- Good Rockin’ Tonight (1948) Wynonie Harris
- A Million And One (1966) Billy Walker
- Rockin’ At Midnight (1949) Roy Brown
- Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) (1954) The Penguins
- Harbour Lights (1950) Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra; vocalist: Tony Alamo
- I Must Be Seeing Things (1965) Gene Pitney
- My Name Is Jack (1968) Manfred Mann
- Crying In The Chapel (1953) June Valli
- Puppy Love (1960) Paul Anka
- Yesterday Man (1965) Chris Andrews
- Pinball Wizard (1969) The Who
- You Don’t Know Me (1956) Jerry Vale
- Crying In The Chapel (1953) Rex Allen
- Boom Boom (1964) The Animals
- The Trolley Song (1944) Judy Garland
- Why Me (1973) Kris Kristofferson
- Yes! We Have No Bananas (1923) Billy Jones
- Sugar And Spice (1963) The Searchers
- I’ve Got The World On A String (1933) Bing Crosby
- Boom Boom (1962) John Lee Hooker
- Lonely Weekends (1960) Charlie Rich
- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On (1962) Johnny Tillotson
- Don’t Hang Up (1962) The Orlons
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (1959) Lonnie Donegan
- Straighten Up And Fly Right (1944) The Andrews Sisters
- Eyes Without A Face (1984) Billy Idol
- I Don’t Care (Just As Long As You Love Me) (1964) Buck Owens
- Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (1929) Bessy Smith
- Vienna Calling (1985) Falco
- The World Is A Ghetto (1972) War
- Ooby Dooby (1956) Roy Orbison
- Wild Love (1973) Mungo Jerry
- Him Or Me – What’s It Gonna Be? (1967) Paul Revere and The Raiders
- Sunshine (1974) Mickey Newbury
- She Blinded Me With Science (1982) Thomas Dalby
- He’s My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy (1963) Little Pattie
- Roar (2013) Katy Perry
- Oliver’s Army (1979) Elvis Costello and The Attractions
- Rubber Duckie (1970) Ernie
- Shaddap You Face (1980) Joe Dolce Music Theatre
The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 16
- Tin Soldier (1967) The Small Faces
- Amapola (1941) Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra; vocalists: Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell
- Let’s Walk A Thata-way (1953) Doris Day and Johnnie Ray
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (1940) Glenn Miller and his Orchestra; vocalist: Ray Eberle
- The Ballad Of The Green Berets (1966) Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler
- Flowers In The Rain (1967) The Move
- We’ll Sing In The Sunshine (1964) Gale Garnett
- Doctor My Eyes (1972) Jackson Browne
- Layla (1971) Derek and The Dominos
- Working In The Coal Mine (1966) Lee Dorsey
- One (1969) Johnny Farnham
- He (1955) Al Hibbler
- Yesterday’s Hero (1975) John (Paul) Young
- One (1969) Three Dog Night
- A Never Ending Song Of Love (1971) Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
- Wheels (1961) The String-Alongs
- Dust My Broom (1952) Elmore James
- The Cheater (1966) Bob Kuban and The In-Men
- You, Me And Us (1957) Alma Cogan
- Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows (1965) Lesley Gore
- Take This Job And Shove It (1977) Johnny Paycheck
- 98.6 (1966) Keith
- 40 Cups Of Coffee (1953) Ella Mae Morse
- Boogie Woogie Lou (1950) Zeb Turner
- Don’t Cross The River (1973) America
- A Picture Of You (1962) Joe Brown and The Bruvvers
- Chains (1962) The Cookies
- Are You Ready For The Country (1976) Waylon Jennings
- Many Tears Ago (1946) Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys
- The Shape I’m In (1959) Johnny Restivo
- Sugarbush (1951) Doris Day and Frankie Laine
- Please Don’t Talk To The Lifeguard (1963) Diane Ray
- A Handful Of Songs (1957) Tommy Steele
- You Won’t Be Leaving (1966) Herman’s Hermits
- (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (1969) Amen Corner
- Petootie Pie (1946) Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan
- Shake (1965) Sam Cooke
- That’s Life (That’s Tough) (1962) Gabriel and The Angels
- I’m A Tiger (1968) Lulu
- Wonderwall (1995) Oasis
The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 15
- Those Were The Days (1968) Mary Hopkin
- The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) (1981) The Funboy Three
- Home Of The Brave (1965) Jody Miller
- That Chick’s Too Young To Fry (1946) Louis Jordan
- Right Back Where We Started From (1975) Maxine Nightingale
- The Power And The Passion (1983) Midnight Oil
- Another Saturday Night (1963) Sam Cooke
- I Apologize (1951) Billy Eckstine
- Sail Along Silvery Moon (1957) Billy Vaughn
- Paloma Blanca (1975) The George Baker Selection
- Candy (1945) Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers
- (Old-Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine (1972) Tom T. Hall
- Look Wot You Dun (1972) Slade
- If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked A Cake (1950) Eileen Barton
- White Lightning (1959) George Jones
- A Very Special Love (1958) Doris Day
