WKNR Song Listing
Leading 113 All-Time Hits
Mary Cullen found this old WKNR countdown song list highlighting the top 113 songs as voted by listeners.
"WKNR's History of Rock and Roll:
"On this special edition of the WKNR Music Guide are listed the top 113 songs from the past 13 years as voted on by Keener listeners and the WKNR air personalities. And it is actually within the last 13 years that the history of rock and roll has been written through these records and hundreds of others. The high spots of this history are revealed in these 113 records through their arrangements, tempos, lyrics, and instrumentation." (more)
# TUNE LENGTH YEAR 1 The Association, Cherish 03:24.4 66 2 Bob Seger, Heavy Music 02:34.6 67 3 The Rolling Stones, (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction 03:43.8 65 4 The Doors, Light My Fire 02:59.6 67 5 Rationals, Respect 02:40.5 66 6 The Kingsmen, Louie Louie 02:45.3 65 7 The Beatles, Yesterday 02:02.6 65 8 Animals, House of the Rising Sun 03:23.8 64 9 Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence 03:02.6 66 10 The Turtles, Happy Together 02:52.6 67 11 The Beatles, Hey Jude 05:41.9 68 12 The Temptations, My Girl 02:54.6 65 13 The Surfaris, Wipe Out 02:39.4 63 14 Paul Mauriat, Love Is Blue 02:31.6 68 15 Unrelated Segments, Story of My Life 02:40.7 67 16 Buddy Holly, Peggy Sue 02:28.8 58 17 Bobby Hebb, Sunny 02:44.4 66 18 J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers, Last Kiss 02:25.8 64 19 Bobby Goldsboro, Honey 03:54.6 68 20 Tommy James - Mony Mony 02:48.0 68 21 Question Mark & The Mysterians, 96 Tears 02:38.7 66 22 Sonny & Cher, I Got You Babe 03:10.0 65 23 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Woman, Woman 03:31.8 68 24 Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes 02:57.8 66 25 Percy Faith - Theme from "A Summer Place" 02:19.7 60 26 The Four Tops, I Cant Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) 02:45.4 65 27 Shelley Fabares, Johnny Angel 02:14.3 62 28 The Beatles, I Want To Hold Your Hand 02:23.3 64 29 The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Purple Haze 02:51.9 67 30 The Happenings, See You in September 02:25.0 66 31 Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind 03:26.6 68 32 The Four Seasons, Sherry 02:33.3 62 33 Paul Revere and The Raiders, Kicks 02:24.4 66 34 Petula Clark, Downtown 03:06.3 65 35 The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) 02:37.6 61 36 Elvis Presley, Dont Be Cruel 02:00.5 56 37 The Mamas & the Papas, California Dreamin 02:37.2 55 38 The Supremes, You Cant Hurry Love 02:45.8 66 39 The Association, Never My Love 03:06.1 67 40 Troggs, Wild Thing 02:35.7 66 41 Jeannie C. Riley, Harper Valley P.T.A. 03:15.4 68 42 The Box Tops, The Letter 01:55.0 67 43 Little Anthony & The Imperials, Goin Out of My Head 02:26.0 65 44 Simon & Garfunkel, Mrs. Robinson 03:36.9 68 45 Roy Orbison, Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) 02:23.8 60 46 The Buckinghams, Kind of a Drag 02:02.1 67 47 The Righteous Brothers, You've Lost That Lovin Feelin 03:37.9 65 48 Dynamics, Misery 02:22.0 63 49 Procol Harum, A Whiter Shade of Pale 03:59.3 67 50 Stevie Wonder, Fingertips (Scotts Mix) 03:37.0 63 51 Bobby Vinton, Blue Velvet 02:46.0 63 52 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Mickys Monkey 02:40.7 63 53 The Lemon Pipers, Green Tambourine 02:25.5 68 54 Dion, Runaround Sue 02:38.8 61 55 Del Shannon, Runaway 02:15.5 61 56 The Monkees, Im a Believer 02:43.1 67 57 Nancy Sinatra, These Boots Are Made for Walkin 02:39.2 66 58 Elvis Presley, Are You Lonesome Tonight 02:23.6 60 59 Ray Charles, I Cant Stop Loving You 02:34.7 62 60 The Young Rascals, Groovin 