Ooh LaLa Baby - Baby Dolls #1 on Mel's Current Top 20

 

Ooh LaLa Baby - Baby Dolls #1 on Mel's Current Top 20

Ooh LaLa Baby is an upbeat, flirtatious, and lighthearted party anthem by way of the Philippines featuring the dance group Baby Dolls. They have recently become very popular because of this song and the TV program they are associated with ABS-CBN TV show It's Showtime.  

Designed specifically for high-energy choreography and TikTok dance trends, its main theme revolves around having fun on the dance floor, captivating someone's attention with stylish moves, and making everyone exclaim "Oooh lala, baby!" as they watch. The track blends vibrant Tagalog pop phrasing with repetitive, infectious hooks to get people up and moving.

The song was released in March with the video only being released in late July. While the record has not exactly burned up most charts, it has spurned countless imitation and tribute, viral videos done by hundreds of groups and individuals mostly in the Philippines. Go to TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, it is likely you'll run into one of these.

Give this lighthearted fun, hit a spin. You'll easily overlook non-English, Tagalog lyrics and fall for the infectious groove.

For the Week of September 12 to 19, here are my Current Top 20.

TW	Title	Artist	LW
1	Ooh LaLa Baby	Baby Dolls	1
2	Everybody Told Me	The Linda Lindas	7
3	Still	Karol G & Bruno Mars	6
4	I'd Be Lyin'	Kelly Clarkson	5
5	Mexico Honey	Kacey Musgraves	2
6	Dracula (JENNIE Remix)	Tame Impala with Jennie	3
7	Better Than Before	Pamela.	4
8	Hate That I Made You Love Me	Ariana Grandé	8
9	Rescuer	Alex Warren	11
10	Ringing Hollow	The Rolling Stones	12
11	The Siren	Kate Voegele	14
12	Run Rabbit	Mollie Elizabeth	9
13	Come In	Paul McCartney	13
14	Bass Persuades	Miley Cyrus	17
15	CLICK	JISOO	18
16	The Government	Tom MacDonald	19
17	Net	Otyken	20
18	Magnet and Steel	Keith Urban with Little Big Town	10
19	Memo	Dasha	new
20	Petty Crimes	Molly Elizabeth	new

Baby Dolls, 2026 - Photo - Quezon City Government

Mel's Country 20 - July 16 and July 9

Mel’s Country 20
Country Tracks That Should Be Hits

Week of July 16, 2025. | For Chart #597

TW	Title	Artist	LW
1	Bad As I Used To Be	Chris Stapleton	3
2	Life's Been Comin' Too Fast	Blake Shelton	1
3	Backup Plan	Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs	2
4	She Hates Me	Dierks Bentley	4
5	If You Love Me Let Me Go	Colbie Caillat feat. Russell Dickerson	5
6	Run	Miranda Lambert	7
7	What I Want	Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae	8
8	Somewhere Over Laredo	Lainey Wilson	9
9	Big Sky	Parker McCollum	6
10	6 Months Later	Megan Moroney	11
11	2 Pair	Kane Brown	12
12	Amen	Shaboozey & Jelly Roll	10
13	Bottle Rockets (featuring Hootie & the Blowfish)	Scotty McCreery	19
14	Sheltered	The Castellows	20
15	Scornful Woman	Oliver Anthony Music	17
16	Bitter Ender	Mary Chapin Carpenter	18
17	Trailblazer (with Miranda Lambert / Lainey Wilson)	Reba McEntire	14
18	Bloodline (with Jelly Roll)	Alex Warren	NEW
19	That's My Kind of Night	Luke Bryan	13
20	Never Met Anyone Like You	Ella Langley & HARDY	NEW

Mel's Country 20 | As compiled on June 25, 2025.

 Mel’s Country 20

Country Tracks That Should Be Hits | June 25, 2024.

TW	Title	Artist	LW
1	Big Sky	Parker McCollum	2
2	Backup Plan	Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs	3
3	She Hates Me	Dierks Bentley	1
4	Life's Been Comin' Too Fast	Blake Shelton	7
5	Amen	Shaboozey & Jelly Roll	5
6	Bad As I Used To Be	Chris Stapleton	10
7	If You Love Me Let Me Go	Colbie Caillat feat. Russell Dickerson	8
8	Trailblazer (with Miranda Lambert / Lainey Wilson)	Reba McEntire	4
9	Blink Twice	Shaboozey	6
10	Run	Miranda Lambert	11
11	What I Want	Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae	16
12	Somewhere Over Laredo	Lainey Wilson	17
13	The Giver	Chappell Roan	9
14	That's My Kind of Night	Luke Bryan	13
15	2 Pair	Kane Brown	20
16	Bell Bottoms Up	Lainey Wilson	12
17	6 Months Later	Megan Moroney	NEW
18	Texas	Blake Shelton	18
19	What's On Your Mind	The Honkytonk Wranglers	NEW
20	Better Than The Bottle	Cody Jinks	14

Mel’s AI Music 20 - As of June 24, 2025.

