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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Hits List: Monkees

Here we have the story about a television show about an imaginary band that wanted to be like the Beatles, but was never successful.  Then, the actors in the show actually became a group, and went on to have 20 hits, with seven reaching the Top 10 and three #1's, and sold over 65 million records.  Here is the complete Hits List* for the Monkees:

1966:  "Last Train To Clarksville" (#1, #23 U.K., #1 Canada, #14 Australia, #29 Germany)
           "I'm A Believer" (#1, #1 U.K., #1 Canada, #1 Australia, #1 Germany)
           "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (#20)
1967:  "(Theme From) The Monkees" (#3 Australia)
           "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (#2, #3 U.K., #1 Canada, #4 Australia, #7 Germany)
           "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (#39, #17 Germany)
            "I Wanna' Be Free" (#14 Australia)
            "Alternate Title" (a.k.a. "Randy Scouse Git") (#2 U.K., #6 Australia, #11 Germany)
            "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (#3, #11 U.K., #2 Canada, #10 Australia, #18 Germany)
            "Words" (#11, #57 Canada)
            "Daydream Believer" (#1, #5 U.K., #1 Canada, #2 Australia, #4 Germany)
            "Goin' Down" (#36 Canada)
1968:  "Valleri" (#3, #12 U.K., #1 Canada, #4 Australia, #11 Germany)
            "Tapioca Tundra" (#34, #1 Canada)
            "D.W. Washburn" (#19, #17 U.K., #2 Canada, #11 Australia)
            "It's Nice To Be With You" (#51, #15 Canada)
            "She" (#6 Australia"
            "Mary, Mary" (#4 Australia)
            "Cuddly Toy" (#12 Australia)
            "Porpoise Song" (#62, #26 Canada, #57 Australia)
1969:  "Tear Drop City" (#56, #28 U.K., #27 Canada, #28 Australia)
            "Listen To The Band" (#63, #53 Canada, #8 Australia)
            "Someday Man" (#81, #47 U.K., #74 Canada)
            "Good Clean Fun" (#82, #80 Canada, #13 Australia, #26 Germany)
1970:  "Oh My My" (#98, #34 Australia)
1986:  "Daydream Believer" (remix--#79, #62 Australia)
1987:  "Heart And Soul" #87)

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