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Vol 31 Issue 52/11_23_2025
Celebrating the Music of the Golden Era of the 45 (1950-1989)



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TITLE
ARTIST
WKS
1 1 Over Under Sideways Down The Yardbirds 7
2 4 I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock & Roll Band) Moody Blues 6
3 7 Tainted Love Soft Cell 4
4 6 New York Groove Ace Frehley 5
5 5 Love Me The Rascals 6
6 3 Twelve Thirty The Mamas & the Papas 7
7 11 Kites Simon Dupree & The Big Sound 6
8 14 Our Love Natalie Cole 5
9 17 She Loves You The Beatles 3
10 2 I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart 9
11 19 Cara-Lin The Strangeloves 3
12 8 At Last You’re Mine Cheryl Lynn 10
13 13 In The Raw The Whispers 7
14 10 Happy Together The Turtles 12
15 24 Apricot Brandy Rhinoceros 3
16 22 Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven Chris Bartley 3
17 23 Navy Blue Diane Renay 4
18 15 Goodbye Stranger Supertramp 10
19 9 Sheila Tommy Roe 9
20 20 Sooner or Later Grass Roots 5
21 21 Six Man Band The Association 7
22 30 I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson 2
23 27 Washington Square The Village Stompers 4
24 16 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye The Casinos 5
25 31 Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi Kylie Minogue 2
26 29 Love in Them There Hills Pointer Sisters 2
27 -- I Got You Split Enz 1
28 -- Its Different for Girls Joe Jackson 1
29 -- Forever Came Today Diana Ross and the Supremes 1
30 20 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted Jimmy Ruffin 8
31 -- The End of Our Road Gladys Knight And The Pips 1
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32 I Shall Not Be Moved Barrino Brothers
33 World in Changes Dave Mason
34 Melting Pot Blue Mink
35 Take Me Home Country Roads John Denver
36 My Old School Steely Dan
37 Still...You Turn Me On Emerson Lake And Palmer
38 Well Alright Santana
39 Cold Love Donna Summer
40 Hot Stuff Rolling Stones
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HB This is My Country The Impressions
HB X Offender Blondie
HB Everlasting Love The Love Affair
HB Fools Gold Stone Roses
HB They Dont Know Kirsty MacColl
HB You Dont Have to Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield
HB Green Door Shakin Stevens
HB Crown of Creation Jefferson Airplane
HB No One There Martha Reeves
HB Send a Letter to Me Freddie & the Dreamers

Songs that have made the Top 31 so far this year.

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The Holiday TOP 13+ Chart is back!
This year the holiday chart will only run for 4 weeks, Nov 30 to Dec 21.
Vote for your 5 favorite holiday songs that were released before 1990.

I will get the ball rolling with my TOP 20 (at the moment) of holiday related songs : 

1.	I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake	
2.	Father Christmas - The Kinks 	
3.	Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses	
4.	Fairytale of New York - The Pogues	
5.	I Wish It Would Be Christas Everyday - Wizzard	
6.	Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon	
7.	Who Took The Merry Out of Christmas - Staple Singers	
8.	Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band	
9.	A Child of Winter – Beach Boys	
10.	Dont Believe in Christmas - Sonics	
11.	Thank God It's Not Christmas - Sparks	
12. 	You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft	
13.	A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull	
14.	Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas - O’Jays	
15.	Merry Christmas (I Dont Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones	
16.	What Are You Doing New Years Eve - The Orioles	
17.	Step into Christmas - Elton John	
18.	There Ain't No Sanity Clause - The Damned	
19.	Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas - Commander Cody	
20.	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
Here is a list of a few holiday hits & misses to pick from!


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ALBUM
ARTIST
1 1 Deliver The Word War
2 3 Peaceful World The Rascals
3 4 Madman Across the Water Elton John
4 2 Pet Sounds Beach Boys
5 14 Aja Steely Dan
6 5 Volunteers Jefferson Airplane
7 7 Night Moves Bob Seger
8 8 Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968) Various Artists
9 6 A Trick of the Tail Genesis
10 10 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield
11 9 One of These Nights Eagles
12 15 Never Forever Kate Bush
13 31 If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears The Mamas And The Papas
14 16 Straight Up Badfinger
15 19 Ummagumma Pink Floyd
16 26 A Quick One (UK)/Happy Jack (US) The Who
17 23 Reflections Diana Ross & the Supremes
18 21 Discovery Electric Light Orchestra
19 11 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young
20 22 The Wanderer Donna Summer
21 12 Misplaced Childhood Marillion
22 18 Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Small Faces
23 24 Close to the Edge Yes
25 30 Eli And The Thirteenth Confession Laura Nyro
26 28 Brain Salad Surgery Emerson Lake & Palmer
26 -- Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel
27 -- The First Lady of Immediate P.P. Arnold
28 -- Desire Bob Dylan
29 -- The Art of Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe
30 -- Irresistible Tammi Terrell
31 -- Love Over Gold Dire Straits

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