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CHARTS OF PAST YEARS
UK & USA
OCTOBER CHARTS
1957~1967~1977~1987~1997
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OCT '55 - '95 . . OCT '56 - '96

50 Years Ago
UK ~ Top Singles ~ October 1957
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Diana - Paul Anka
02. Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone
03. Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
04. Island In The Sun - Harry Belafonte
05. That'll Be The Day - Crickets
06. Last Train To San Fernando Johnny Duncan & the Blue Grass Boys
07. Wandering Eyes/I Love You So Much It Hurts - Charlie Gracie
08. With All My Heart - Petula Clarke
09. Party - Elvis Presley
10. Water Water/ Handful Of Songs - Tommy Steele
USA ~ Top Singles ~ October 1957
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers
02. Honeycombe - Jimmie Rodgers
03. Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
04. Chances Are/The Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis
05. Diana - Paul Anka
06. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
07. Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tune Weavers
08. Whole Lot Of Shaking Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
09. That'll Be The Day - Crickets
10. Be-Bop Baby/Have I Told You Lately - Ricky Nelson

40 Years Ago
UK ~ Top Singles ~ October 1967
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Massachusetts - Bee Gees
02. Last Waltz - Englebert Humperdinck
03. Hole In My Shoes - Traffic
04. Flowers In The Rain - Move
05. The Letter - Box Tops
06. Excerpt From A Teenage Opera - Keith West
07. Reflections - Diana Ross & the Supremes
08. There Must Be A Way - Frankie Vaughan
09. Homburg - Procol Harum
10. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
USA ~ Top Singles ~ October 1967
Positions / Title / Artist
01. The Letter - Box Tops
02. Never My Love - Association
03. To Sir With Love - Lulu
04. How Can I Be Sure - Young Rascals
05. Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything Is Alright) - Bill Crosby
06. Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood
07. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors
08. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentrey
09. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
10. Come Back When You Grow Up - Bobby Vee & the Strangers

30 Years Ago
UK ~ Top Singles ~ October 1977
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Silver Lady - David Soul
02. Black Is Black - La Belle Epoque
03. Besy Of My Love - Emotions
04. I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead) - Danny Rivers
05. Way Down - Elvis Presley
06. Yes Sir I Can Boogie - Baccara
07. Your In My Heart - Rod Stewart
08. From New York To LA - Patsy Gallant
09. Magic Fly - Space
10. Black Betty - Ram Jam
USA ~ Top Singles ~ October 1977
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Keep It Coming Love - KC & The Sunshine Band
02. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
03. You Light Up my Life - Debby Boone
04. That's Rock 'n'n Roll - Shaun Cassidy
05. Star Wars theme/Cantina Band - Meco
06. Boogie Nights - Heatwave
07. Cold As Ice - Foreigner
08. Brick House - Commodores
09. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
10. Swaying To The Music (Slow Dancing) - Johnny Rivers

20 Years Ago
UK ~ Top Singles ~ October 1987
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Crockett's Theme - Jan Hammer
02. Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) - Abigail Mead/Nigel Goulding
03. Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
04. You Win Again - Bee Gees
05. Crazy Crazy Nights - Kiss
06. Bad - Michael Jackson
07. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
08. I Need Love - LL Cool J
09. The Circus - Erasure
10. Some People - Cliff Richard
USA ~ Top Singles ~ October 1987
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Lost In Emotions Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
02. U Got The Look - Prince
03. Bad - Michael Jackson
04. Causing A Commotion - Madonna
05. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
06. Casanova - Levert
07. Carrie - Europe
08. Let Me Be The One - Expose
09. Who Will You Run To - Heart
10. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

10 Years Ago
UK ~ Top Singles ~ October 1997
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
02. Sunchyme - Dario G
03. As Long As You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
04. Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
05. Stand By Me - Oasis
06. Angel Of Mine - Eternal
07. Stay - Sash! ft. La Trec
08. Got Til It's Gone - Janet ft.Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell
09. Arms Around The World - Louise
10. Spice Up Your Life - Spice Girls
USA ~ Top Singles ~ October 1997
Positions / Title / Artist
01. Candle In The Wind 1997 - Elton John
02. 4 Seasons Of Loneliness - Boyz 11 Men
03. You Make Me Wanna - Usher
04. How Do I Live - LeAnn Rimes
05. Honey - Maria Carey
06. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) - Backstreet Boys
07. Semi Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
08. All Cried Out - Allure/112
09. Mo Money Mo Problems - The Notorious B.I.G/Puff Daddy
10. Foolish Games /You Were Meant For Me - Jewel

