Monday, October 23, 2017

October 23rd




Lulu's "To Sir With Love" is Number One for the second straight week this week on the chart.  The Box Tops also hold on to the #2 position with their former #1 Hit, "The Letter".  "How Can I Be Sure" by The Young Rascals climbs a notch from #4 to #3, "Soul Man" by Sam and Dave moves up two spots from #6 to #4 while "Never My Love" by The Association falls from #3 to #5.  



Rounding out The Top Ten we find "Your Precious Love" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell at #6 (up from #9 the week before), "Expressway To Your Heart" by The Soul Survivors (moving from #10 to #7), "Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton Wood at #8 (down from #7), "It Must Be Him" by Vikki Carr (up from #11 to #9) and "Hey Baby, They're Playing Our Song" by The Buckinghams (down from #8 to #10).  

Moving up The Top 40:  "Incense And Peppermints" by The Strawberry Alarm Clock (#22 to #13), "The Rain, The Park And Other Things" by The Cowsills (#29 to #16), "Please Love Me Forever" by Bobby Vinton (#24 to #17), "I'm Wondering" by Stevie Wonder (#27 to #18), "Let It Out" by The Hombres (#23 to #19), "Love Is Strange" by Peaches and Herb (#28 to #21), "Holiday" by The Bee Gees (#34 to #22), "It's You That I Need" by The Temptations (#39 to #26), "Everlasting Love" by Robert Knight (#43 to #29), "I Can See For Miles" by The Who (#46 to #36), "Kentucky Woman" by Neil Diamond (#50 to #37) and "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba (#48 to #39).  



Diana Ross and the Supremes' Greatest Hits is the new #1 album in America.  Although she is still pictured on the cover and did, in fact, sing on all the songs included in the LP, by the time this record hits the streets, original member Florence Ballard has been replaced by Cindy Birdsong.