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September 6th
Engelbert Humperdinck tops the British Charts with his new single, "The Last Waltz." Despite all the hype early on, this will remain his only other single to reach #1 on the British Charts. (He never...
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September 7th
New on the charts this week are "Dandelion" by The Rolling Stones (#65), "Expressway To Your Heart" by The Soul Survivors (#67), "A Banda" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (#70), "What Now My Love"...
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September 8th
Other big movers this week include "Love Bug, Leave My Heart Alone" by Martha and the Vandellas (#55 to #42), "The Cat In The Window" by Petula Clark (up 26 places from #75 to #49), "The Ballad of You...
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September 9th
"Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In" aired for the very first time as a television special. It proved to be so popular that NBC launched it as a television series the following January.A riot breaks out...
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September 10th
It's a brand new season for The Ed Sullivan Show (their 20th) and kicking things off tonight are The Young Rascals, who perform "Groovin'", "A Girl Like You" and "How Can I Be Sure" as well as Petula...
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September 11th
"Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry is #1 for the fourth week in a row as "Reflections" by Diana Ross and the Supremes holds at #2 and "The Letter" by The Box Tops continues its climb to the top,...
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The Fifth Dimension appear on The Hollywood Palace and perform "Up, Up And Away" and "California My Way". Also on the program this evening are Frankie and Annette (Avalon and Funicello) who sing...
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"Dandelion" by The Rolling Stones is up 24 places from #65 to #41. "How Can I Be Sure" by The Young Rascals climbs from #76 to #52. "A Banda" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass is up to #53 from...
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September 14th
Little Frannie Blassingame turns seven years old today … 32 years later she'll meet and then marry Forgotten Hits founder Kent Kotal. (Happy Birthday, honey!) The television series "Ironsides"...
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September 15th
Brand new debuts include "Your Precious Love" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (#65), "You Keep Running Away" by The Four Tops (#77) and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Brenda Holloway (a song not...
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September 16th
After taking the British charts by storm just a few months ago … it was a HUGE deal when his recording of "Release Me" kept The Beatles'"Penny Lane" out of the #1 spot … a British radio station...
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September 17th
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of an historic night of rock and roll television. That both of these events happened within the span of two hours is incredible. Not since Elvis and The Beatles first...
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September 18th
"The Letter" by The Box Tops moves into the #1 spot on this week's chart as "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry drops to #2, "Come Back When You Grow Up" by Bobby Vee climbs a notch to #3, as does...
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Chicago's very own Spanky And Our Gang appear on The Hollywood Palace this evening to perform "Making Every Minute Count".
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September 20th
Rick and Kris Harmon Nelson welcome their twin sons Gunnar and Matthew into the world. In 1990, they would reach the #1 Spot on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart with "Love And Affection", making this...
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September 21st
Records jumping ten points our more on the lower half of the chart include "Knock On Wood" by Otis and Carla (#56 to #44), "What Now My Love" by Mitch Ryder (#59 to #48), "You Keep Running Away" by The...
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September 22nd
The Beatles appear on the cover of "Time Magazine"… as a drawing … under the tagline "The Beatles / Their New Incarnation". It depicts The Fab Four in colorful outfits at a time that finds them in...
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September 23rd
The Strawberry Alarm Clock perform America's All-Time Favorite Psychedelic Song "Incense And Peppermints" on American Bandstand. It will top the charts here in about six weeks. In 2008, Forgotten...
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September 24th
The Mamas and the Papas appear on The Ed Sullivan Show tonight to perform their latest hit, "Twelve Thirty" along with a medley that includes "Monday Monday", "I Call Your Name" and "California...
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September 25th
"The Letter" by The Box Tops holds on to the #1 spot on the chart as "Never My Love" by The Association jumps from #6 to #2. The rest of the Top Five hold steady from the week before. "Higher And...
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