Alternate List of Billboard #1 Hits: Katarn Edition

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    Katarn

    This thread is a kind of sort of unofficial sequel thread to these threads:
    Unlike the previous threads this one will start out at the very beginning of the Hot 100 on August 4th, 1958 giving us nearly sixty years to work with. The only rules are that you have to wait at least two turns* before posting again, you can only post two weeks at once, and you can't post entries out of order. I'll start with the first two OTL weeks, from there it's up to you guys.

    August 4th, 1958: "Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson
    August 11th, 1958: "Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson

    * Currently changed to three turns after massive amounts of traffic around 1972.
     
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    • Mad Bad Rabbit

    Mad Bad Rabbit

    ( We're doing Monday chart dates? Hokay, in ATL Billboard labels them as "Week Of" the Monday. Remember, Google "online calendar 1958" ...)

    September 15, 1958: "Rockin' Robin" -- Bobby Day
    September 22, 1958: "Tutti Frutti" -- Roy and the Royals
     
    Katarn

    Katarn

    Mad Bad Rabbit said:
    ( We're doing Monday chart dates? Hokay, in ATL Billboard labels them as "Week Of" the Monday. Remember, Google "online calendar 1958" ...)
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    I'm just using the issue dates. Sorry I admit I really don't know much about how the billboard charts are actually made.
     

    ElloMrTrump

    Oh my god I adore these!! I'm honestly a bit nervous.

    October 13, 1958: "Summertime Blues", by Eddie Cochran
    October 20, 1958: "Summertime Blues", by Eddie Cochran
     
    Katarn

    Katarn

    TRH said:
    As long as they're not as...mono-genre as your contributions to the last thread
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    I didn't know Neo-Psychedelic Scottish Acoustic Pop New Wave Stoner Metal was a genre, though it definitely should be :p

    Also I appear to be using the exact same dates as the ones you guys requested. What did I do wrong exactly?

    October 27th, 1958:     "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
    November 3rd, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
     

    ElloMrTrump

    Oooo I made summertime blues more successful :0

    November 24th: "Tom Dooley", by The Kingston Trio
    December 1st: "Tom Dooley", by The Kingston Trio
     
    Katarn

    Katarn

    December 8th, 1958: "It's Only Make Believe" - Conway Twitty
    December 15th, 1958: "Big Bopper's Wedding" - The Big Bopper
     

    TRH

    Katarn said:
    I didn't know Neo-Psychedelic Scottish Acoustic Pop New Wave Stoner Metal was a genre, though it definitely should be :p

    Also I appear to be using the exact same dates as the ones you guys requested. What did I do wrong exactly?
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    Well, I meant rock broadly speaking, but yeah. I don't see anything wrong with your dates, myself.

    December 22nd, 1958: "It's Only Make Believe" - Conway Twitty
     
    Katarn

    Katarn

    Charles RB said:
    http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1958 Here's the good source for dates & what was around
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    We're sticking with the dates I was originally using for sanity and accessibility's sake. @ElloMrTrump @Charles RB Please fix your dates to Decemeber 29th, January 5th, 12th and 19th. If I'm not mistaken typing the dates I use into Billboard still gets you to the appropriate week for that date even if it isn't the same date.

    TRH said:
    Well, I meant rock broadly speaking, but yeah. I don't see anything wrong with your dates, myself.
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    Got me there, there isn't much else I listen to outside of Rock.

    EDIT: NEVER MIND WE'RE GOING WITH THE DATES ON BILLBOARD'S SITE, much less confusing
     
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    Mad Bad Rabbit

    Mad Bad Rabbit

    January 24, 1959: "You Don't Want To Let Go" -- Roy and The Royals
    January 31, 1959: "You Don't Want To Let Go" -- Roy and The Royals

    (ATL's "Teen Kings" fronted by Roy Orbison)
     
    Katarn

    Katarn

    @Mad Bad Rabbit Is that a real song in any way at all?

    February 7th, 1959:     "Donna" - Ritchie Valens
    February 14th, 1959: "Donna" - Ritchie Valens

    So who wants to handle the day the music died?
     
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    Katarn

    I cast my vote for no plane crash as well. Here's 1958 with the new dates. I had to remove a week at the end, apologies to @TRH. I chose yours since that song already had a week.

    August 9th, 1958: "Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson (OTL)
    August 16th, 1958: "Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson (OTL)
    August 23rd, 1958: "Think It Over" - Buddy Holly (Jovian)
    August 30th, 1958: "Think It Over" - Buddy Holly (Jovian)
    September 6th, 1958: "Rockin' Robin" - Bobby Day (Unknown)
    September 13th, 1958: "Rockin' Robin" - Bobby Day (Unknown)
    September 20th, 1958: "Rockin' Robin" - Bobby Day (Mad Bad Rabbit)
    September 27th, 1958: "Tutti Frutti" - Roy and the Royals (Mad Bad Rabbit)
    October 4th, 1958: "Just a Dream" - Jimmy Clanton (TRH)
    October 11th, 1958: "Just a Dream" - Jimmy Clanton (TRH)
    October 18th, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (ElloMrTrump)
    October 25th, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (ElloMrTrump)
    November 1st, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (Katarn)
    November 8th, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (Katarn)
    November 15th, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (markedward)
    November 22nd, 1958: "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran (markedward)
    November 29th, 1958: "Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio (ElloMrTrump)
    December 6th, 1958: "Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio (ElloMrTrump)
    December 13th, 1958: "It's Only Make Believe" - Conway Twitty (Katarn)
    December 20th, 1958: "Big Bopper's Wedding" - The Big Bopper (Katarn)
    December 27th, 1958: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - The Platters (Charles RB)
     
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