02:26.1 67 61 Hermans Hermits, Mrs. Brown Youve Got a Lovely Daughter 02:45.6 65 62 The Beach Boys, Good Vibrations 03:33.9 66 63 Everly Brothers, Cathys Clown 02:22.6 60 64 Dion, Abraham Martin and John 03:10.3 68 65 Gary Lewis & The Playboys, This Diamond Ring 02:10.0 65 66 Jackie DeShannon, What the World Needs Now Is Love 03:01.0 65 67 The Four Seasons, Cant Take My Eyes Off You 03:20.3 67 68 Bobby Darin, Mack the Knife 03:05.4 59 69 John Fred and His Playboy Band, Judy in Disguise 02:53.9 68 70 Bob Lind, Elusive Butterfly 02:47.7 66 71 Beatles, P.S. I Love You 02:01.4 64 72 Van Morrison, Brown Eyed Girl 02:55.8 67 73 The McCoys, Hang on Sloopy 03:02.1 65 74 The Parliaments, (I Wanna) Testify 03:06.7 67 75 Lulu, To Sir With Love 02:43.5 67 76 Sam Cooke, Chain Gang 02:34.0 60 77 The Arrows, Blues Theme 01:55.4 67 78 Percy Sledge, When a Man Loves a Woman 02:51.5 67 79 Van Morrison, Gloria 02:36.3 66 80 Lloyd Price, Personality 02:35.8 59 81 Neil Diamond, Cherry Cherry 02:38.6 66 82 The Capitols, Cool Jerk 02:31.9 66 83 Shirelles, Soldier Boy 02:39.7 62 84 The Doors, Hello, I Love You 02:05.4 68 85 Bobby Fuller Four, I Fought the Law 02:16.1 66 86 Wanted, In the Midnight Hour 01:55.1 67 87 Mary Hopkin, Those Were the Days 04:55.3 68 88 Chubby Checker, The Twist 02:33.9 62 89 The Royal Guardsmen, Snoopy vs. The Red Baron 02:44.1 67 90 Shades of Blue, Oh How Happy 02:09.3 66 91 Bobby Vee, Take Good Care of My Baby 02:35.8 61 92 Crispian St. Peters, The Pied Piper 02:31.0 66 93 Johnny Nash, Hold Me Tight 02:42.6 68 94 Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction 03:24.7 65 95 The Shirelles, Will You Love Me Tomorrow 02:46.5 61 96 The Grass Roots, Midnight Confessions 02:44.7 68 97 The Troggs, Love Is All Around 02:56.5 68 98 Stevie Wonder, Uptight (Keener Version) 02:48.0 66 99 Barbara Lewis, Hello Stranger 02:39.1 67 100 Strawberry Alarm Clock, Incense & Peppermints 02:45.1 67 101 The Four Tops, Reach Out Ill Be There 02:58.6 66 102 1910 Fruitgum Company, Simon Says 02:14.6 68 103 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Shop Around 02:47.3 61 104 The Mamas & the Papas, Monday Monday 03:22.6 66 105 Richard Harris, MacArthur Park 07:25.5 68 106 Robert Knight, Everlasting Love 02:53.3 67 107 The Platters, My Prayer 02:43.9 56 108 Small Faces, Itchycoo Park 02:45.7 68 109 The Lovin Spoonful, Summer in the City 02:38.1 66 110 Terry Stafford, Suspicion 02:25.9 64 111 The Seekers, Georgy Girl 02:13.9 67 112 Otis Redding, (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay 02:26.7 68 113 The Casinos, Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 03:01.4 67
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WKNR's HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL
"On this special edition of the WKNR Music Guide are listed the top 113 songs from the past 13 years as voted on by Keener listeners and the WKNR air personalities. And it is actually within the last 13 years that the history of rock and roll has been written through these records and hundreds of others. The high spots of this history are revealed in these 113 records through their arrangements, tempos, lyrics and instrumentation.
"Our music is termed Rock and Roll. And yet its origins (and much of the music we like today) stem from jazz, folk songs, Negro spirituals and country music. This music has melted into what we refer to as popular music or hit songs. And yet each style retains much of its own identity.
"What will 1969 bring? Perhaps entirely new trends. But more likely, a careful blending of the old and the new. Just as you hear on Keener." (from the Leading 113 All-Time Hits published by WKNR in 1968.)