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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson

One of the greatest soulmen in history, Jackie Wilson wasn't born nor did he ever live in New Jersey, but he died in Jersey. On September 29, 1975, he was onstage at The Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, performing as part of "Dick Clark's Good Old Rock'n'Roll Revue," singing his signature song "Lonely Teardrops." When he got to the line in the song that goes "my heart is crying, crying," he suffered a massive heart attack and keeled right over. Fans thought it was part of the show as Jackie Wilson always fell to his knees during that song. But, in this case, he never got up. Dick Clark told the band to stop playing. Jackie remained inert. Stunned fans were in shock as they saw him being carried out to a nearby hospital. The man remained in a coma for nine years. Elvis Presley paid for most of Jackie's hospital bills. Michael Jackson paid for Jackie's funeral and gravestone. They were both huge fans.

Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops" debuts at #7. And we hail the late Bobby Darin for having Teaneck's Clyde McPhatter on his nationally televised special (#10).

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No Kings No Hate No Fear
Nils Lofgren
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2
Streets Of Minneapolis
Bruce Springsteen
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3
One In A Million
Janis Ian and Joan Baez
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4
America Back
Tammy Faye Starlite
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5
I Who Have Nothing
Bettye LaVette
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6
Witchcraft, Love Me Tender
Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley
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7
Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson
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8
Atlantic City
The Band
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9
I Got Rhythm
Sarah Vaughan
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10
Have Mercy Baby
Clyde McPhatter & Bobby Darin
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# Song / Artist Last Month
11
Greatest Love Of All
Whitney Houston
NEW
12
Springsteen
Eric Church
▼ 9
13
Deep In The Heart Of Jersey
Uncle Floyd
▼ 10
14
Talk To Me
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
▲ 22
15
Hackensack
Thelonious Monk
— Same
16
This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie
— Same
17
Good Lovin'
The Rascals
— Same
18
Twist And Shout
The Isley Brothers
— Same
19
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
— Same
20
Moody's Mood For Love
James Moody
RETURN
21
Among My Souvenirs
Connie Francis
RETURN
22
Jungle Boogie
Kool & The Gang
RETURN
23
Let's Hang On
The Four Seasons
— Same
24
Buffen It
Mark Mulch
— Same
25
You Don't Own Me
Lesley Gore
— Same
26
I Wanna Be Around
Tony Bennett
— Same
27
La Vida Es Un Carnaval
Celia Cruz
▲ 31
28
Walk On By
Dionne Warwick
RETURN
29
Blood And Roses
The Smithereens
NEW
30
Brand New Key
Melanie
— Same
31
One In A Million
Trixter
RETURN
32
Deliver Me From Nowhere
Jason Didner
▲ 45
33
Send It To Me
Williams Honor
▲ 46
34
Blues In The 21st
Jimmy Vivino
▲ 48
35
Bitter Fruit
Stevie Van Zandt
▲ 51
36
Rapper's Delight
Sugar Hill Gang
▲ 53
37
Numbers With Wings
The Bongos
▼ 35
38
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Les Paul & Mary Ford
— Same
39
One O'Clock Jump
Count Basie
— Same
40
Shining Through
Mike Daly's Lost N' Found
— Same
41
One Valentine's Day
The Cucumbers
— Same
42
Brooklyn Can Wait
Jake Thistle
— Same
43
Real
Rory D'Lasnow
— Same
44
Come On Venus
Deena Shoshkes
— Same
45
Long Ones
Lauryn Hill
▲ 86
46
Song To The Pharoah Kings
Return To Forever
▲ 93
47
The Skin I'm In
Blues People
▲ 94
48
Loss
Rhonette Smith
— Same
49
Welcome To The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
▲ 95
50
Legendary
Bon Jovi
— Same
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51
The Gang's All Here
Skid Row
▲ 96
52
Businessman
Gregory McLoughlin
— Same
53
Romeo's Tune
Steve Forbert
▲ 97
54
You Wreck Me
The Cynz
— Same
55
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree
Tony Orlando
— Same
56
I'm Coming Home
Patriarchs In Black
— Same
57
In The Moment
The Weeklings
— Same
58
Don't Count Me Out
Mike Delevante
— Same
59
Deeper And Deeper
Sensational Soul Cruisers
— Same
60
Palisades Park
Freddy Cannon
— Same
61
Love Is Freedom
Phish
— Same
62
Ladies First
Queen Latifah
— Same
63
Serenade To A Cuckoo
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
▲ 98
64
Lies
The Knickerbockers
— Same
65
Freedom
Richie Havens
— Same
66
Jersey Girl
Tom Waits
— Same
67
Just Alive
Good Damage
— Same
68
Boys Can Cry
The Catholic Girls
— Same
69
Me Versus The Lack Of Context
Catch Me If You Can
— Same
70
This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
— Same
71
Superstar
Nat Adderley, Jr.
— Same
72
Dexterity
Dave Stryker
— Same
73
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
John Pizzarelli
— Same
74
Runaround
Blues Traveler
— Same
75
Mony Mony
Tommy James & The Shondells
— Same
76
Tossin' And Turnin'
Bobby Lewis
— Same
77
Big City
Lenny White
— Same
78
Mexicali Waltz
Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools
NEW
79
We've Got The Love
J.A.M. '86
NEW
80
Ballad For Americans
Paul Robeson
NEW
81
Move On Up
La Bamba & The Hubcaps
— Same
82
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & The Starliters
▼ 36
83
Poetry Man
Phoebe Snow
▼ 27
84
This Misery
J. Howard Duff
▼ 37
85
Midnight Train
The Modbeats
— Same
86
Amor Fati
Mourning Coffee
▲ 87
87
Anybody Knows
Lily Vakili
NEW
88
Delicate
Bike Routes
— Same
89
Sunhouse
Burn In Tweed
— Same
90
Sed De Nacer
Alejandro Meola
— Same
91
Jungle Boy
John Eddie
— Same
92
Cocaine Bear
Wormy
— Same
93
At War With Myself
Rochel Bolan
NEW
94
Where Did Our Love Go
Sam The Band
▼ 84
95
C'mon Caroline
Bobby Bandiera
▼ 82
96
Angel
Eddie Testa
▼ 80
97
Follow You
Glen Burtnick
▼ 78
98
Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia
▼ 63
99
One Way Or Another
Blondie
▼ 29
100
Got My Mojo Working
Ann Cole
▼ 28

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