K/mentertainer December 31, 1966 + Top 129 of The Year

The last K/mentertainer of 1966.  At this point I have posted all the K/mentertainers/surveys I have.  I am missing some copies, so if I ever get them, they will be posted.  I will look for other K/men stuff to post, and may repost some of the more intereting K/men items.  

There are more KFXM surveys to post (1974) and on, which I will continue to do, but before 1974 KFXM surveys have all been posted (except for a few 1959 which I will post this coming year)

For all surveys posted, go to the Blog Archives on the right hand side of the page, and click on a year and a month and take a look at anything you missed.

 

 

Keith Relf of The Yardbirds

 

The British Scene-John Ravencroft with an article about The Misunderstood

I'm A Believer-Monkees #1

new in the top ten

Sugar Town-Nancy Sinatra #7

Smashed! Blocked!-John's Children #10

New

Please-Kaleidoscope

We aint Got Nothing Yet-Blues Magoos

I Take You To The Sun-The Misunderstood

My Best Friend-Jefferson Airplane

Also with

K/MEN SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS

The Little Drummer Boy-Joan Baez

Christmas Is Love-Gabriel

If Everyday Was Like Christmas-Elvis Presley

The Hollies

Peter & Gordon

The Top 129 of 1966

Monday Monday-The Mamas & The Papas #1

These Boots Are Made For Walking-Nancy Sinatra #2

Shapes Of Things-Yardbirds #50

Talk Talk-Music Machine #100

Good Lovin'-Young Rascals #128

The Pied Piper-Crispian St. Peters #129

KFXM The Alternate Top Hits of 1966

About 10 years ago I used the rankings of the weekly surveys with a point system to calculate the top hits of the year, with a computer program. (don't ask I don't remember exactly how the point system worked).   Here it is for 1966.  

You'll notice that KFXM had Daytripper/We Can Work It Out at #1, and it doesn't show up here.  Here is why.  I had it as #1 for 1965. (KFXM had it at #15 for 1965) It peaked at #1 on Dec 10, 1965, so it went on that year's Top 100.  The way the computer program worked, it could only be included in both years on my Top 100 survey.  It would have also also been #1 here if included for '66 rather than '65.  KFXM did not include I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone-Monkees on 1966, and it was only 33 on 1967 (They didn't do for the Monkees as they did for The Beatles!) Also, sorry I did not do this for K/men.  

As a bonus the Top 212 instead of only 100.

Look at the songs that didn't make the Top 100.  Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Byrds, Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Lovin' Spoonful, Johnny Rivers, Mamas & Papas.

How about Sweet Talkin' Guy-Chiffons #202 /Homeward Bound-Simon & Garfunkel  #195/ California Dreamin'-Mamas & Papas #152

There were a lot of good songs in 1966.  Even #212 was But It's Alright-J.J. Jackson

KFXM December 30, 1966 + Top 100 of 1966

End of the year issue, with the KFXM staff on the cover of the Tiger Mag.  Always liked this picture.

They did not print the weekly survey this week, but here it is based on next week's survey

I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone-Monkees #1

New in the top ten

Coming Home Soldier-Bobby Vinton #8

Standing In The Shadows Of Love-Four Tops #10

Highest debut

Tell It Like It Is-Aaron Neville #25

also debuting

Pretty Ballerina-Left Banke #38

A poll done at North High in Riverside came up with the two following lists.

The number one records this year on KFXM's charts

The top 100 records on KFXM for 1966

by the way #74 is by Spencer Davis Group not The Yardbirds

Top Records of 1966

Daytripper/We Can Work It Out-Beatles #1

Bang Bang-Cher #2

I Got The Feelin'-Neil Diamond #99

Leaning On A Lampost-Herman's Hermits #100

KFXM December 28, 1973

Bruce Chandler and Doug Collins

Time In A Bottle-Jim Croce #1

New in the top ten

Smoking In The Boy's Room-Brownsville Station #10

Highest debut

You're 16-Ringo Starr #26

New

WOLD-Harry Chapin

Love Has No Pride-Linda Ronstadt

Eres Tu-Mocedades

KFXM December 28, 1962

Rhythm Of The Rain-Cascades #1

New in the top ten

Two Lovers-Mary Wells #9

Cinnamon Cinder-Pastel Six #10

Highest debut

Little Town Flirt-Del Shannon #30

also debuting

The Gremmie-Tornadoes #37

 

How about some Christmas music?

Have you heard these?

Little Mary Christmas-Roger Christian

Dear Gesu Bambino-Little Anthony Jones

Christmas Eve-Sentinals

Sant's Toy Express-Sportsmen

Little Christmas Bells-Staretts

K/mentertainer December 23, 1966

Merry Christmas!

John Ravencroft, Editor of the K/mnetertainer

Spencer Davis

The Ban

The British Scene

Snoopy Vs The Red Baron-Royal Guardsmen #1

New In The Top Ten

The Wassail Song-Otto's Organization #4

Standing In The Shadows Of Love-Four Tops #7

Help Me Girl-Animals #8

New

Knight In Rusty Armour-Peter & Gordon

My World Fell Down-Ivy League

The Four Seasons

Paul Revere

The Monkees

KFXM December 23, 1966

Christmas 1966

I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone-Monkees #1

New in the top ten

Wedding Bell Blues-Laura Nyro #8

Gallant Men-Senator Dirkson #10

Highest debut

Wassail Song-Otto's Organization #28

also debuting

Knight In Rusty Armour-Peter & Gordon #29

New

For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield

Niki Hokey-P.J. Proby

Righteous Brothers with ED Grrrr