldn't have another until 1969 with "Suspiscious Minds." His best effort of our junior year was "Bossa Nova Baby" from the movie "Fun in Acapulco." It reached #8 in October.
Dusty Springfield was part of the "British Invasion" in 1964. She had two top twenty records with "I Only Want to Be With You" (#12) and "Wishin' and Hopin'" (#6). She had charted earlier in 1962 with her group, The Springfields, and "Silver Threads and Golden Needles." They were a folk/pop trio -- the first British group to crack the US top twenty.
Marvin Gaye had two solo and two duet (with Mary Wells) top twenty records during our junior year (1964). He also had "Can I Get A Witness" peak at #22 in December of '63.
The Temptations had been with Motown for several years and finally had their first hit with "The Way You Do The Things You Do."
Roger Miller had his first hit recording with "Dang Me."
Records that peaked in the top during the junior year of the Class of '65:

Date
Title Artist Highest Rank
9/7/1963
If I Had a Hammer by Trini Lopez #3
Mockingbird by Inez Foxx #7
Hey Girl by Freddie Scott #10
Frankie & Johnny by Sam Cooke #14
The Monkey Time by Major Lance #8
9/14/1963
Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals #6
Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys #7
9/21/1963
Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton #1
Heat Wave by Martha & the Vandellas #4
Mickey's Monkey by The Miracles #8
Painted, Tainted Rose by Al Martino #15
You Can Never Stop Me Loving You by Johnny Tillotson #18
9/28/1963
Sally Go Round the Roses by The Jaynetts #2
A Walkin' Miracle by The Essex #12
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget by The Raindrops #17
LIttle Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys #15
Wonderful! Wonderful! by The Tymes #7
10/5/1963
Part Time Love by Little Johnny Taylor #19
10/12/1963
Be My Baby by The Ronettes #2
Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs #1
Cry Baby by Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters #4
Honolulu Lulu by Jan & Dean #11
10/19/1963
Busted by Ray Charles #4
10/26/1963
Donna the Prima Donna by Dion #6
Talk To Me by Sunny & The Sunglows #11
11/2/1963
Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison #5
That Sunday, That Summer by Nat King Cole #12
I Can't Stay Mad At You by Skeeter Davis #7
Cross Fire by The Orlons #19
11/9/1963
Fools Rush In by Rick Nelson #12
lt's All Right by The Impressions #4
The Grass Is Greener by Brenda Lee #17
11/16/1963
Deep Purple by Nino Tempo & April Stevens #1
500 Miles Away From Home by Bobby Bare #10
Bossa Nova Baby by Elvis Presley #8
Maria Elena by Los Indios Tabajaras #6
11/23/1963
Washington Square by The Village Stompers #2
I'm Leaving It Up To You by Dale & Grace #1
Hey Little Girl by Major Lance #13
11/30/1963
(Down At) Papa Joe's by Dixiebelles With Cornbread & Jerry #9
12/7/1963
Dominique by The Singing Nun #1
Walking The Dog by Rufus Thomas #10
Everybody by Tommy Roe #3
Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa by Gene Pitney #17
She's a Fool by Lesley Gore #5
12/14/1963
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen #2
Little Red Rooster by Sam Cooke #11
Wonderful Summer by Robin Ward #14
12/21/1963
Be True To Your School by The Beach Boys #6
Have You Heard by The Duprees #18
Lody Lo by Chubby Checker #12
You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry by The Caravelles #3
12/28/1963
Since I Fell For You by Lenny Welch #4
Drip Drop by Dion #6
The Boy Next Door by The Secrets #18
1/4/1964
There I've Said It Again by Bobby Vinton #1
Quicksand by Martha & the Vandellas #8
Midnight Mary by Joey Powers #10
Talk Back Trembling Lips by Johnny Tillotson #7
1/11/1964
Wives and Lovers by Jack Jones #14
As Usual by Brenda Lee #12
Nitty Gritty by Shirley Ellis #8
Popsicles, Icicles by The Murmaids #3
Pretty Paper by Roy Orbison #15
1/18/1964
Forget Him by Bobby Rydell #4
Whispering by Nino Tempo & April Stevens #11
