Ever wonder what songs were featured on the Top 10 at 10? Now you can get the countdown every Monday morning for the week before! Here’s last week’s countdown songs, featuring the top ten songs from The Everly Brothers, Re-Released Hits by Same Artist, The Day The Music Died, and from 1964 and ‘58.

Top Ten Songs of The Everly Brothers:
(Don Everly turned 73 last Monday, and Phil turned 71 a couple weeks ago – Jan.19th)

10. Walk Right Back – #7 in 1961
9. Let It Be Me – #7 in 1960
8. Crying in the Rain – #6 in 1962
7. Til I Kissed You – #4 in 1959 – features Holly’s Crickets as backing band
6. Problems – #2 in 1958
5. Bye Bye Love – their very first hit – #2 for 4 week in 1957
4. Bird Dog – #1 for 1 week in 1958
3. Wake Up Little Suzie – their first #1 hit – for 4 weeks in 1957
2. Cathy’s Clown – #1 for 5 weeks in 1960
1. All I Have to Do Is Dream – #1 for 5 weeks in 1958

Top Ten Re-Released Hits by Same Artist:
(inpired by Bill Murray’s movie “Groundhog Day” – where he wakes up to re-live everyday – these songs re-released and/or re-recorded by the same artist )

10. A Little Less Conversation – Elvis Presley (peaked #50 in 2002 in a re-mixed version)
9. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (minor hit in 1968; re-released in ‘88 in ‘Good Morning VietNam’)
8. Unforgettable – Nat & Natalie Cole (1961 cover of his 1952 original hit, remixed with daughter’s added vocals for a 1991 smash)
7. Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart (1993 million-seller live, ‘un-plugged’ version of his own 1992 studio cover of Van Morrison song)
6. April Showers – Al Jolson (1948 re-recording for film “Jolson Story’ of his own 1922 million-seller)
5. Unchained Melody – Righteous Bros. (1990 re-release of their ‘65 classic, in film ‘Ghost’; spawned a re-recorded hit version too)
4. Stand By Me – Ben E. King (1986 release of film of same name, brought this 1961 hit back into Top 10 a second time)
3. Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Neil Sedaka (re-recorded and slowed down version of his 1962 #1 classic, also went top ten in 1975)
2. Candle in the Wind ‘97 – Elton John (all-time top-selling record, and #1 for 14 weeks; 70s album track re-done with new lyrics for Diana in 1987)
1. The Twist – Chubby Checker (only song ever to TOP charts TWICE in different years – 1960 and 1962)

Top Ten Songs by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper:
(51 years ago on Wednesday – rock’n'roll’s worst tragedy – plane crash deaths of Holly, Bopper and Valens)

10. Rave On – Buddy Holly (peak #37)
9. Early In The Morning – Buddy Holly (peak #32)
8. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens (peak #22)
7. Maybe Baby – Buddy Holly (peak #17)
6. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Buddy Holly (peak #13) – Paul Anka song on charts at time of Holly’s death
5. Oh Boy – Buddy Holly (peak #10)
4. Chantilly Lace – Big Bopper (peak #6) – Jaye P. Richardson – DJ’s real name
3. Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly (peak #3)
2. Donna – Ritchie Valens (peak #2)
1. That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly (peak #1 in 1957)

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1964

10. Popsicles and Icicles – Murmaids (written by a young David Gates – later w. Bread)
9. For You – Rick Nelson
8. Anyone Who Had a Heart – Dionne Warwick
7. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um – Major Lance
6. There ! I’ve Said it Again – Bobby Vinton
5. Louie Louie – Kingsmen (one of the most controversial song ever – FCC investigation)
4. Hey Little Cobra – Rip Chords
3. Out of Limits – Marketts
2. You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore
1. I Want to Hold Your Hand – Beatles (first of 7 weeks at #1 – the birth of British Invasion)

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1958:

10. The Stroll – Diamonds (brand new kind of dance, among first new dances for R&R generation)
9. Sugartime – McGuire Sisters
8. April Love – Pat Boone
7. Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
6. Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
5. Sail Along Silv’ry Moon – Billy Vaughn
4. Stood Up – Ricky Nelson
3. Don’t – Elvis Presley
2. Get a Job – Silhouettes
1. At The Hop – Danny & The Juniors

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