| GT rank |
title |
artist |
| 1 |
Stranger On The Shore |
Acker Bilk |
| 2 |
Mashed Potato Time |
Dee Dee Sharp |
| 3 |
I Can't Stop Loving You |
Ray Charles |
| 4 |
The Twist |
Chubby Checker |
| 5 |
The Stripper |
David Rose Orchestra |
| 6 |
Johnny Angel |
Shelley Fabares |
| 7 |
The Wanderer |
Dion |
| 8 |
Roses Are Red |
Bobby Vinton |
| 9 |
The Locomotion |
Little Eva |
| 10 |
Hey! Baby |
Bruce Channel |
| 11 |
Peppermint Twist |
Joey Dee & the Starliters |
| 12 |
Duke of Earl |
Gene Chandler |
| 13 |
Soldier Boy |
The Shirelles |
| 14 |
The One Who Really Loves You |
Mary Wells |
| 15 |
Let Me In |
The Sensations |
| 16 |
Palisades Park |
Freddy Cannon |
| 17 |
It Keeps Right On A Hurtin' |
Johnny Tillotson |
| 18 |
Ramblin' Rose |
Nat King Cole |
| 19 |
Moon River |
Henry Mancini |
| 20 |
Midnight in Moscow |
Kenny Ball |
| 21 |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
Neil Sedaka |
| 22 |
You'll Lose a Good Thing |
Barbara Lynn |
| 23 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
The Tokens |
| 24 |
Wolverton Mountain |
Claude King |
| 25 |
Twistin' the Night Away |
Sam Cooke |
| 26 |
Slow Twistin' |
Chubby Checker |
| 27 |
Do You Love Me |
The Contours |
| 28 |
Sherry |
The Four Seasons |
| 29 |
Good Luck Charm |
Elvis Presley |
| 30 |
Walk On By |
LeRoy Van Dyke |
| 31 |
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) |
Barbara George |
| 32 |
The Wah Watusi |
The Orlons |
| 33 |
Monster Mash |
Bobby Boris Pickett |
| 34 |
Twist & Shout |
Isley Brothers |
| 35 |
Break It To Me Gently |
Brenda Lee |
| 36 |
Playboy |
The Marvelettes |
| 37 |
Can't Help Falling in Love |
Elvis Presley |
| 38 |
Sealed With a Kiss |
Brian Hyland |
| 39 |
Love Letters |
Ketty Lester |
| 40 |
She Cried |
Jay & the Americans |
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"The Top Ten" was written by Gary Theroux and Bob Gilbert and published in 1982. It provides a "Top 40" list for each year from 1956 to 1981 and a one page article on each of the top ten songs from each year. It also has a collection of information on pop history to introduce each year. |
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Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time" was a #1 weekly hit on Cashbox and a #2 on Billboard. The Orlons sang backup. All three surveys had it in the year end top ten -- it was #3 for G&T. |
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Bobby Boris Pickett's "The Monster Mash" made it to #1 on the Billboard chart the week before Halloween, 1962. It has become a holiday fixture. Of the 17 Billboard #1's included on the G&T list, "The Monster Mash" is the lowest on the G&T list -- #33. |
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The Isley Brothers' "Twist And Shout" only made it to #17 on the Billboard weekly chart but it made all three year end surveys, #34 for G&T. |
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