Drag City by Jan & Dean #10
That Lucky Old Sun by Ray Charles #20
1/25/1964
Surfin' Bird by The Trashmen #4
2/1/1964
You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore #2
Out of Limits by The Marketts #3
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles #1
Somewhere by The Tymes #19
2/8/1964
Um Um Um Um Um Um by Major Lance #5
Hooka Tooka by Chubby Checker #17
Daisy Petal Pickin' by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs #15
Hey Little Cobra by The Rip Chords #4
Talking About My Baby by The Impressions #12
2/15/1964
A Fool Never Learns by Andy Williams #13
2/22/1964
What Kind of Fool by The Tams #9
Dawn by The Four Seasons #3
Southtown USA by The Dixiebelles #15
2/29/1964
California Sun by The Rivieras #5
Java by Al Hirt #4
3/7/1964
Stop and Think It Over by Dale & Grace #8
Abigail Beecher by Freddy Cannon #16
The Shelter Of Your Arms by Sammy Davis, Jr #17
3/14/1964
I Only Want to Be With you by Dusty Springfield #12
Please Please Me by The Beatles #3
Good News by Sam Cooke #11
See The Funny Little Clown by Bobby Goldsboro #9
Navy Blue by Diane Renay #6
Penetration by The Pyramids #18
3/21/1964
Hi Heel Sneakers by Tommy Tucker #11
Fun Fun Fun by The Beach Boys #5
She Loves You by The Beatles #1
I Love You More And More Every Day by Al Martino #9
Kissin' Cousins by Elvis Presley #12
I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles #14
3/28/1964
My Heart Belongs To Only You by Bobby Vinton #9
4/4/1964
Twist and Shout by The Beatles #2
Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles #1
Stay by The Four Seasons #16
4/11/1964
Suspicion by Terry Stafford #3
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss) by Betty Everett #6
Needles and Pins by The Searchers #13
The Way You Do the Things You Do by The Temptations #11
Ain't Nothing You Can Do by Bobby Bland #20
4/18/1964
You're A Wonderful One by Marvin Gaye #15
4/25/1964
Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five #6
That's the Way Boys Are by Lesley Gore #12
5/2/1964
Bits and Pieces by The Dave Clark Five #4
Don't Let The Rain Come Down(Crooked Little Man) by The Serendipity Singers #6
The Matador by Major Lance #20
Shangri-la by Robert Maxwell #15
Money by The Kingsmen #16
5/9/1964
Dead Man's Curve by Jan & Dean #8
Do You Want to Know a Secret by The Beatles #2
Hello Dolly by Louis Armstrong #1
5/16/1964
My Guy by Mary Wells #1
Ronnie by The Four Seasons #6
White On White by Danny Williams #9
Wish Someone Would Care by Irma Thomas #17
5/23/1964
I'm So Proud by The Impressions #14
It's Over by Roy Orbison #9
5/30/1964
Love Me Do by The Beatles #10
Cotton Candy by Al Hirt #15
(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet by The Reflections #6
6/6/1964
Chapel of Love by The Dixie Cups #1
Every Little Bit Hurts by Brenda Holloway #13
Once Upon A Time by Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells #19
P. S. I Love You by The Beatles #10
Do You Love Me by The Dave Clark Five #11
6/13/1964
Walk On By by Dionne Warwick #6
Little Children by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas #9
Love Me With All Your Heart by The Ray Charles Singers #3
6/20/1964
Tell Me Why by Bobby Vinton #13
Tears & Roses by Al Martino #20
Diane by The Bachelors #10
Today by The New Christy Minstrels #17
6/27/1964
Bad to Me by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas #7
A World Without Love by Peter & Gordon #1
7/4/1964
I Get Around by The Beach Boys #1
My Boy Lollipop by Little Millie Small #2
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry & the Pacemakers #4
What's The Matter With You Baby by Marvin Gaye & Mary wells #17
7/11/1964
No Particular Place to Go by Chuck Berry #10
Memphis by Johnny Rivers #2
Don't Throw Your Love Away by The Searchers #16
7/18/1964
Rag doll by The Four Seasons #1
The Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz & Astro Gilberto #5
Good Times by Sam Cooke #11
Can't You See That She's Mine by The Dave Clark Five #4
