Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for February 4, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Let Me In" by The Sensations #9 "Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee and the Starliters #8 "The Wanderer" by Dion #7 "Baby It's You" by The Shirelles #6 "Norman" by Sue Thompson #5 "Dear Lady Twist"... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: March 12, 1962
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for March 12, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "The Twist" by Chubby Checker #9 "Let Me In" by The Sensations #8 "Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee Sharp #7 "Afrikaan Beat" by Bert Kaempfert #6 "Twistin' the Night Away" by Sam Cooke #5 "Smoky... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: January 30, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for January 30, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Let Me In" by The Sensations #9 "Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee and the Starliters #8 "The Wanderer" by Dion Voting Extended to 11 PM Sunday #7 "Baby It's You" by The Shirelles #6 "Norman" by... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Greats: Number 98
Each day leading up to the unveiling of the 2015 Grooveyard Great 88, we'll share a video of one song that just missed the survey. Hear the full Great 88 on a special five hour edition of "The Grooveyard" on Saturday, December 26 starting at 7 PM. Check out the complete year-end schedule here. #98... Continue Reading →
Top Ten @ 10 March 19, 1962
Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for March 19, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Let Me In" by The Sensations #9 "Twistin' the Night Away" by Sam Cooke #8 "Midnight in Moscow" by Kenny Ball and the Jazzmen #7 "Afrikaan Beat" by Bert Kaempfert ...TV game show viewers may... Continue Reading →
Top Ten @ 10: March 6, 1962
Here's the Top Ten @ 10 for March 6, 1962 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "The Twist" by Chubby Checker #9 "Let Me In" by The Sensations #8 "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp #7 "Afrikaan Beat" by Bert Kaempfert #6 "Twistin' the Night Away" by Sam Cooke #5... Continue Reading →
Grooveyard Greats Results: 1962
Two songs from last yeat's Top 15 finished high in the standings in the 1962 Grooveyard Greats survey. Here's the top five in alphabetical order by artist: "Palisades Park" by Freddy Cannon "The Twist" by Chubby Checker "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee... Continue Reading →
Top Ten @ 10: Flashback 1962
There was no Top Ten @ 10 feature on this week's edition of "The Grooveyard" due to the Flashback special focusing on the music and events of 1958. Here's the Top Ten songs from that year: #10 "Do You Love Me" by The Contours #9 "The Loco Motion" by Little Eva #8 "Soldier Boy" by... Continue Reading →
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