The Top 40 Fantasies: No.7

1. I Can See Clearly Now (1972)                                                                                                                                                                                            Johnny Nash

2. Last Date (1960)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Floyd Cramer

3. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (1949)                                                                                                                                                                                Hank Williams

4. I Can’t Control Myself (1966)                                                                                                                                                                                             The Troggs

5. Where Does Love Go (1965)                                                                                                                                                                                                Charles Boyet

6. She Drives Me Crazy (1988)                                                                                                                                                                                                The Fine Young Cannibals

7. Rock Me, Mama (1945)                                                                                                                                                                                                         Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup

8. Black Night (1970)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Deep Purple

9. A Lover’s Question (1958)                                                                                                                                                                                                    Clyde McPhatter

10. You’re A Friend Of Mine (1985)                                                                                                                                                                                        Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne

11. It Must Be Him (Sen Sur Son Etoile) (1967)

Vikki Carr

12. No, Not Much! (1956)                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Four Lads

13. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well? (1945)

Lucky Millinder: vocalist, Wynonie Harris

14. Without You (1961)                                                                                                                                                                                                                Johnny Tillotson

15. The Prisoner’s Song (1925)                                                                                                                                                                                                    Vernon Dalhart

16. The Wild One (1958)                                                                                                                                                                                                              Johnny O’ Keefe and The Dee Jays

17. Return Of Django (1969)                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Upsetters

18. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (1966)                                                                                                                                                                                   B.J. Thomas

19. Heaven (1985)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Bryan Adams

20. The Fugitive (1966)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Merle Haggard

21. Two Sleepy People (1938)                                                                                                                                                                                                       Fats Waller

22.The One That You Love (1981)                                                                                                                                                                                                Air Supply

23. A Whole Lotta Woman (1957)                                                                                                                                                                                                Marvin Rainwater

24. Oh, Babe! (1950)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kay Starr

25. Get Away (1966)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Georgie Fame

26. Flowers In Her Hair (2014)                                                                                                                                                                                                     Derek Ryan

27. Too Old To Cut The Mustard (1952)                                                                                                                                                                                      Rosemary Clooney and Marlene Dietrich

28. Love’s Standin’ (2006)                                                                                                                                                                                                              Vince Gill

29. Bet Yer Life I Do (1970)                                                                                                                                                                                                            Herman’s Hermits

30. Gangsta’s Paradise (1995)                                                                                                                                                                                                          Coolio

31. Transfusion (1956)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nervous Norvus

32. The Kissing Tree (1959)                                                                                                                                                                                                               Billy Grammer

33. Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie No.2 (1951)                                                                                                                                                                                        Tillman Franks

34. A Hole In The Bucket (1961)                                                                                                                                                                                                       Harry Belafonte and Odetta

35. The Last Train To San Fernando (1957)                                                                                                                                                                                    Johnny Duncan and The Blue Grass Boys

36. To Be Or Not To Be (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                                           Mel Brookes

37. Can I Change My Mind (1968)                                                                                                                                                                                                     Tyrone Davis

38. The Icing On The Cake (1985)                                                                                                                                                                                                      Stephen Duffy

39. The Look Of Love (1982)                                                                                                                                                                                                                ABC

40. You Better Not Do That (1954)                                                                                                                                                                                                     Tommy Collins

The Top 40 Fantasies: No.6

  1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1972)                                                                                                                                                                               Roberta Flack
  2. Rocket “88” (1951)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jackie Brenston; (pianist: Ike Turner)
  3. Crimson And Clover (1968)                                                                                                                                                                                                           Tommy James and The Shondells
  4. I’ll Never Smile Again (1940)                                                                                                                                                      Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra; vocals: Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers
  5. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) (1961)                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sue Thompson
  6. Jack And Diane (1982)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      John Cougar
  7. Il Silenzio (1965)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nini Rosso
  8. Be My Baby (1963)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Ronettes
  9. One O’Clock Jump (1938)                                                                                                                                                                                                       Harry James and his Orchestra
  10. Lonely Teardrops (1958)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Jackie Wilson
  11. One O’Clock Jump (1937 and 1947)                                                                                                                                                                                       Count Basie and his Orchestra
  12. Go Now! (1964)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The Moody Blues
  13. While You See A Chance (1981)                                                                                                                                                                                                       Steve Winwood
  14. You Mean Everything To Me (1960)                                                                                                                                                                                               Neil Sedaka
  15. Last Chance To Turn Around (1965)                                                                                                                                                                                               Gene Pitney
  16. You Are My First Love (1956)                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ruby Murray
  17. Help Is On Its Way (1977)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The Little River Band
  18. You Are My Sunshine (1941)                                                                                                                                                                                                              Bing Crosby
  19. Padre (1958)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Toni Arden
  20. Jackson (1967)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood
  21. Mexico (1961)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Bob Moore
  22. Zabadak! (1967)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
  23. Computer Games (1979)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Mi-Sex
  24. Above And Beyond (1960)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Buck Owens
  25. Right Said Fred (1962)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Bernard Cribbins
  26. C’mon Everybody (1958)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Eddie Cochran
  27. Girls Talk (1979)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Dave Edmunds
  28. Jennifer Eccles (1968)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The Hollies
  29. Hula Love (1957)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Buddy Knox
  30. Breathe (1997)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Prodigy
  31. Hold Me Now (1983)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The Thompson Twins
  32. Shame, Shame, Shame (1975)                                                                                                                                                                                                          Shirley (And Company)
  33. S-S-S-Single Bed (1976)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Fox
  34. Le Chaland Qui Passe (1934)                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tino Rossi
  35. Abigail Beecher (1964)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Freddy Cannon
  36. A Bushel And A Peck (1950)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Doris Day
  37. Simon Says (1968)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
  38. Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports (1961)                                                                                                                                                                                    Mark Dinning
  39. Mr. Custer (1960)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Larry Verne
  40. Toast And Marmalade For Tea (1971)                                                                                                                                                                                               Tin Tin