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29/Sep/2024

 

83 Dean Martin — That’s Amore

74 Nat King Cole — Smile

61 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog

61 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel

54 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +4

20 Nat King Cole — Pretend

18 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow -3

12 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door

07 Lou Busch — Zambesi -3

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29/9/24

 

83 Dean Martin — That’s Amore

74 Nat King Cole — Smile

61 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog

61 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +4

20 Nat King Cole — Pretend

18 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 

07 Lou Busch — Zambesi 

06 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door -6

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29/9/24

 

83 Dean Martin — That’s Amore

74 Nat King Cole — Smile

65 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +4

61 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

20 Nat King Cole — Pretend

18 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 

07 Lou Busch — Zambesi 


00 Frankie Vaughan — The Green Door -6

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29/9/2024

 

83 Dean Martin — That’s Amore

78 Nat King Cole — Smile +4

65 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 

61 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

20 Nat King Cole — Pretend

12 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow -6

07 Lou Busch — Zambesi 

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29.09.2024

 

87 Dean Martin — That’s Amore   +4

78 Nat King Cole — Smile 

65 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

55 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog   -6

20 Nat King Cole — Pretend

12 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow 

07 Lou Busch — Zambesi

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29.09.2024

 

87 Dean Martin — That’s Amore   

78 Nat King Cole — Smile 

66 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +1

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

58 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog   +3

18 Nat King Cole — Pretend -2

08 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow -4

07 Lou Busch — Zambesi

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9/29/2024

 

87 Dean Martin — That’s Amore   

80 Nat King Cole — Smile +2

66 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel

60 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog   +2

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

18 Nat King Cole — Pretend

08 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow

01 Lou Busch — Zambesi -6

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29/9/24 11:55 hrs 


 

 

87 Dean Martin — That’s Amore   

84 Nat King Cole — Smile +4

61 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel -5

60 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog   

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

18 Nat King Cole — Pretend

08 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow

00 Lou Busch — Zambesi -1

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29th September

 

89 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +2

84 Nat King Cole — Smile 

63 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +2

60 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog   

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

18 Nat King Cole — Pretend

02 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow -6

 

That's Amore always reminds me of when Bobby Zamora played for Spurs, and the fans sang "When the ball hits your head, when you're sat in Row Zed, that's Zamora."

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9/29/2024

 

90 Dean Martin — That’s Amore +1

84 Nat King Cole — Smile 

63 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel

63 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog  +3

58 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

14 Nat King Cole — Pretend -4

 

00 Frankie Laine — Where The Winds Blow -2

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9/29/2024

 

90 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 

84 Nat King Cole — Smile 

67 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +4

63 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 

52 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap -6

14 Nat King Cole — Pretend 

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30-Sept

 

84 Dean Martin — That’s Amore -6

84 Nat King Cole — Smile 

67 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel 

63 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 

56 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +4

14 Nat King Cole — Pretend 

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Mon 30 Sep

 

84 Dean Martin — That’s Amore

84 Nat King Cole — Smile 

69 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel  +2

65 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog  +2

56 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap

08 Nat King Cole — Pretend  -6

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30/Sep/2024

 

84 Nat King Cole — Smile

78 Dean Martin — That’s Amore -6

69 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel

66 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog +1

59 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +3

08 Nat King Cole — Pretend

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30/Sep/2024 — The top 5 will be in the final.

 

84 Nat King Cole — Smile

78 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 

73 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel +4

66 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 

59 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap 

02 Nat King Cole — Pretend -6

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30/9/24

 

80 Nat King Cole — Smile -4

78 Dean Martin — That’s Amore 

73 Elvis Presley — Heartbreak Hotel

66 Elvis Presley — Hound Dog 

63 Frank Sinatra — (Love Is) The Tender Trap +4

00 Nat King Cole — Pretend -2

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So sorry about the wait! Been mad busy. Pretty predictable top-5 there, possibly for good reason I guess. Anyway, Part 2 is here, and again, I'll do my scores a bit later as there're a few (read: most of them) I need to familiarise myself with here.

 

1957-59

 

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song

20 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love

20 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark

20 The Mudlarks — Lollipop

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Dean Martin — Volare

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

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30/9/24

 

22 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song +2

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog +2

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love

20 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 The Mudlarks — Lollipop

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Dean Martin — Volare

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

14 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark -6

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30th September

 

24 Dean Martin — Volare +4

22 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love

20 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

14 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark

14 The Mudlarks — Lollipop -6

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30-Sept 

 

24 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love +4

24 Dean Martin — Volare 

22 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

14 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark

14 The Mudlarks — Lollipop 

14 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans -6

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30-Sept 

 

26 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love +2

26 Dean Martin — Volare +2

22 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

12 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark -2

12 The Mudlarks — Lollipop -2

12 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans -2

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30/9/2024

 

26 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love 

26 Dean Martin — Volare 

24 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song +2

22 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie +2

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

14 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love -6

12 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark 

12 The Mudlarks — Lollipop 

12 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans

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Mon 30 Sep

 

28 Dean Martin — Volare +2

26 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love 

24 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song 

22 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando +2

22 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie 

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

14 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love 

12 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark 

12 The Mudlarks — Lollipop 

06 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans -6

 

Lots to downvote here but let's start with Lonnie. Can't fucking stand the geezer.

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9/30/2024

 

28 Dean Martin — Volare

28 Harry Belafonte — Banana Boat Song +4

26 Nat King Cole — When I Fall In Love 

22 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys — Last Train To San Fernando

22 The Everly Brothers — Wake Up Little Susie 

22 The Everly Brothers — Bird Dog

20 Pat Boone — Don’t Forbid Me

20 Pat Boone — Love Letters In The Sand

20 Elvis Presley — Party

20 Debbie Reynolds — Tammy

20 Jim Dale — Be My Girl

20 Johnny Otis With Marie Adams & The Three Tons Of Joy — Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me)

20 Elvis Presley — Don’t

20 Pat Boone — A Wonderful Time Up There

20 Four Preps — Big Man

20 Elvis Presley — Hard Headed Woman

20 Dean Martin — Return To Me

20 Elvis Presley — King Creole

20 Marino Marini & His Quartet — Come Prima

20 Cliff Richard & The Drifters — Move It

20 Little Richard — Baby Face

20 The Teddy Bears — To Know Him Is To Love Him

20 Marty Wilde — A Teenager In Love

20 The Everly Brothers — ’Til I Kissed You

14 Russ Hamilton — We Will Make Love 

12 Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes — Tom Hark 

12 The Mudlarks — Lollipop 

 

00 Lonnie Donegan — Battle Of New Orleans -6

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