Hot 100

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The Jersey Sound
“Hot 100” Chart

100 songs.
100 artists.
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Clyde McPhatter, from Englewood in Bergen County, debuts on The Hot 100 at #59 with "A Lover's Question" which he took to #6 in 1958. He was the first artist inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with the The Drifters and again as a solo. (He left The Drifters to serve his country in the armed forces.)

1

This Land Is Your Land

Woody Guthrie

Same Position as Last Month

2

Lonesome Day

Bruce Springsteen

NEW

3

Come Fly With Me

Frank Sinatra

Same Position as Last Month

4

I Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston

↑

Last month: #5

5

Woke Up This Morning

Alabama 3

↑

Last month: #4

6

Good Lovin'

The Rascals

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Last month: #7

7

Big Girls Don't Cry

The Four Seasons

↑

Last month: #9

8

I Will Survive

Gloria Gaylor

↓

Last month: #2

9

Sun City

Little Steven

↑

Last month: #14

10

Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang

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Last month: #4

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Position
Previous

11

↓
Talk To Me
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
10

12

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Poetry Man
Phoebe Snow
12

13

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America
Simon & Garfunkel
13

14

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Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bon Jovi
15

15

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Bettye LaVette
17

16

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You Don't Own Me
Leslie Gore
16

17

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At 17
Janis Ian
18

18

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I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Les Paul
23

19

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It Might As Well Be Spring
Sarah Vaughan
24

20

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Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & The Starliters
25

21
NEW
Rapper's Delight
Sugar Hill Gang
–

22

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Ladies First
Queen Latifah
49

23
NEW
Fu Gee La
The Fugees
–

24
NEW
My Happiness
Connie Francis
–

25
NEW
Give It To Me Good
Trixter
–

26

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Because The Night
Patti Smith Group
28

27

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Pegasus
Wayne Shorter
29

28

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Freedom
Richie Havens
33

29

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Mony Mony
Tommy James & The Shondells
34

30

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Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon
30

31

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This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
41

32

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One Way Or Another
Blondie
48

33

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Spazmo Strikes Again
Lenny White
52

34

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Atomic Dog
George Clinton
50

35

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The Married Men
The Roche Sisters
42

36
NEW
Brand New Key
Melanie
–

37

–
The Gang's All Here
Skid Row
37

38

↑
Blues In The 21st
Jimmy Vivino
60

39

↑
Jersey Girl
Tom Waits
67

40

↑
Rocky Mountain Way
Joe Walsh
69

41

↑
Majestic Dance
Return To Forever
75

42
NEW
Bebop Of Course
Christian McBride
–

43
NEW
Rose Colored Glasses
Mike Daly
–

44
NEW
Splanky
Count Basie
–

45
NEW
My Old School
Steely Dan
–

46

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Don't Stop Believing
Steve Smith's Vital Information
58

47

–
Do Don't
Fear Of Falling
47

48
NEW
I Feel Lucky
Mary Chapin-Carpenter
–

49

↓
Walk On By
Dionne Warwick
11

50

↓
That Lady
The Isley Brothers
20

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Position
Previous

51
NEW
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
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52

↓
When You Walk In The Room
Steve Forbert
21

53

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Old Shoes
The Cucumbers
22

54

↓
In A Lonely Place
The Smithereens
26

55

↓
Real
Rory D'Lasnow
32

56

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Rotten To The Core
Overkill
35

57

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Send It To Me
Williams Honor
37

58

↓
No Traces
Karen Kuhl Band
56

59
NEW
A Lover's Question
Clyde McPhatter
–

60

↑
Someone's Ex
Jenny Owen-Youngs
64

61

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What Did You See
Valley Of Salt
66

62
NEW
Downhome Girl/Something You Got
Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools
–

63

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October Skies
Dave Murphy
73

64
NEW
Deep In The Heart Of Jersey
Uncle Floyd
94

65
NEW
Sing You A Brand New Song
Coleman Mellett
65

66
NEW
Ol' Man River
Paul Robeson
–

67
NEW
La Vida Es Un Carnaval
Celia Cruz
–

68

–
You Enjoy Yourself
Phish
68

69
NEW
Second Round KO
Canibus
–

70

–
C'mon Caroline
Bobby Bandiera
70

71
NEW
One For George
Barry Miles
–

72

–
Baby Should Have Known Better
Palmyra Delran
72

73

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The Trouble With Sally
Glen Burtnik
76

74

↑
I'm Hip
John Pizzarelli
92

75

↓
I Wanna Get Better
Bleachers
63

76

↑
Teenagers From Mars
Misfits
85

77
NEW
Crow Haired Boys
The Cynz
–

78

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All The Cash In The World
The Weeklings
43

79

↓
Brooklyn Can Wait
Jake Thistle
27

80

↓
I'm Not OK (I Promise)
My Chemical Romance
77

81

–
Mr. Dieingly Sad
The Critters
81

82

–
Short Shorts
The Royal Teens
82

83

↓
Hip Hip Hooray
Naughty By Nature
71

84

↓
Hey Gumbaree
Lou Monte
51

85
NEW
Better Than You
Phoneboy
–

86
NEW
The Only One
Above The Moon
–

87
NEW
The Kind Of Girl That I Raised
Todd Bailey
–

88
NEW
In The Glade
The Inquisition
–

89
NEW
Lonesome City
Doug Gatta
–

90
NEW
Broken Glass
Recce Young
–

91
NEW
Better Off Alone
Good Damage
–

92

↓
Colors
Ice T
87

93

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April Kisses
Bucky Pizzarelli
93

94

↓
LGH
Inventor Ace
59

95

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Mother
Danzig
90

96
NEW
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree
Tony Orlando & Dawn
–

97

–
Song For Helen
Bill Evans
97

98
NEW
Always She Calls To Me
Bruce Gladstone
–

99
NEW
Hey Now Baby (What's Wrong With You)
J. Howard Duff
–

100

–
Pompton Turnpike
Louis Jordan & His Tympani 5
100

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