Keep On Pushing by The Impressions #10
7/25/1964
Try It Baby by Marvin Gaye #15
8/1/1964
The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) by Jan & Dean #3
Nobody I Know by Peter & Gordon #12
A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles #1
Dang Me by Roger Miller #7
Wishin' And Hopin' by Dusty Springfield #6
8/8/1964
I Wanna Love Him So Bad by The Jelly Beans #9
8/15/1964
Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin #1
Steal Away by Jimmy Hughes #17
How Glad I Am by Nancy Wilson #11
8/22/1964
Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes #1
Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters #4
Ain't She Sweet by The Beatles #19
People Say by The Dixie Cups #12
Walk Don't Run '64 by The Ventures #8
8/29/1964
C’mon and Swim by Bobby Freeman #5
Just Be True by Gene Chandler #19

Popular records that were on the chart during the junior class of '65 (listed by title):

Title Artist Highest Rank
500 Miles Away From Home by Bobby Bare #10
A Fool Never Learns by Andy Williams #13
A World Without Love by Bobby Rydell #50
Abigail Beecher by Freddy Cannon #16
Ain't Nothing You Can Do by Bobby Bland #20
Ain't She Sweet by The Beatles #19
As Usual by Brenda Lee #12
Bad Girl by Neil Sedaka #33
Bad to Me by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas #7
Be True To Your School by The Beach Boys #6
Be My Baby by The Ronettes #2
Bits and Pieces by The Dave Clark Five #4
Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison #29
Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton #1
Bossa Nova Baby by Elvis Presley #8
Busted by Ray Charles #4
California Sun by The Rivieras #5
Can't You See That She's Mine by The Dave Clark Five #4
Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles #1
Can I Get a Witness by Marvin Gaye #22
Chapel of Love by The Dixie Cups #1
C’mon and Swim by Bobby Freeman #5
Cotton Candy by Al Hirt #15
Cross Fire by The Orlons #19
Cry Baby by Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters #4
Cry to Me by Betty Harris #23
Daisy Petal Pickin' by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs #15
Dang Me by Roger Miller #7
Dawn by The Four Seasons #3
Dead Man's Curve by Jan & Dean #8
Deep Purple by Nino Tempo & April Stevens #1
Desert Pete by The Kingston Trio #33
Diane by The Bachelors #10
Do You Love Me by The Dave Clark Five #11
Dominique by The Singing Nun #1
Don't Throw Your Love Away by The Searchers #16
Don't Let The Rain Come Down(Crooked Little Man) by The Serendipity Singers #6
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry & the Pacemakers #4
Don't Worry Baby by The Beach Boys #24
Donna the Prima Donna by Dion #6
(Down At) Papa Joe's by Dixiebelles With Cornbread & Jerry #9
Do You Want to Know a Secret by The Beatles #2
Drag City by Jan & Dean #10
Drip Drop by Dion #6
Every Little Bit Hurts by Brenda Holloway #13
Everybody by Tommy Roe #3
Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin #1
Fools Rush In by Rick Nelson #12
Forget Him by Bobby Rydell #4
Frankie & Johnny by Sam Cooke #14
Fun Fun Fun by The Beach Boys #5
The Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz & Astro Gilberto #5
Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five #6
Good News by Sam Cooke #11
Good Times by Sam Cooke #11
Handy Man by Del Shannnon #22
A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles #1
Have You Heard by The Duprees #18
Heat Wave by Martha & the Vandellas #4
Hello Dolly by Louis Armstrong #1
Hey Little Cobra by The Rip Chords #4
Hey Little Girl by Major Lance #13
Hey Girl by Freddie Scott #10
Hi Heel Sneakers by Tommy Tucker #11
Hippy Hippy Shake by The Swinging Blue Jeans #24
Honolulu Lulu by Jan & Dean #11
Hooka Tooka by Chubby Checker #17
How Glad I Am by Nancy Wilson #11
I Can't Stay Mad At You by Skeeter Davis #7
I Love You More And More Every Day by Al Martino #9
I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles #14
