1969 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1969 Billboard Number One Hits list captured pop music at the end of a turbulent decade: Motown, psychedelic soul, British rock, bubblegum pop, Broadway sunshine, folk-pop, country-pop, and late-1960s rock all reached No. 1. Marvin Gaye opened the year with I Heard It Through the Grapevine, […]
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1969 Music Hits: Soul, Classic Rock, Pop, Psychedelia, Country Crossover, and AM Radio Gold 1969 music hits captured the sound of a decade as it reached its final act. Rock was getting heavier, soul and Motown were still powerful, country crossover was finding pop audiences, and bubblegum pop was cheerfully refusing to leave the room.
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Top 25 Songs of the 1960s: Billboard Hits, Beatles Anthems, Soul Classics, Easy Listening, Teen Pop, and Pop-Culture Memory The Top 25 songs of the 1960s show a decade in transition. The early sixties still carried 1950s pop, teen idols, instrumental hits, easy listening, and dance crazes. By the end of the decade, The Beatles,
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Sexy Songs from Yesteryear: 69 Classic Seduction Songs, Double Entendre Tunes, and Romantic Oldies Sexy songs did not begin with music videos, club remixes, or pop stars whispering into expensive microphones. Long before modern pop learned every trick in the studio, singers, bands, composers, blues players, jazz artists, Broadway writers, and rock-and-roll troublemakers were already
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1969 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 12, 1969Televised “Best On Record”: May 5, 1969Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville & New YorkOpening/Closing: Rowan and MartinEligibility Year: November 2, 1967 – November 1, 1968Musical Highlights and AchievementsBy the Time I Get to Phoenix Emerges Victorious: Glen Campbell’s hit album won the Album of the Year, highlighting
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1968 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1968 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year of pop contrasts: British rock, blue-eyed soul, bubblegum psychedelia, instrumental pop, Motown, country crossover, Broadway-connected songs, and some of the most famous records of the decade. The Beatles opened the year with Hello, Goodbye, Otis Redding made
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1968 Music Hits: Soul, Classic Rock, Psychedelia, Country-Pop, and AM Radio Variety 1968 music hits captured a year when soul, rock, psychedelia, country crossover, folk-pop, and novelty songs all shared the same crowded radio dial. It was the kind of year where (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, Dance to the Music, I Heard
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Top 100 Oldies Songs from 1964 Through 1968: Motown, Soul, British Invasion, Garage Rock, and Classic AM Radio Hits The best oldies from 1964 through 1968 came from one of the most exciting stretches in pop music history. Motown was hitting hard, the British Invasion changed American radio, soul music was becoming bolder, garage rock
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1968 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 29, 1968Televised: “Best On Record” May 8, 1968Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New YorkEligibility Year: November 2, 1966 – November 1, 1967Musical Highlights and AchievementsSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Dominates: The Beatles’ groundbreaking album won four Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Album.Hello,
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1967 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1967 Billboard Number One Hits list captured pop music in one of its most colorful transition years. The Monkees opened the year with I’m a Believer, The Beatles topped the chart with Penny Lane, All You Need Is Love, and Hello, Goodbye, Aretha Franklin transformed Respect
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1967 Music Hits: Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Motown, Pop, and the Summer of Love 1967 music hits captured one of the most famous years in pop history, with soul, Motown, psychedelic rock, British Invasion bands, sunshine pop, and folk-rock all fighting for radio space. It was the year of the Summer of Love, but the charts
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Summer of Love Songs: Psychedelic Rock, Flower Power, and 1967 Hippie Anthems Summer of Love songs are not limited to one season or one city, but the cultural center was 1967 San Francisco, especially the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Psychedelic rock, folk-rock, sunshine pop, soul, garage rock, protest music, and experimental album tracks all helped define the
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1967 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 2, 1967Televised “Best On Record”: May 24, 1967Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New YorkEligibility Year: November 2, 1965 – November 1, 1966Grammy Highlights and AchievementsMichelle Takes the Spotlight: The Beatles snagged the Song of the Year award with their hit “Michelle,” further cementing their legendary status.Frank Sinatra’s
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1966 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1966 Billboard Number One Hits list captured one of the most colorful pop years of the decade. Folk-rock, British Invasion, Motown, garage rock, sunshine pop, patriotic ballads, soul, teen pop, and psychedelic hints all reached No. 1. Simon & Garfunkel opened the year with The Sound
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1966 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics Summer Wind – Frank Sinatra I’m a Believer – The Monkees When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge Wild Thing – The Troggs Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett This Old Heart of Mine – The Isley Brothers Devil with the Blue Dress –
