This is the first in what I hope will be a very long-running series. I have decided to look at the most popular songs from every year I have existed. There will be some artistic licence on my part as I will always seek to include at least a few of my favourites from each year. The format will be a top ten for each year and will cover the music and songs I grew up with, came of age with, and achieved my greatest success alongside music that comforted me in bad times. The first top ten goes back to the year of my birth, 1959, yes I really am that old! Obviously, I don’t remember actually hearing these songs in that first year, but I have heard them all many times over the years. One little snippet I can give you is that “It’s Only Make Believe” by Conway Twitty was number one on January 1st, 1959, the day I was born. I have focused on the UK charts, so that year’s US best seller doesn’t feature in my list, but for all you fact fans, it was “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton. So here is the first Rolling Back The Years With Mayhem Chart, for 1959. It has quite a few good tunes I reckon. Please enter the Time Tunnel now! If you are too scared to enter the tunnel, then just click here for the playlist! The chart for 1960 will follow soon.
1 “Living Doll” – Cliff Richard & The Drifters
2 “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” – Buddy Holly
3 “(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I – Elvis Presley”
4 “Mack The Knife” – Bobby Darin
5 “Here Comes Summer” – Jerry Keller
6 “To Know Him Is To Love Him” – The Teddy Bears
7 “What Do You Want?” – Adam Faith
8 “It’s Only Make Believe” – Conway Twitty
9 “Stagger Lee” – Lloyd Price
10 “C’mon Everybody” – Eddie Cochran
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