“DON’T JUST STAND THERE” * Patty Duke * United Artists Records (1965)
Category: MCRFB Flashback Record ’45
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The Rolling Stones * WEEK OF 6/04 – 7/31/65
FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones peaked this week at No. 01 (and for 4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, weeks July 04 through July 31, 1965. (source: Billboard).
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’70!
RARE EARTH * (I Know) I’m Losing You * RARE EARTH (Motown 1970)
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The Four Tops * WEEK OF 6/27 – 7/03/65
FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “I Can’t Help Myself” by The Four Tops peaked this week (AGAIN!) at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100 week of June 27 through July 03, 1965. (source: Billboard).
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.
MCRFB Note: Knocked off from the No. 1 position last week by the Byrds’ “Mr. Tambourine Man,” The Four Tops, “I Can’t Help Myself,” previously was the No. 1 single (1 week) on Billboard for the week of June 13-19, 1965. This Motown single was on top at No. 1 — twice — on the chart, two separate weeks during June-July, 1965.
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’71!
THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH * Smiling Faces Sometimes * GORDY (Motown 1971)
‘HERE COME DA JUDGE!’ HOT IN DETROIT IN JUNE, ’68!
“HERE COME DA JUDGE” * The Buena Vistas * MARQUEE (June, 1968)
A MCRFB Note: The phrase “here come the judge,” came off the heels of the TV popularity of the NBC prime-time comedy show, Rowan and Martin’s ‘Laugh-In.’ Pigmeat Markham first donned the catchy phrase during the NBC series’ second season in 1968. A local R&B group, the Buena Vistas, also got caught up the act. Charted on Detroit’s Top 40 CKLW and WKNR, the instrumental played the charts on Detroit’s R&B stations WCHB and WJLB, June, 1968.
HERE COMES THE JUDGE! A MOTOWN PHRASE FOR ’68!
“HERE COMES THE JUDGE” * Shorty Long * SOUL (June, 1968)
A MCRFB Note: The phrase “here come the judge,” came off the heels of the TV popularity of the NBC prime-time comedy show, Rowan and Martin’s ‘Laugh-In.’ Pigmeat Markham first donned the catchy phrase during the NBC series’ second season in 1968. Locally, Motown’s Shorty Long found himself caught up with ‘the judge’ act as well. His single made the ‘soul radio’ playlist on Detroit’s R&B WCHB-AM and WJLB-AM, June, 1968.
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The Byrds * WEEK OF 6/20 – 6/26/65
THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by The Byrds peaked No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100 week of June 20 through June 26, 1965. (source: Billboard).
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’75!
DAVID RUFFIN * Walk Away From Love * Motown (1975)
50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’65!
“DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC” * The Lovin’ Spoonful * Kama Sutra Records (1965)