The British Invasion: October 22nd, 1966

Invasion in the Billboard Top 30 – October 22nd, 1966

from Billboard Magazine)

NUMBER 1 “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” – The Four Tops

Number 9 – Dandy – Herman’s Hermits – (up from #15)

Number 10 – See, See Rider – The Animals – (up from #14)

Number 13 – Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadows – (up from #18)

Number 19 – Black Is Black – Los Bravos – (down from #13)

Number 28 – Girl On a Swing – Gerry & the Pacemakers – (up from #30)

Hot 100 Debuts October 22nd, 1966

Number 84 – Nineteen Days – The Dave Clark Five

 

Bubbling Under the Hot 100 – October 22nd, 1966

Number 114 – Stop, Stop, Stop – The Hollies

The British Invasion: October 15th, 1966

David and Jonathan

If you had to name the British Invasion Era participants who were recognized for their composing talents by being inducted into the Song Writer’s Hall of Fame who would you name?

Lennon & McCartney of course are at the top of all lists.  Then we have Mick Jagger and Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison from Them (but recognized for his solo work) as is Eric Clapton.  Then there are the three Bee Gees – each inducted separately – for careers that spanned several decades.  Oddly, Beatle George Harrison is not on the list.

And finally we have the dark horse composers – David and Jonathan – who are in reality Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.  They didn’t compose monster blockbusters but compose they did – landing often on the U.S. Charts including Hot 100, Country , Rhythm & Blues and Adult Contemporary.  They had a very strong showing of course in the U.K. sometimes with the same artists and sometimes with British acts.  Nearly always working together they penned more than 70 charting singles.  Their own biggest claim to fame on vinyl was “Michelle” produced by none other than George Martin.  Visit the PopBopRocktilUDrop Cook and Greenaway tribute page to view a listing of their chart records from 1965 through 2008.

Invasion in the Billboard Top 30 – October 15th, 1966

October 15th marked the first week since the British Invasion got under way in 1964 that not a single act resided in the Top 10.  For all practical purposes – the Invasion was no longer.  Instead the artists were amalgamated into the Pop mainstream regardless of country of origin.

(from Billboard Magazine)

(Number 1 – The Association – Cherish - 3rd week at #1)

Number 13 – Black Is Black – Los Bravos – (down from #4)

Number 14 – See See Rider – The Animals – (up from #19)

Number 15 – Dandy – Herman’s Hermits – (up from #48)

Number 18 – Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadows – (up from #40)

Number 23 – Bus Stop – The Hollies – (down from #15)

Number 29 – Sunshine Superman – Donovan – (down from #9)

Number 30 – Girl On a Swing – Gerry & the Pacemakers – (up from #37)

Number 11 – Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles – (2nd week at #11)

Hot 100 Debuts October 15th, 1966

Number 75 – Lady Godiva – Peter and Gordon

Number 85 – I Can’t Control Myself – The Troggs

Bubbling Under the Hot 100

Number 110 – Nineteen Days – The Dave Clark Five

The British Invasion: October 8th, 2013

Invasion in the Billboard Top 30 – October 8th, 1966

(from Billboard Magazine)

(Number 1 – The Association – Cherish - 2nd at #1)

Number 4 – Black Is Black – Los Bravos – (up from #7)

Number 5 – Bus Stop – The Hollies (2nd week at #5)

Number 8 – Yellow Submarine – The Beatles (down from #4

Number 9 – Sunshine Superman – Donovan (down from #3)

Number 11 – Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles – (2nd week at #11)

Number 14 – Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks (up from #15)

Hot 100 Debuts October 8th, 1966

Number 89 – Dandy – Herman’s Hermits

“Bubbling Under” the Hot 100

Number 112 – Ashes to Ashes – The Mindbenders

 

 

The British Invasion: September 24th, 1966

Yellow Submarine

Was a monster global hit:  Denmark – France – Germany – Netherlands – Norway & Portugal

Invasion in the Billboard Top 30 – September 24th, 1966

(from Billboard Magazine)

(Number 1 – The Association – Cherish – 1st week at #1)

Number 3 – Sunshine Superman – Donovan (2nd week at #3)

Number 4 – Yellow Submarine – The Beatles (down from #2)

Number 5 – Bus Stop – The Hollies (down from #4)

Number 7 – Black Is Black – Los Bravos – (up from #18)

Number 15 – Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks (2nd week at #15)

Hot 100 Debuts September 24th, 1966

No debuts this week

“Bubbling Under” the Hot 100

Number 114 – Ashes to Ashes – The Mindbenders

Number 120 – Just Like A Woman – Manfred Mann

Number 124 – Gloria’s Dream – The Belfast Gypsies

Number 126 – Here, There, Everywhere – The Fourmost

 

The British Invasion: September 17th, 1966

The Belfast Gypsies…

were what remained of the Irish group Them – without lead singer Van Morrison.  They formed in 1965 and continued on with little success (none beyond “Gloria’s Dream”) in the U.S.  The group included former Them members Jackie McAuley (keyboards) who later went on to join The Freaks of Nature, and brother Patrick McAuley (drums).  Neither brother were original members of Them – both arriving to replace others in 1964 but they were present on some of the U.S. Them charting records.  The other two members were Ken McLeod (guitar) and Mark Scott (bass).

The Gypsies – Holding On to Them

Invasion in the Billboard Top 30 – September 17th, 1966

(from Billboard Magazine)

(Number 1 Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love – 2nd week #1)

Number 2 – Yellow Submarine – The Beatles (up from #3)

Number 3 – Sunshine Superman – Donovan (down from #2)

Number 4 – Bus Stop – The Hollies (up from #9)

Number 14 – Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles (up from #26)

Number 15 – Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks (up from #20)

Number 18 – Black Is Black – Los Bravos – (up from #27)

Hot 100 Debuts September 17th, 1966

Number 81 – All I See Is You – Dusty Springfield

Number 85 – See See Rider – The Animals

Number 95 – Changes – Crispian St. Peter

“Bubbling Under” the Hot 100

Number 101 – Just Like a Woman – Manfred Mann

Number 127 – The Belfast Gypsies – Gloria’s Dream

Global Beat

Poochy (Russia) – Som (Brazil) – Ronnie Birds (France

The Blizzards (Netherlands) – The Mustangs (Spain) – Metro (Hungary

Dinah Lee (Australia) – The Layabouts (Belgium) – The Hound Dogs (Sweden)

The Gentlemen (France) – The Details (Germany) – The Buffoons (unknown)