RE-LIVE THIS WEEK IN TOP 40 HISTORY 

This is a limited edition of the top 40 countdown show as heard on The Oldies Collection Internet radio station on Sunday's.  The show is hosted, produced and recorded here in the studio of The Oldies Collection by myself in Stratford, CT.  The show is burned on 3 printed compact discs (pictured) with sleeves and cue sheets as listed below.         

The Oldies Collection Top 40 Countdown
Show #450 – Chart Date: August 10, 1963
Hour 1 - CD 1 -- Broadcast Date: August 8, 2021
 
Segment 1:  16:36
        LW#1 – So Much in Love – The Tymes
        #40 – Hey Girl – Freddie Scott
        #39 – Make the World Go Away – Timi Yuro
        #38 – Six Days on the Road – David Dudley
        #37 – Sukiyaki – Kyu Sakamoto
 
        PSA – GUN SAFETY – DAD (30)
 
Segment 2:  16:59
        #36 – Marlena – The Four Seasons
        This week in events:
        #35 – I (Who Have Nothing) – Ben E. King
        #34 – Be Careful Of the Stones You Throw – Dion
        EXTRA – The Lonely Surfer – Jack Nitsche (#96)
        #33 – Shake Shake Shake – Jackie Wilson
        1963 TV Ad: Bulova Watches (:45)
 
Segment 3:  19:10
        #32 – The Monkey Time – Major Lance
        #31 – My Boyfriends’ Back – The Angels
        #30 – Twist it up – Chubby Checker
        #29 – If I Had a Hammer – Trini Lopez
        EXTRA – Hey There Lonely Boy – Ruby and the Romantics (#79)
        #28 – I Wonder – Brenda Lee
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 1:  52:45
 


Hour 2 - CD 2
 
Segment 1:  18:12
        #27 – Till Then – The Classics
        #26 – Not Me – The Orlons
        #25 – True Love Never Runs Smooth – Gene Pitney
        #24 – My Whole World Is Falling Down – Brenda Lee
        EXTRA – Painted Tainted Rose – Al Martino (#42)
        #23 – Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton
 
        PSA – BELONGINGS BEGINS WITH US (30)
 
Segment 2:  17:36
        #22 – Mockingbird – Inez and Charles Foxx
        This week in events:
        #21 – Denise – Randy and the Rainbows
        #20 – Detroit City – Bobby Bare
        #1 LP – I Left my Heart in San Francisco – Andy Williams (Days of Wine and
                        Roses)
        #19 – Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
        1963 TV Ad: Sanka Coffee
       
Segment 3:  17:27
        #18 – Pride And Joy – Marvin Gaye
        #17 – Hello Muddah, Hello Fadouh (A Letter from Camp) – Alan Sherman
        #16 – Green, Green – The New Christy Minstrels
        #15 – Abilene – George Hamilton IV
        EXTRA – Frankie and Johnny – Sam Cooke (#43)
        #14 – Memphis – Lonnie Mack
        Recap of the songs that fell off the top 40:
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 2:  53:15


Hour 3 - CD 3 
 
Segment 1: 17:32
        #13 – Hopeless – Andy Williams
        #12 – Just One Look – Doris Troy
        #11 – Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport – Rolf Harris
        #10 – More – Kai Winding and Orchestra
        EXTRA – Surfer Girl – The Beach Boys (#49)
        #9 – Easier Said Than Done – The Essex
 
PSA – ADOPTION FOR FOSTER CARE – GOAT (30)
 
Segment 2: 19:02
        #8 – Candy Girl – The Four Seasons
        #7 – Surf City – Jan and Dean
        This week in events:
        #6 – Judy’s Turn to Cry – Lesley Gore
        EXTRA – (Love is Like a) Heatwave – Martha and the Vandellas (#51)
        #5 – So Much in Love – The Tymes
        1963 TV Theme: Ready, Steady, Go! (2:00)
 
Segment 3:  24:01
        #4 – Blowin’ In the Wind – Peter, Paul and Mary
        #3 – (You’re the) Devil in Disguise – Elvis Presley
        #2 – Wipe Out – The Surfari’s
        EXTRA – Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton
        #1 – Fingertips (Parts 1 & 2) – Little Stevie Wonder
       
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 3:  1:00:35
 
TOTAL DURATION OF SHOW:  2:46:35