Well lets see I was listening to UltimateOldiesradio.com on monday and this weeks top 40 Cashbox countdown was from Oct 5th 1968. Lets look at the TOP 11 songs 40 years ago:
11) Magic Bus - The Who
10) Girl Watcher - The O'Kaysions
9) On the Road Again - Canned Heat
8) Special Angel - The Vogues
7) Fool on the Hill - Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66
6) I've Got to Get a Message To You - Bee Gees
5) Midnight Confessions - The Association
4) Hush - Deep Purple
3) Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
2) Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
1) Hey Jude - The Beatles
Now that is a TOP 11! Just about everything in this one and at the top the #1 Beatles song in their incredible recording career, which is saying something when you think about all the songs they have recorded. Next week I week have the next Cashbox countdown. I am sure the Billboard was pretty much the same and Hey Jude ruled the airwaves that fall on any chart that you could find.
Now for an interesting look at Billboard history, at their website they are celebrating 50years of the Hot 100 singles chart. They have all kinds of charts and my favorite is the countdown of the Top 100 songs in chart history and they included when possible the video. Good stuff and I wont spoil it by telling you the #1 song...hint: its not Elvis or the Beatles (killed any guess you had didnt I).
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-00.shtml
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