I Wanna Love Him So Bad by The Jelly Beans #9
I’m Gonna Be Strong by Gene Pitney #9
I'm Leaving It Up To You by Dale & Grace #1
I'm So Proud by The Impressions #14
If I Had a Hammer by Trini Lopez #3
I Get Around by The Beach Boys #1
In My Room by The Beach Boys #23
I Only Want to Be With you by Dusty Springfield #12
It's Over by Roy Orbison #9
lt's All Right by The Impressions #4
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles #1
Java by Al Hirt #4
Just Be True by Gene Chandler #19
(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet by The Reflections #6
Keep On Pushing by The Impressions #10
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget by The Raindrops #17
Kissin' Cousins by Elvis Presley #12
LIttle Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys #15
Little Red Rooster by Sam Cooke #11
Little Children by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas #9
The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) by Jan & Dean #3
Lody Lo by Chubby Checker #12
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen #2
Love Me Do by The Beatles #10
Love Me With All Your Heart by The Ray Charles Singers #3
Maria Elena by Los Indios Tabajaras #6
Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison #5
Memphis by Johnny Rivers #2
Mickey's Monkey by The Miracles #8
Midnight Mary by Joey Powers #10
Mockingbird by Inez Foxx #7
Money by The Kingsmen #16
My Heart Belongs To Only You by Bobby Vinton #9
My Boy Lollipop by Little Millie Small #2
My Guy by Mary Wells #1
Navy Blue by Diane Renay #6
Needles and Pins by The Searchers #13
Nitty Gritty by Shirley Ellis #8
Nobody I Know by Peter & Gordon #12
No Particular Place to Go by Chuck Berry #10
Once Upon A Time by Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells #19
Out of Limits by The Marketts #3
P. S. I Love You by The Beatles #10
Painted, Tainted Rose by Al Martino #15
Part Time Love by Little Johnny Taylor #19
Penetration by The Pyramids #18
People Say by The Dixie Cups #12
Please Please Me by The Beatles #3
Popsicles, Icicles by The Murmaids #3
Pretty Paper by Roy Orbison #15
Quicksand by Martha & the Vandellas #8
Rag doll by The Four Seasons #1
Ronnie by The Four Seasons #6
Sally Go Round the Roses by The Jaynetts #2
See The Funny Little Clown by Bobby Goldsboro #9
Shangri-la by Robert Maxwell #15
She's a Fool by Lesley Gore #5
She Loves You by The Beatles #1
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss) by Betty Everett #6
Since I Fell For You by Lenny Welch #4
Somewhere by The Tymes #19
Southtown USA by The Dixiebelles #15
Stay by The Four Seasons #16
Steal Away by Jimmy Hughes #17
Stop and Think It Over by Dale & Grace #8
Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs #1
Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys #7
Surfin' Bird by The Trashmen #4
Suspicion by Terry Stafford #3
Talk Back Trembling Lips by Johnny Tillotson #7
Talk To Me by Sunny & The Sunglows #11
Talking About My Baby by The Impressions #12
Tears & Roses by Al Martino #20
Tell Me Why by Bobby Vinton #13
That Lucky Old Sun by Ray Charles #20
That Sunday, That Summer by Nat King Cole #12
That's the Way Boys Are by Lesley Gore #12
The Boy Next Door by The Secrets #18
The Grass Is Greener by Brenda Lee #17
The Matador by Major Lance #20
The Monkey Time by Major Lance #8
The Shelter Of Your Arms by Sammy Davis, Jr #17
Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals #6
There I've Said It Again by Bobby Vinton #1
Today by The New Christy Minstrels #17
True Love Never Runs Smooth by Gene Pitney #21
Try It Baby by Marvin Gaye #15
Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa by Gene Pitney #17
Twist and Shout by The Beatles #2
Um Um Um Um Um Um by Major Lance #5
Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters #4
Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley #29
Walk Don't Run '64 by The Ventures #8
A Walkin' Miracle by The Essex #12
Walking The Dog by Rufus Thomas #10
