Category: Hot 100
RADIO HITS COAST TO COAST: BILLBOARD HOT 100 * SEPTEMBER 9, 1967
THIS WEEK ON BILLBOARD * 1967
LOU MONTE * PEPINO THE ITALIAN MOUSE * 1962
HERMAN’S HERMITS’ RECORD HOT FOR ’65 . . . APRIL 17, 1965
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1965
HERMAN’S HERMITS SET MARK ON HOT 100 CHART
NEW YORK — Herman’s Hermits, the hottest record-selling act today, have set a precedent by having their latest single release, “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter,” break into the Hot 100 chart at the No. 12 position this week. This is the highest jump of any record, thus far, that has ever hit the chart. The previous high was the Beatles’ release of their single “A Hard Day’s Night,” on Capitol Records, which vaulted at the No. 21 spot last year.
Herman’s Hermits currently have three singles ranked within the top 20 of the Hot 100 chart, with their “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” at No. 6, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” at No. 12 and “Silhouettes”“at No. 19 after only three weeks on the charts.
Just last month, WKNR, the number one top 40 radio station in Detroit, confirmed “Can’t You Heart My Heartbeat” as having been the most popular hit in record sales, through the station’s own influence with its listeners. “Heartbeat,” recently was the No. 1 song on WKNR for three consecutive weeks in the Motor City. The song hit the No. 13 position at the station on February 25 after debuting there (at No. 28) the previous week. It jumped all the way to the No. 1 spot on WKNR the following week, beginning March 3, and it stayed at the top there through March 24, when it dropped down to the No. 4 spot on Keener 13.
But the latest tune, from the British band’s latest LP, has received what is considered the heaviest airplay of any record not released as a single to date.
Disk jockeys were playing the track from the group’s smash LP, “Introducing Herman’s Hermits,” which is currently at No. 3 this week on the Top LP’s chart in Billboard.
While “Silhouettes” was just released three weeks ago, MGM were forced to release “Mrs. Brown” due to popularity and demand and to date has found there has been no effect in the sale of the other two singles by the same group.
The advanced airplay on this tune has obviously helped the sales of this LP tremendously, since demand has forced consumers to buy the package to obtain “Mrs. Brown.”
The group is scheduled to arrive in this country Monday, April 19, for a month of one-nighters with the Dick Clark tour starting April 30. Prior to that Herman’s Hermits will make several personal appearances upon their arrival here. They are slated to appear on ABC-TV’s “Shindig” on May 4. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; April 17, 1965)
BILLBOARD APRIL 17, 1965
HERMAN’S HERMITS
“Mrs Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter,” eventually went on to become the nation’s No. 1 song for three consecutive weeks — May 1, May 8, May 15, before dropping down to No. 2 on May 22, 1965 — according to the Billboard charts for May 1965.
BILLBOARD CHART * JULY 9, 1966
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NEW FOLK-WAVE HITS POURS ON . . . JUNE 12, 1965
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1965
Folk Swinging Wave On – Courtesy of Rock Groups and Artists
Hollywood –With Bob Dylan as the stimulus and the Byrds as the disciples, a wave of folk rock is developing in contemporary pop music.
British groups, such as the Animals and the Nashville Teens, have on occasions used pure country-folk materials. But their identity has been really in the Beatles vein. The Byrds, on the other hand, with a similar driving sound, are the first American rock group to obtain the majority of its material from the folk field and make a success out of it. Their Columbia single release, “Mr. Tambourine Man,” is the No. 6 record in the “Hot 100” survey this week.
The five folk singers switched over to rock and roll when the Beatles made it fashionable to wear long hair and play amplified guitars.
Since the Byrds single was released, with San Francisco and Los Angeles were the first two markets accepting the Dylan-authored song, a host of other rock groups have caught the message. And the race is on the get on the folk-rock bandwagon.
Such acts as Billy J. Kramer, Jackie DeShannon and Sonny and Cher have all begun using folk-oriented materials on their singles. A new group, the Rising Sons, displayed a folk-rock style at their Ash Grove bow in Los Angeles recently. Joe and Eddie, Crescendo Records top folk artists, are now reportedly switching over to blend of folk-rock. An act billing itself as the Lovin’ Spoonful, reportedly is working in the New York area with a folk-rock sound.
When the Byrds played their first engagement at Ciros in Los Angeles, many folk artists attended. The boys rubbed elbows with Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary and, with Bob Dylan as well, who attended the Byrds’ L. A. venue. It was reported that several disk-men brought portable tape recorders to the club to catch their sound. The Byrds’ sound combines falsetto voicing with blaring guitar chords along with a rock bottom drum beat, songs already applicable for dancing with the current pop scene.
Their repertoire is heavily Dylan influenced, espousing his causes just above their din of their own playing. Their new album has four Dylan tunes and one by Pete Seeger. For some, the blending of folk lyrics with a rock beat becomes a natural extension for the current new folk sound. For the Byrds, this sound has become their key to their success.
They have already played dates with Britain’s own Rolling Stones, and a tie-in with the Beatles on their planned forthcoming United States tour has been mentioned. For the Byrds, TV appearances have already been in the making, giving more exposure to the new folk-rock sound.
If the folk-rock movement takes hold, a song’s lyrical contents could become as influential as the dominating beat that has always been the pride of rock and roll at best. With the Beatles in the mainstream as one from the old rock-and-roll-school, and the Rolling Stones along with the Righteous Brothers, with their white R&B acts infused with euphoric soul, the Byrds are in flight towards a new plateau, combining the imagery of folk lyrics along with the wave the group is now riding with their newly-acclaimed sound. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; June 12, 1965)
BILLBOARD HOT 100 JUNE 12, 1965
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SUPREMES NUMBER ONE . . . DECEMBER 19, 1964
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964
SUPREMES ARE NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD; THIRD DISK IN A ROW
NEW YORK — Motown’s Supremes are living up to their title. The gal group captured the first place position on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart with their waxing of “Come See About Me.” This is the third No. 1 record in a row for the gals from Detroit, and they now represent the first femme group to achieve this status.
To add to it all, Diana, Flo, and Mary have staged a turnabout on the British by invading their No. 1 position on their chart with “Baby Love,” the first American girl group to do so. The record also registers big here, having reached the No. 8 position on Billboard’s single listing and holding 15th place this week.
Their Motown albums have had the same response from record buyers. “Where Did Our Love Go,” formerly occupying the No. 1 position is No. 7 this week on Billboard’s LP chart with 14 weeks as a chart entry. Their most recent album release, “A Little Bit Of Liverpool,” has reached the 92 position this week after only a month on the chart. Indications are that the album should do as well as its predecessor.
“Baby Love,” also reached the chart pinnacle for four consecutive weeks. The Supremes have recently returned from a much-heralded tour in England and Europe. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; December 19, 1964)
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