OCTOBER CHARTS
1956~1966~1976~1986~1996

October 1956
UK ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. 12. A woman In Love - Frankie Laine
2. 2. Lay Down Your Arms - Anne Shelton
3. 15 . Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
4. 1. Whatever Will Be Will Be - Doris Day
5. -. Giddy Up A Ding Dong - Frankie Bell & the Bellboys
6. 3. Rockimg Through The Rye - Billy Haley & the Comets
7. 7. Great Pretender/Only You - The Platters
8. 8. Bloodnoks Rock n Roll Ying Tong Song - Goons
9. 11. Bring A Little Water Sylvia/ Dead or Alive - Lonnie Donegan
10. 19. Rock Around The Clock - Billy Haley & the Comets
USA ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. 1. Hound Dog/ Dont Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
2. 8. Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
3. 4. Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Haywood
4. 15. Just Walking In The Rain - Johnnie Ray
5. -. The Green Door - Jim Lowe
6. 5. Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience & Prudence
7. 3. Whatever Will Be Will Be - Doris Day
8. 2. My Prayer - Platters
9. -. Friendly Persussion/ Chains Of Love - Pat Boone
10. -. Love Tender - Elvis Presley

October 1966
UK ~ Top Singles
Positions/Title/Artist
1. 5. Distant Drums - Jim Reeves
2. -. Bend It - Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich
3. 13. I'm A Boy - The Who
4. -. Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudeville Band
5. 16. You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes
6. -. Have You seen Your Mother, Standing In The Shadows - Rolling Stones
7. -. Quantanamera - Sandpipers
8. 15. Little Man - Sonny & Cher
9. -. All I See Is You - Dusty Springfield
10. -. I Can't Control Myself - Troggs
USA ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. -. Reach Out And I'll Be There - The Four Tops
2. 19. 96 Tears - ?(question mark) & the Mysterians
3. 7. Cherish - Association
4. -. Last Train To Clarksville - Monkees
5. -. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
6. -. Walk Away Renee - Left Barke
7. -. What Became Of The Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
8. -. Cherry Cherry - Neil Diamond
9. 1. You Cant Hurry Love - Supremes
10. 16. Black Is Black - Los Bravos

October 1976
UK ~ Top Singles
Positions/Title/Artist
1. 16. Mississippi - Pussycat
2. 1. Dancing Queen - Abba
3. -. Sailing - Rod Stewart
4. 6. Cant Get By Without You - Real Thing
5. -. When Forever Has Gone - Demis Roussos
6. -. Disco Duck - Ryck Dees & his Cast of Idiots
7. -. Hawzat - Sherbet
8. -. Girl Of My Best Freind - Elvis Presley
9. 16. Dance Little Lady Dance - Tina Charles
10. 13. I Only Want To Be With You - Bay City Rollers
USA ~ Top Singles
Positions/Title/Artist
1. 15. Disco Duck - Ryck Dees & his Cast of Idiots
2. 5. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy/Big Apple Band
3. 10. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
4. 1. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
5. 6. Lowdown - Bozz Scraggs
6. 2. (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Body - KC & The Sunshine Band
7. 17. Still The One - Orleans
8. -. She's Gone - Daryl Hall & John Oates
9. 9. Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
10. -. Rock 'n Me - Steve Miller Band

October 1986
UK ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. -. True Blue - Madonna
2. 15. Rain Or Shine - Five Star.
3. 1. Dont Leave Me This Way - Commardors
4. 2-. -. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
5. -. Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry
6. -. In The Army Now - Status Quo
7. 8. Word Up - Cameo
8. 13. Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics
9. -. Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys
10. -. I've Been Losing You - A-Ha
USA ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. 14. When I think Of You - Janet Jackson
2. -. Typical Male - Tina Turner
3. 18. Throwing It All Away - Genisus
4. 15. Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q
5. -. True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
6. 8. Dont Forget Me When I'm Gone - Glass Tiger
7. -. Heatbeat - Don Johnson
8. 1. Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News
9. -. All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
10. -. Don't Mean To Turn You On - Robert Palmer

October 1996
UK ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. 7. -. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
2. -. It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion
3. -. Setting Sun - Chemical Brothers
4. 16. I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
5. 14. Seven Days & One Week - BBE
6. -. Your Gorgeous - Baby Bird
7. -. Words - Boyzone
8. 2. Ready Or Not - The Fugees
9. -. Rotterdam - Beautiful South
10. 12. Escaping - Dina Carroll
USA ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1.1. Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) - Los Del Rio
2. 2. I Love You You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
3. 7. It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion
4. 3. Twisted - Keith Sweet
5. 12. Where Do You Go- No Mercy
6. 6. Chance The World - Eric Clacton
7. 4. C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train) - Quad City DJs
8. 8. You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow - Toni Braxton
9. 5. Loungin - LL Cool J
10. -. No Diggity - Blackstreet/Dr Dre

OCTOBER CHARTS
1955 ~ 1965 ~ 1975 ~ 1985 ~ 1995

October 1955
UK ~ Top Singles
Positions / Title / Artist
1. 12 Man From Laramie - Jimmy Young
2. 17. Blue Star - Cyril Stapleton
3. 1. Rose Marie - Slim Whitman
4. 3. Cool Water - Frankie Laine
5. -. The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller
6. 4. Ev'rywhaere - David Whitfield
7. 5. The Breeze & I - Caterina Valente
8. - . Hernando's Hide Away - Johnson Brothers
9. 2. Learning The Blues - Frank Sinatra
10. 11. Close The Door - Stargazers
USA ~ Top Singles