Walk On By by Dionne Warwick #6
Washington Square by The Village Stompers #2
The Way You Do the Things You Do by The Temptations #11
What's The Matter With You Baby by Marvin Gaye & Mary wells #17
What Kind of Fool by The Tams #9
Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes #1
Whispering by Nino Tempo & April Stevens #11
White On White by Danny Williams #9
Wish Someone Would Care by Irma Thomas #17
Wishin' And Hopin' by Dusty Springfield #6
Wives and Lovers by Jack Jones #14
Wonderful Summer by Robin Ward #14
Wonderful! Wonderful! by The Tymes #7
A World Without Love by Peter & Gordon #1
Yesterday's Gone by Chad & Jeremy #21
You Can Never Stop Me Loving You by Johnny Tillotson #18
You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry by The Caravelles #3
You're A Wonderful One by Marvin Gaye #15
You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore #2
Artists that had hit records during the junior year of the Class of '65:

Artist Title Highest Rank

• Louis Armstrong: ; Hello Dolly #1
• The Bachelors: Diane #10
• Bobby Bare: 500 Miles Away From Home #10
• The Jelly Beans: I Wanna Love Him So Bad #9
• The Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand #1; I Saw Her Standing There #14; She Loves You #1; Please Please Me #3; Twist and Shout #2; Can't Buy Me Love #1; Do You Want to Know a Secret #2; Love Me Do #10; P. S. I Love You #10; A Hard Day's Night #1
• Chuck Berry: No Particular Place to Go #10
• Bobby Bland: Ain't Nothing You Can Do #20
• The Beach Boys: Surfer Girl #7; LIttle Deuce Coupe #15; Be True To Your School #6; In My Room #23; Fun Fun Fun #5; I Get Around #1; Don't Worry Baby #24; Wendy #44
• Freddy Cannon: Abigail Beecher #16
• The Caravelles: You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry #3
• Ray Charles: Busted #4; That Lucky Old Sun #20
• Chubby Checker: Lody Lo #12; Hooka Tooka #17
• The Rip Chords: Hey Little Cobra #4
• Nat King Cole: That Sunday, That Summer #12
• Sam Cooke: Frankie & Johnny #14; Little Red Rooster #11; Good News #11; Good Times #11
• The Crystals: Then He Kissed Me #6
• The Dixie Cups: Chapel of Love #1
• Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas: Bad to Me #7; Little Children #7
• Skeeter Davis: I Can't Stay Mad At You #7
• Jan & Dean: Honolulu Lulu #11; Drag City #10; Dead Man's Curve #8; The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) #3
• Dion: Donna the Prima Donna #6; Drip Drop #6
• The Dixiebelles: Southtown USA #15
• The Drifters: Under the Boardwalk #4
• The Duprees: Have You Heard #18
• Shirley Ellis: Nitty Gritty #8
• Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters: Cry Baby #4
• The Essex: A Walkin' Miracle #12
• Betty Everett: The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) #6
• Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs: Sugar Shack #1; Daisy Petal Pickin' #15
• The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over #6; Bits and Pieces #4; Do You Love Me #11; Can't You See That She's Mine #4
• Inez Foxx: Mockingbird #7
• Bobby Freeman: C'mon and Swim #5
• Marvin Gaye: Can I Get a Witness #22; You're A Wonderful One #15; Try It Baby #15
• Stan Getz & Astro Gilberto: The Girl From Ipanema #5
• Bobby Goldsboro: See The Funny Little Clown #9
• Peter & Gordon: A World Without Love #1; Nobody I Know #12
• Lesley Gore: She's a Fool #5; You Don't Own Me #2; That's the Way Boys Are #12
• Dale & Grace: I'm Leaving It Up To You #1; Stop and Think It Over #8
• Betty Harris: Cry to Me #23
• Al Hirt: Java #4; Cotton Candy #15
• Brenda Holloway: Every Little Bit Hurts #13
• Jimmy Hughes: Steal Away #17
• The Impressions: It's All Right #4; Talking About My Baby #12; I'm So Proud #14; Keep On Pushing #10
• The Jaynetts: Sally Go Round the Roses #2
• The Swinging Blue Jeans: Hippy Hippy Shake #24
• Chad & Jeremy: Yesterday's Gone #21
• Dixiebelles With Cornbread & Jerry: (Down At) Papa Joe's #9
• Jack Jones: Wives and Lovers #14
• Sammy Davis, Jr: The Shelter Of Your Arms #17