- How Can I Be Sure (1967) The Young Rascals
- Paper Cup (1967) The 5th Dimension
- Rock Me Baby (1986) Johnny Nash
- Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me (1982) Juice Newton
- Caterina (1962) Perry Como
- South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) (1939) Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra; vocalist:Hal Derwin
- Jai Deux Amours (1953) Josephine Baker
- Take A Message To Mary (1959) The Everly Brothers
- That Lovin’ You Feelin’ Again (1980) Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
- So Long (1949) Ruth Brown
- That’s A Man’s Way (1965) Wilson Pickett
- Quicksilver (1950) Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
- You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me (1968) Sam and Dave
- Everything Is Fine (2007) Josh Turner
- Open The Door, Richard (1947) Louis Jordan
- Believe Me (1957) The Royal Teens
- I’m Going To See You Today (1952) Joyce Grenfell
- Bip Bam (1954) The Drifters
- The Last Round-Up (1933) Gene Autry
- The Watusi (1961) The Vibrations
- Lightning’s Girl (1967) Nancy Sinatra
- No (1972) Bulldog
- Dead Skunk (1973) Loudon Wainwright III
- I Don’t Like Mondays (1979) The Boomtown Rats
The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 14
- The Real Thing (Parts1 and 2) (1969) Russell Morris
- If I Can’t Have You (1978) Yvonne Elliman
- Baby Love (1964) The Supremes
- Bye Bye Blackbird (1926) Gene Austin
- When I Dream (1979) Crystal Gayle
- Itchycoo Park (1967) The Small Faces
- I Understand (1964) Freddie and The Dreamers
- Somebody That I Used To Know (2011) Gotye, featuring Kimbra
- Knock On Wood (1966) Eddie Floyd
- Imagination (1940) Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, vocalist: Ray Eberle
- You’re No Good (1963) The Swinging Blue Jeans
- I’m Your Hoochie Cooche Man (1954) Muddy Waters
- Going Up The Country (1968) Canned Heat
- Jeanny (1985) Falco
- I Like It (1963) Gerry and The Pacemakers
- Each Minute Seems A Million Years (1945) Eddy Arnold
- Why Don’t We Do This More Often? (1941) Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, vocalists: Ginny Simms and Harry Babbitt
- After The Lights Go Down Low (1956) Al Hibbler
- You Better Run (1966) The Rascals
- On Second Thought (1989) Eddie Rabbitt
- Walkin’ In The Sunshine (1967) Roger Miller
- Saxophobia (1920) Rudy Wiedoeft
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1984) Cyndi Lauper
- There Is A Tavern In The Town (1953) The Four Aces
- Poor Boy (1958) The Royaltones
- Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (1963) Peter, Paul and Mary
- Five Minutes More (1946) Frank Sinatra
- The Street Of Memories (1957) Johnnie Ray
- Starry Eyed (1960) Michael Holliday
- Too Much Of A Little Bit (1951) The Royales
- The Little Blue Man (1958) Betty Johnson
- Get Out Those Old Records (1951) Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, vocalists: Kenny Gardner and Carmen Lombardo
- Why Don’t They Understand (1957) George Hamilton IV
- Hit And Run (1979) Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons
- Just Before Dawn (1963) Ned Miller
- My Chickashay Girl (1947) Roy Rogers
- When I Dream (1978) Jack Clement
- The Men In My Little Girl’s Life (1965) Mike Douglas
- MMMBop (1997) Hanson
- Fancy Pants (1975) Kenny
The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 13
- Gimme Some Loving (1966) The Spencer Davis Group
- Not One Minute More (1959) Della Reese
- Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night (1951) Steve Gibson and The Red Caps
- Saginaw, Michigan (1964) Lefty Frizzell
- Did You Ever See A Dream Walking? (1933) Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra, vocalist Lew Sherwood
- Mr. Lonely (1964) Bobby Vinton
- 9To 5/Morning Train (1980) Sheena Easton
- Goody-Goody (1936) Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, vocalist: Helen Ward
- More Than I Can Say (1961) Bobby Vee
- Don’t Knock My Love – Pt. 1 (1971) Wilson Pickett
- My Whole World Is Falling Down (1963) Brenda Lee
- Nobody’s Child (1969) Karen Young
- Three Steps To Heaven (1960) Eddie Cochran
- The Caravan Of Love (1985) Isley-Jasper-Isley
- Hello Darlin’ (1970) Conway Twitty
- You’ll Always Be A Friend (1972) Hot Chocolate
- Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965) Patti Page
- Concerto For Clarinet (1941) Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
- Soul Kind Of Feeling (1984) The Dynamic Hepnotics
- I Wouldn’t Live In New York City (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town) (1970) Buck Owens and The Buckaroos
- Together (1928) Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, vocalist: Jack Fulton
- Starman (1972) David Bowie
- I’m Not A Juvenile Delinquent (1957) Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
- Smoke Stack Lightnin’ (1956) Howlin’ Wolf
- Together (1961) Connie Francis
- Nobody’s Child (1967) Hank Williams Jr.
