THE NATIONAL ‘TOP 30’ THIS WEEK: HONOR ROLL, 1959!

**BILLBOARD HONOR ROLL of HITS** (Week Ending) **April 18, 1959**

THE NATIONAL TOP 30 HITS

THIS WEEK April 27, 1959 60 YEARS AGO

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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.

**COME SOFTLY TO ME * No. 01**

**VENUS * No. 02**

**PINK SHOE LACES * No. 03**

**GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE * No. 05**

**NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU * No. 10**

**IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME * No. 12**

**SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU * No. 13**

**TRAGEDY * No. 18**

**SEA CRUISE * No. 20**

**KOOKIE KOOKIE (LEND ME YOUR COMB) * No. 28**

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BEATLES’ CAPITOL EP SINGLE: 4 BY THE FAB FOUR: 1965!

CAPITOL (U. S.) EP SINGLE RELEASE DATE – FEBRUARY 1, 1965

**SIDE 1: HONEY DON’T * I’M A LOSER**

**SIDE 2: MR. MOONLIGHT * EVERYBODY’S TRYING TO BE MY BABY**

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Although initially intended to appear as a single by releasing the “4-By” in a soft sleeve and thus “distinguish the ‘4-By’ product from EP’s“, 4 by the Beatles was packaged in a cardboard sleeve, similar to regular EP releases. Billboard did not chart the record as a single either, but as an EP; on the Hot 100, it peaked at number 68, which was also the highest position it achieved on the Cash Box chart.

(Source: Wikipedia; ‘4 by the Beatles’)

NEW! CKLW ‘EIGHT-O’ ON THE RADIO: TOM SHANNON

**CKLW RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**CKLW-AM 800 * 1965 * TOM SHANNON**

NEW! TOMMY SHANNON CKLW aircheck date Thursday, August 5, 1965

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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

**CKLW 80 RKO GENERAL** *Tom Shannon* **1965**

50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!

THE BEACH BOYS

“I Can Hear Music” by the Beach Boys was playing the Billboard Singles chart as well on Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. April 1969

50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!

THE ARBORS

“The Letter” by the Arbors was playing the Billboard Singles chart as well on Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. April 1969

NEW! CKLW ‘EIGHT-O’ ON THE RADIO: DAVE SHAFER

**CKLW RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**CKLW-AM 800 * 1964 * DAVE SHAFER**

NEW! DAVE SHAFER CKLW aircheck date Tuesday, September 1, 1964

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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

CKLW RKO GENERAL Dave Shafer PERSONALITY PROFILE PAGE (1964)

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50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!

BOB SEGER

“Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” by the Bob Seger System was playing the Billboard Singles chart as well on Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. April 1969

50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!

NEIL DIAMOND

“Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” by Neil Diamond was playing the Billboard Singles chart as well on Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. April 1969

WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’45 SURVEY SOUNDS: 04/21/1958

WJBK RADIO 15

61 YEARS AGO

APRIL 1958

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The WJBK FORMULA 45 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.

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Previewed for the week of April 21, 1958

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate

A MOTOWN POSTER FLASHBACK: MOTOWN LEGENDS!

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MOTOWN LEGENDS

‘The Sound of Young America’

Gladys Knight & The Pips; Smokey Robinson & The Miracles; Martha & The Vandellas; Diana Ross & The Supremes; Marvin Gaye; The Marvelettes; The Jackson 5; Stevie Wonder; The Four Tops; The Temptations

(Poster courtesy The Black Art Depot)