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1966 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 15, 1966Televised “Best on Record”: May 16, 1966Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New YorkEligibility Year: December 1, 1964 – November 1, 1965Grammy Highlights and AchievementsRoger Miller Dominates: The country artist was the night’s big winner, taking home six awards including Best Country & Western Album for The
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1965 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1965 Billboard Number One Hits list captured the British Invasion at full force, Motown’s golden run, folk-rock’s breakthrough, garage rock’s rise, and several early signs of the pop changes coming later in the decade. The Beatles opened the year with I Feel Fine, The Supremes kept
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1965 Music Hits: Motown, British Invasion, Soul, Folk Rock, and Pop Radio Gold1965 music hits captured a major turning point in pop history, with Motown, soul, British Invasion bands, folk rock, garage rock, and polished AM radio all fighting for space on the same dial. It was the kind of year where Unchained Melody, My
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Commercial Freelance Photography in the 1960sIt may be hard for anyone living in the rich commercialism of today to understand the climate of the late sixties and early seventies. You could make a good amount of cash in freelance photography. Poster art was big and companies were looking for new poster art material as well
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1965 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: April 13, 1965Televised: May 18, 1965Held at: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly HillsHost/Emcee: Steve AllenEligibility Year: December 1, 1963 – November 30, 1964Grammy Highlights and AchievementsBeatles Invasion: The Beatles won their first Grammy for Best New Artist, officially marking the British Invasion in the American music scene.Jazz Legend Takes the Stage:
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1964 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1964 Billboard Number One Hits list was the year the British Invasion fully arrived, and the Hot 100 never looked quite the same again. The Beatles opened America’s floodgates with I Want to Hold Your Hand, then kept replacing themselves at No. 1 through the spring.
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1964 Music Hits: Beatlemania, Motown, Surf Rock, Girl Groups, and AM Radio Classics1964 music hits captured a pop world in full motion, with Beatlemania reshaping radio, Motown gaining power, surf rock still riding high, and girl groups delivering some of the decade’s most dramatic singles. It was the kind of year where Twist and Shout,
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1964 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: May 12, 1964Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles and New YorkHost: Dean MartinEligibility Year: December 1, 1962 – November 30, 1963Musical Highlights and AchievementsBarbra’s Big Night: Barbra Streisand dazzled the Grammys with her debut album, taking home two awards, including Album of the Year for The Barbra Streisand Album.“Days of Wine
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Top 100 Doo-Wop Hits: The Best Doo-Wop Songs and Vocal Group OldiesDoo-wop songs are some of the most recognizable oldies ever recorded. Built around vocal harmony, street-corner singing, romantic lyrics, nonsense syllables, tight bass parts, and soaring lead vocals, doo-wop helped shape early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop harmony, soul, and the sound
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1963 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1963 Billboard Number One Hits list captured the final full pre-Beatles year on the American pop chart. Folk-pop, girl groups, surf music, teen idols, early soul, instrumentals, novelty-leaning pop, and smooth ballads all reached No. 1 before the British Invasion changed the rules in 1964. The
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1963 Music Hits: Surf Rock, Motown, Girl Groups, Novelty Songs, and Early ’60s Pop 1963 music hits captured a lively pre-Beatles pop world filled with surf rock, girl groups, Motown, teen idols, dance records, novelty songs, country crossover, and polished adult pop. It was the kind of year where Yakety Sax, Louie Louie, Up on
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1963 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: May 15, 1963Televised: December 8, 1963Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles and New YorkHost: Frank SinatraEligibility Year: December 1, 1961 – November 30, 1962Musical Highlights and AchievementsVaughn Meader Stuns: A relatively unknown comic, Vaughn Meader took home the Album of the Year for The First Family, a comedy album parodying President
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The Beatles’ First Album: “Please Please Me”The Beatles’ first album, “Please Please Me,” marked the beginning of their unprecedented musical success and influence, and it was released in the United Kingdom on March 22, 1963.The Beatles, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, formed in Liverpool, England, in 1960. Under Brian
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Top Oldies Songs from 1959 to 1963: Pre-Beatles Pop, Girl Groups, Doo-Wop, Surf Rock, Soul, and Instrumentals The top oldies from 1959 to 1963 came from one of pop music’s most underrated transition eras. Rock and roll had survived its first explosion, doo-wop was still strong, girl groups were rising, teen idols were everywhere, surf
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1962 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1962 Billboard Number One Hits list captured American pop just before the British Invasion, with dance crazes, teen idols, soul, girl groups, country-pop, instrumentals, early Motown energy, and novelty records all reaching No. 1. The Tokens opened the year with The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Chubby Checker
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