M10 Show week 22

 

So this week, I've been doing a good deal of research, because we are having a song go to #1 in the M10 in just its second week on the ten!  Because of this, I did an as-fast-as-I-could-reconnoiter of how often that happened on the Cashbox charts during Martin Era 2.0 ( for rookies, the debut of Rock Around The Clock in '55 to the debut of How Deep Is Your Love in '77).  There is one butt-load of songs that did the feat throughout the M10- and a handful of them spent their first week in the top ten at the top.

Elvis:  Lemmee guess, the Beatles did it the most...

'Fraid so, Big Buddy! Now the M10 has managed it, in 347 weeks, 16 times including this one- or close to every 22 weeks.  In the 1,167 weeks of the ME2.0, Cashbox had it happen 75 times, for an average of about every 15 1/2 weeks.  Of course this total was totally skewed by the 347 weeks (same as the M10) from January 6, 1962 to August 31 of 1968- a period in which the CB chart had it happen 38 times, or once every 9 weeks and change!  Outside of that, CB only had it happen once every 22 weeks- same as the M10!

That's all turrbly fascinatin', but can we get to some music?

 

Sure, Buddy!  Go on and queue up our lone debut this week...

Okey-doke, here at #9 is new stuff from Beach Bunny...

 

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All right, so one thing Elvis mentioned is that some acts were better at this than others... the Beatles, to no great surprise, did it 13 times, including three times a song spent that first top ten week at #1.  Elvis, here, did it 5 times, with 2 that started at the top.  The Four Seasons notched three times, and the Monkees twice.

On the subject of spending that first week at the top, here's who managed that, from closest in to farthest out:

The Marcels, Blue Moon, from #11

The Four Seasons, Sherry; The Beatles, Let It Be; and KC and the Sunshine Band, Get Down Tonight, all from #12

Elvis, All Shook Up, from #13

The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, from #14

Frankie Avalon, Venus, from #15

David Seville, The Chipmunk Song, and Napoleon XIV, They're Coming To Take Me Away!, both from #20

The Beatles, Hey Jude, from #38

And tied for the biggest jump- from #47-

Elvis, Are You Lonesome Tonight

and The Beatles, I Want To Hold Your Hand!

Well, at least I tied 'em in somethin'!

Now, how about you share with the readers the M10 songs that have managed the feat here?

Sure thing!

In chronological order, M10 style...

Phoenix, Lisztomania

Beach House, The Traveller

Sunset Pickups, Nightlight

Alvvays, Archie Marry Me 

The Joy Formidable, Liana

Radiation City, Come And Go

The Shacks and El Michaels Affair, Strange Boy

Foxygen, Follow The Leader

courtship., Sunroof

Foster The People, Sit Next To Me

Caroline Rose, More Of The Same

Albert Hammond, Jr, Set To Attack

Home Free w/ Don McLean, American Pie

Redspencer, Happy

Besach House again, ESP

and this week's... which I better not say just yet...

Good call!  I'll just note that six of those are in our all time top twenty... and then, let you in on the M10 for this week! At...

Hey, waitaminit!

What?

Whutabout the rest of my songs that were on yer list?

 Oh, I thought this was so boring...

Not the parts about me!

All right, after I give the M10, I'll tell you what else Mr Presley over there had...

10- it must be over for the Cactus Blossoms- their 8 week journey with Is It Over? ends up falling 5 to #10.

8- also dropping, this time 4 spots, Daisy Glaze and the Ghost Of Elvis Presley.

7- Weezer stuck in place with Garden Of Eden.

6- Tears For Fears up 3 with The Tipping Point.

5- and up 5 for Melody's Echo Chamber and Alma.

4- slipping a notch due to that new #1 is April March and Rolla Rolla.

3- again, Melody's Echo Chamber, slipping one with Looking Backwards.

2- last week's #1, Sunflower Bean and Who Put You Up To This?

And that new #1- fresh off its debut last week at #6....

....Brooke Annibale and What If You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And now, by unpopular demand, here are the other tunes that Elvis hit #1 with in their second top ten week...

Love Me Tender

Stuck On You

and Suspicious Minds.

Yes!  Go King, Go King...

Seriously, dude?