Not sure about rock'n'roll hits, but there are some fun pop hits along with a healthy helping of R&B. This CD (compiled by Joel Whitburn and released by Rhino) is first-rate; my only complaint is the 24 minute running time.
This disc is part of a 20 CD compilation series spanning 1955 to 1974, with one 10-track album for year; each track made the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. All the Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits discs for years 1960 through 1969 were originally released in 1988 or 1989, and rereleased in 1993 with revised track listings, due to licensing restrictions. This 1993 reissue replaces Big Girls Don't Cry by The Four Seasons with Green Onions.
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks, including Billboard Hot 100 chart peak:
| Title | Artist |
Pop
|
| Green Onions | Booker T. & The MG's | 3 |
| Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler | 1 |
| Soldier Boy | The Shirelles | 1 |
| Sheila | Tommy Roe | 1 |
| Peppermint Twist, Pt. 1 | Joey Dee & The Starlighters | 1 |
| The Loco-motion | Little Eva | 1 |
| The Wanderer | Dion | 2 |
| Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | 1 |
| Johnny Angel | Shelley Fabares | 1 |
| Palisades Park | Freddy Cannon | 3 |
8 out of the 10 tracks are new to my CD shelves but not new to my ears. Since I was born in 1966, these tunes have always been around. Of the ten, my favorite cuts are Green Onions, Duke Of Earl, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, and Johnny Angel.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I'm getting flashbacks of singing Duke Of Earl with friends around 1977. If memory serves, we sang it at a tempo far faster than the Chandler version.
Previously revisited for the blog:
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits 1968
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