- 1984 (1970) Spirit
- The Fire Brigade (1968) The Move
- Bonfire Heart (2013) James Blunt
- Abergavenny (1968) Marty Wilde (Kim Wilde’s father)
- On The Beach (In The Summertime) (1970) The 5th Dimension
- I’ve Had It (1959) The Bell Notes
- No Charge (1974) Melba Montgomery
- Let’s Stomp (1963) Bobby Comstock
- Dick-A-Dum-Dum (King’s Road) (1969) Des O’Connor
- Rock Lobster (1980) The B-52’s
- The Only Way Is Up (1988) Yazz
- Vicious Games (1985) Yello
- Hot N Cold (2008) Katy Perry
- The Shag (Is Totally Cool) (1959) Billy Graves
The Top 40 Fantasies: No.12
- The Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941) Glenn Miller and his Orchestra: Tex Beneke and The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
- In The Army Now (1986) Status Quo
- Down The Road A Piece (1947) Amos Milburn
- I (Who Have Nothing) (1963) Shirley Bassey
- Walking On Sunshine (1985) Katrina and The Waves
- In The Army (1982) Bolland and Bolland
- He’s Gonna Step On You Again (1971) John Kongos
- Tears On My Pillow (1958) Little Anthony and The Imperials
- Down The Road A Piece (1940) Will Bradley and his Orchestra, vocals: Ray McKinley and Will Bradley
- Wipe Out (1963) The Surfaris
- Humming Bird (1955) Frankie Laine
- I Wish It Would Rain (1968) The Temptations
- Slow Poke (1951) Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys
- For Me And My Gal (1917) Van and Schenck
- The Chicken And The Hawk (1956) “Big” Joe Turner
- No Regrets (1976) The Walker Brothers
- The Penny Arcade (1969) Roy Orbison
- Whistle While You Work (1938) The Seven Dwarfs
- Centerfold (1981) The J. Geils Band
- Buzz-Buzz-Buzz (1957) The Hollywood Flames
- Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy (1946) Dinah Shore
- It Ain’t Necessarily So (1935) Leo Reisman
- Mini-Skirt Minnie (1969) Wilson Pickett
- Vanessa (1952) Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
- Blockbuster (1973) The Sweet
- I Turned You On (1969) The Isley Brothers
- Don’t You Just Know It (1958) Huey (Piano) Smith and The Clowns
- A Fine Romance (1936) Fred Astaire
- Move Like Jagger (2010) Maroon 5
- Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogan By The Sea (1954) The Four Lads
- The Little Dipper (1959) The Mickey Mozart Quintet
- White Wedding (1983) Billy Idol
- The Big Bopper’s Wedding (1958) The Big Bopper
- So Long (It’s Been Good To Know You) (1951) The Weavers, with Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra
- Peach Picking Time In Georgia (1932) Jimmie Rodgers
- How I Lied (1965) Jade Hurley
- I Got Religion On A Saturday Night (1951) Webb Pierce
- The Place Where I Worship (Is The Wide Open Spaces) (1950) Al Morgan
- Aba Daba Honeymoon (1914) Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan
- Geronimo (2014) Sheppard
- MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 11
1. The Honeydripper (1945) Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers
2. I Went To Your Wedding (1952) Patti Page
3. Born Free (1966) Matt Monro
4. Walk On By (1964) Dionne Warwick
5. She’s Not There (1964) The Zombies
6. The Summertime Blues (1958) Eddie Cochran
7. Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine (1949) Stick McGhee and his Buddies
8. Nothing From Nothing (1974) Billy Preston
9. Moonlight In Mexico (1941) Anne Shelton
10. A Trip To Heaven (1973) Freddie Hart
11. Substitute (1966) The Who
12. Never On Sunday (1960) Don Costa and his Orchestra
13. Pennies From Heaven (1936) Bing Crosby
14. A Riot In Cell Block #9 (1960) Wanda Jackson
15. Hole In My Shoe (1967) Traffic
16. Wooly Bully (1965) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs
17. Lonely Women Make Good Lovers (1972) Bob Lumen
18. Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye) (1965) The Four Seasons
19. One Word (1991) The Baby Animals
20. Old Rivers (1962) Walter Brennan
21. Superman (1972) Alison McCallum
22. It’s Hard To Be Humble (1980) Mac Davis
23. Wand’rin’ Star (1970) Lee Marvin
24. (I Washed My Hands) In Muddy Water (1966) Johnny Rivers
25. Fourteen Karat Gold (1957) Don Cherry
26. I Love The Way You Lie (2010) Eminem featuring Rihanna
27. Allez-Vous-En (1953) Kay Starr
28. Forever Young (1984) Alphaville
29. Cigareetes, Whusky, And Wild, Wild Women (1947) The Sons Of The Pioneers
30. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) (1967) The Hombres
31. Dance Monkey (2019) Tones and I
32. Lipstick And Candy And Rubbersole Shoes (1956) Julius LaRosa
33. Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee (1912) Ada Jones and Billy Murray
34. Sweet Child O’ Mine (1987) Guns N’ Roses
35. It’s Alright (1965) Adam Faith
36. Kay (1968) John Wesley Ryles I
37. The Lonely One (1959) Duane Eddy
38. Sweet Violets (1951) Dinah Shore
39. The Wedding Samba (1950) Edmundo Ros and his Orchestra
40. I Love Onions (1966) Susan Christie
The Top40 Fantasies: No.10
1. Boogie Woogie (1938, 1943, 1944 and 1945) Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
2. I’m Walking Behind You (1953) Eddie Fisher
3. Happy Together (1967) The Turtles
4. Crazy Arms (1956) Ray Price
5. If I Had A Hammer (1963) Trini Lopez
6. How Are Things In Glocca Mora (1947) Buddy Clark
7. Over The Mountain: Across The Sea (1957) Johnnie and Joe
8. The Crying Game (1964) Dave Berry
9. Mighty Man (1970) Mungo Jerry
10. Your Pretty Brown Eyes (1966) Joe Dolan
11. Mission-Impossible (1967) Lalo Schifrin
12. Soldier Boy (1962) The Shirelles
13. Dueling Banjos (1973) Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
14. I’m Counting On You (1961) Johnny O’Keefe
15. Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast (1972) Wayne Newton
16. Forever Now (1982) Cold Chisel
17. Mambo Italiano (1954) Rosemary Clooney
18. It’s Such A Pretty World Today (1967) Wynn Stewart
19. Back In Baby’s Arms (1963) Patsy Cline
20. Come On Home (1966) Wayne Fontana
21. If I Had A Hammer (1962) Peter, Paul and Mary
22. Tiger Rag (1931) The Mills Brothers
23. Take Me For What I’m Worth (1965) The Searchers
24. Teenage Boogie (1956) Webb Pierce
25. I Love To Boogie (1976) T. Rex
26. It’s Because I Love You (1971) The Masters’ Apprentices
27. Breakaway (2004) Kelly Clarkson
28. Electric Avenue (1983) Eddy Grant
29. Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud (1968) James Brown
30. Touch The Morning (1973) Don Gibson
31. Be My Guest (1959) Fats Domino
32. 1,2,3, Red Light (1968) The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
33. The Doggie In The Window (1953) Patti Page
34. So Long Marianne (1967) Leonard Cohen
35. Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat (1959) Paul Evans, with The Curls
36. You Only Live Once In A While (1974) Mickey Newbury
37. The Brontosaurus Stomp (1960) The Piltdown Men
38. Sweet Becky Walker (1973) Larry Gatlin
39. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (1978) Ian Dury and The Blockheads
40. Wannabe (1996) The Spice Girls
The Top 40 Fantasies: No.9
1. Tomorrow Night (1948) Lonny Johnson
2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960) The Shirelles
3. It’s A Long Way to The Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll) (1976) AC/DC
4. Angel Of The Morning (1968) Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts
5. Three Coins In The Fountain (1954) The Four Aces
6. Bring It On Home To Me (1962) Sam Cooke
7. Perfidia (Tonight) (1941; yet recorded in 1939) Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
8. Kewpie Doll (1958) Perry Como