• The Kingsmen: Louie Louie #2; Money #16
• Major Lance: The Monkey Time #8; Hey Little Girl #13; Um Um Um Um Um Um #5; The Matador #20
• Brenda Lee: The Grass Is Greener #17; As Usual #12
• Trini Lopez: If I Had a Hammer #3
• The Marketts: Out of Limits #3
• Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody #1
• Al Martino: Painted, Tainted Rose #15; I Love You More And More Every Day #9; Tears & Roses #20
• Robert Maxwell: Shangri-la #15
• Roger Miller: Dang Me #7
• The New Christy Minstrels: Today #17
• The Miracles: Mickey's Monkey #8
• The Murmaids: Popsicles, Icicles #3
• Ricky Nelson: Fools Rush In #12
• The Singing Nun: Dominique #1
• Roy Orbison: Mean Woman Blues #5; Blue Bayou #29; Pretty Paper #15; It's Over #9
• The Orlons: Cross Fire #19
• Gerry & the Pacemakers: Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying #4
• Gene Pitney: True Love Never Runs Smooth #21; Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa #17; I'm Gonna Be Strong #9
• Joey Powers: Midnight Mary #10
• Elvis Presley: Bossa Nova Baby #8; Kissin' Cousins #12; Viva Las Vegas #29
• The Pyramids: Penetration #18
• The Raindrops: The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget #17
• The Reflections: (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet #6
• Diane Renay: Navy Blue #6
• Johnny Rivers: Memphis #2
• The Rivieras: California Sun #5
• Tommy Roe: Everybody #3
• The Ronettes: Be My Baby #2
• Bobby Rydell: Forget Him #4; World Without Love #50
• Freddie Scott: Hey Girl #10
• The Searchers: Needles and Pins #13; Don't Throw Your Love Away #16
• The Four Seasons: Dawn #3; Stay #16; Ronnie #6; Rag Doll #1
• The Secrets: The Boy Next Door #18
• Neil Sedaka: Bad Girl #33
• Del Shannnon: Handy Man #22
• The Serendipity Singers: Don't Let The Rain Come Down(Crooked Little Man) #6
• The Ray Charles Singers: Love Me With All Your Heart #3
• Little Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop #2
• Dusty Springfield: I Only Want to Be With You #12; Wishin' And Hopin' #6
• Terry Stafford: Suspicion #3
• Nino Tempo & April Stevens: Deep Purple #1; Whispering #11
• The Village Stompers: Washington Square #2
• The Rolling Stones: Tell Me #24
• Sunny & The Sunglows: Talk To Me #11
• The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go #1
• Los Indios Tabajaras: Maria Elena #6
• The Tams: What Kind of Fool #9
• Little Johnny Taylor: Part Time Love #19
• The Temptations: The Way You Do the Things You Do #11
• Irma Thomas: Wish Someone Would Care #17
• Rufus Thomas: Walking The Dog #10
• Johnny Tillotson: You Can Never Stop Me Loving You #18; Talk Back Trembling Lips #7
• The Trashmen: Surfin' Bird #4
• The Kingston Trio: Desert Pete #33
• Tommy Tucker: Hi Heel Sneakers #11
• The Tymes: Wonderful! Wonderful! #7; Somewhere #19
• Martha & the Vandellas: Heat Wave #4; Quicksand #8
• Bobby Vinton: Blue Velvet #1; There I've Said It Again #1; My Heart Belongs To Only You #9; Tell Me Why #13
• Robin Ward: Wonderful Summer #14
• Dionne Warwick: Walk On By #6
• Lenny Welch: Since I Fell For You #4
• Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells: Once Upon A Time #19; What's The Matter With You Baby #17
• Mary Wells: My Guy #1
• Andy Williams: A Fool Never Learns #13
• Danny Williams: White On White #9
• Nancy Wilson: How Glad I Am #11
Major Lance had four top twenty junior year hits: The Monkey Time #8; Hey Little Girl #13; Um Um Um Um Um Um #5; The Matador #20. A little known fact -- while touring Great Britain in the 1960's his backup band was Bluesology with pianist Reggie White, later to be known as Elton John.
The Supremes had signed with Motown in 1960 as The Primettes. After four years they had failed to make the top forty except for one record, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" (#23 - 1963). Then they released "Where Did Our Love Go" in the summer of 1964 -- it climbed to #1 at the end of our junior year on August 22.