THE TOP 40 ROCK & ROLL ACTS, 1960-63

Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 00:20:18 GMT
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Last summer, I posted to the '50s group a list of the Top 40 Rock &
Roll Acts of that decade, according to an old AMERICAN TOP 40 survey I had
found on the Web. Well, this weekend, thanks to a miserable headcold, I
finally had the time to figure out the Top 40 Rock & Roll Acts of the early
'60s "cusp" years.
I included only those singles that were on the Billboard Hot 100 between
January 1, 1960, and December 31, 1963. As for calculating an artist's
points, I did it in as straightforward a manner as I could. A song that
peaked at #100 received one point, a #99 hit got two points, etc. The only
exception is that I awarded a #1 single 100 points for each week it topped
the Hot 100. For example, "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons, which was #1 for
four weeks, received 400 points.
One final note: I used a fairly liberal definition of "rock 'n' roll" to
determine which artists to include! And now, on with the show: 1. ELVIS PRESLEY: 3,688 points 2. BRENDA LEE: 2,530 3. RAY CHARLES: 2,337 4. CONNIE FRANCIS: 2,330 5. CHUBBY CHECKER: 2,129 6. THE FOUR SEASONS: 1,715 7. THE EVERLY BROTHERS: 1,710 8. BROOK BENTON: 1,703 9. RICK NELSON: 1,677
10. DION: 1,663
11. JACKIE WILSON: 1,576
12. BOBBY RYDELL: 1,522
13. FATS DOMINO: 1,512
14. THE SHIRELLES: 1,482
15. BOBBY DARIN: 1,450
16. BOBBY VEE: 1.369
17. PAUL ANKA: 1,307
18. ROY ORBISON: 1,299
19. SAM COOKE: 1,276
20. NEIL SEDAKA: 1,193
21. THE DRIFTERS: 1,192
22. JOHNNY TILLOTSON: 951
23. ETTA JAMES: 874
24. BILL BLACK'S COMBO: 857
25. FREDDY CANNON: 830
26. DEL SHANNON: 820
27. DUANE EDDY: 816
28. BOBBY LEWIS: 816
29. THE BEACH BOYS: 759
30. GENE PITNEY: 753
31. GARY "U.S." BONDS: 724
32. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: 700
22. JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS: 697
34. MARY WELLS: 693
35. JAMES BROWN: 684
36. THE CHIFFONS: 681
37. JAN & DEAN: 663
38. THE CRYSTALS: 647
39. HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS: 644
40. BEN E. KING: 627