9. Perfidia (Tonight) (1941) Glenn Miller; vocals: Dorothy Claire and The Modernaires
10. When Forever Has Gone (1976) Demis Roussos
11. Wide Boy (1985) Nik Kershaw
12. Tomorrow Night (1955) LaVern Baker
13. Tip Toe Through The Tulips (1929) Nick Lucas
14. That’s All You Gotta Do (1960) Brenda Lee
15. Sing Me Back Home (1967) Merle Haggard
16. It’s Almost Tomorrow (1955) The Dream Weavers, featuring Wade Buff
17. Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You (1971) Wilson Pickett
18. Forty Miles Of Bad Road (1959) Duane Eddy
19. Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses (1988) Kathy Mattea
20. Don’t It Make You Feel Good (1964) The Overlanders
21. Heartbeat (1958) Buddy Holly
22. Living In A Child’s Dream (1967) The Masters’ Apprentices
23. Lily The Pink (1968) The Scaffold
24. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (2001) Kylie Minogue
25. Show Me (1967) Joe Tex
26. Come And See Her (1966) The Easybeats
27. Maybe Tomorrow (1959) Billy Fury
28. Ironic (1995) Alannis Morissette
29. Gimme Dat Ding (1970) The Pipkins
30. Listen To The Music (1972) The Doobie Brothers
31. Run Rabbit Run (1939) Flanagan and Allen
32. Signs (1971) The Five Man Electrical Band
33. Walkin’ To Missouri (1952) Sammy Kaye; vocalist: Tony Russo
34. One Way Or Another (1978) Blondie
35. The Safety Dance (1983) The Men Without Hats
36. I Wish (1984) Rose Tattoo
37. Silver Machine (1972) Hawkwind
38. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron (1966) The Royal Guardsmen
39. Hubble Bubble Toil And Trouble (1964) Manfred Mann
40. Louie Louie (1963) The Kingsmen
The Top 40 Fantasies: No.8
1. Perfect (2017) Ed Sheeran
2. Evie (Part 1) (1974) Stevie Wright
3. You’ll Never Know (1943) Dick Haymes
4. All Day And All Of The Night (1964) The Kinks
5. Since I Met You Baby (1956) Ivory Joe Hunter
6. This Is My Song (1967) Petula Clark
7. The Monster Mash (1962 and 1973) Bobby “Boris” Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers
8. Almost Persuaded (1966) David Houston
9. The Man I Love (1928) Sophie Tucker
10. Jam Up (1954) Tommy Ridgley
11. I’ll Keep You Satisfied (1963) Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas
12. Buzz Buzz Buzz (Will You Be My Honey) (1947) The Treniers
13. Everyday (1974) Slade
14. You Belong To My Heart (1945) Bing Crosby
15. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You (1957) Ray Price
16. It’s Good News Week (1965) Hedgehoppers Anonymous
17. A Friday Kind Of Monday (1968) Johnny Farnham
18. I’ll Find My Way Home (1981) Jon and Vangelis
19. Cold Turkey (1969) John Lennon
20. Seventeen (1955) The Fontane Sisters
21. If I Could Turn Back Time (1989) Cher
22. Pretend You Don’t See Her (1957) Jerry Vale
23. The Midnight Special (1948) Tiny Grimes
24. I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top (1970) The Hollies
25. Beautiful In My Eyes (1993) Joshua Kedison
26. After You Got What You Want, You Don’t Want It (1920) Van and Schenck
27. Mother-In-Law (1961) Ernie K-Doe
28. The Neutron Dance (1985) The Pointer Sisters
29. Not Responsible (1966) Tom Jones
30. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (1975) Waylon Jennings
31. I’m Living For You (1944) The Toppers
32. Pearly Shells (1964) Burl Ives
33. They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! (1966) Napoleon XIV
34. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind (1985) The Models
35. Loverboy (1985) Billy Ocean
36. You Could Have Been A Lady (1971) Hot Chocolate
37. Blame It On The Boogie (1978) The Jackson 5
38. It’s In The Air (1938) George Formby
39. Cumberland Gap (1957) The Vipers Skiffle Group
40. Shout (1984) Tears For Fears
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