 

Mel’s AI Music 20 - As of June 24, 2025.

This is our 4th chart for the 4th week since this chart started. Once again we have a new song up at the #1 position. Title of this one is "Chica Mexicana" from Country Angel. 

There are three debut songs on this week's chart.

TR	Title & Virtual Artist	A.I. Creator	LR
1	Chica Mexicana	Country Angel	2
2	Hi! Hi! Hi! - I'm Zandra AI (Zandra AI)	Devil Markus	1
3	Today Came My Way (Marina Blake)	Silent Euphoria	6
4	I Hope It's Me (Dina Cassidy)	Silent Euphoria	4
5	Do You Feel Like Dancing With Me (Zandra AI)	Devil Markus	5
6	When Will We Meet Again (Linda Rayne)	Silent Euphoria	8
7	Whispers in the Wild Magical Forest (Clara AI)	Lightning Force Productions	7
8	Take A Chance (Susie Mayfield)	Silent Euphoria	3
9	Lovin' You, It's Easy	Country Angel	10
10	Love So True (Belinda Roberts)	Silent Euphoria	12
11	Surreal (YURI)	AI Talk	NEW
12	My Heart Sings For You (Shayna Thompson)	Shaydan	9
13	Be Mine (Emily Moore)	Silent Euphoria	13
14	Summer Daydream (Jojo Divine)	AI-Vinyl-Collection	16
15	Don't Kiss Me Goodbye	Country Angel	19
16	Sugar Sugar Oh-La-La (The Honey Belles)	AI-Vinyl-Collection	18
17	Please Say You'll Be Mine (Judith Daye)	AI Vinyl Collection	11
18	Marry A Robot	We R Robots	NEW
19	Stand And Rise	AEROWave	20
20	That Don't Make It Right	Country Angel	NEW

View this chart's recurring YouTube page.

Rolling list of #1 records on the AI Music 20.

June 24 - Chica Mexicana - Country Angel

June 17 - Hi! Hi! Hi! - I'm Zandra AI (Zandra AI) - Devil Markus

June 10 - Take A Chance (Susie Mayfield) - Silent Euphoria

June 3 - Please Say You'll Be Mine (Judith Daye) - AI Vinyl Collection

"Surreal:" by Yuri / AI Talk debut at #11.

"Whispers in the Wild Magical Forest" (Clara AI) - Lightning Force Productions holds at #7. Love the fantasy woman and setting.

"Sugar, Sugar Oh-La-La" is a nostalgic 60s era sounding song posted by AI Vinyl Collection and credited to the virtual girl group The Honey Belles. Song is at #16 on the chart.

Mel’s Current Top 20 - June 20, 2025.

 

Mel’s Current Top 20 - June 20, 2025.

TW	Title	Artist	LW
1	Ordinary	Alex Warren	1
2	Ripple	Good Neighbours	2
3	Mystical Magical	Benson Boone	4
4	Azizam	Ed Sheeran	3
5	undressed	sombr	9
6	APT.	Rosé & Bruno Mars	6
7	Messy (From F1® The Movie)	Rosé	8
8	Don't Say You Love Me	Jin	7
9	Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride	Iam Tongi	10
10	More Than A Feeling	Declan J. Donovan	11
11	The Giver	Chappell Roan	5
12	Old Phone	Ed Sheeran	14
13	Butterfly	Marina	16
14	Trailblazer (w/ Miranda Lambert/Lainey Wilson)	Reba McEntire	12
15	Sunshine	Iam Tongi	17
16	End of the World	Miley Cyrus	13
17	Burning Down	Alex Warren	19
18	Pretty Little Baby	Connie Francis	20
19	Catch These Fists	Wet Leg	15
20	Sapphire	Ed Sheeran	NEW

CHART NOTES

"Ordinary" by Alex Warren holds at #1 for a 5th week in a row. Halfway through the year, we've had three songs holding on to #1 for more than 4 weeks now, which doesn't leave much space for other songs to hit the top. 

Only one song debuts on the chart this week. "Sapphire" is the latest single by Ed Sheeran to chart. It's at #20 while Ed's two other tracks are posted at #12, "Old Phone" and #4 "Azizam," which is a former #1 record.

A couple more videos appear below:

Iam Tongi's "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from the Lilo & Stitch movie soundtrack moves up to #9 this week.

Marina's "Butterfly" moved from last week's #20 debut position to #13 this week. The track is off her new album Princess of Power.

This week's Current Top 20 can be heard on Spotify! It is presented in countdown mode, starting at #20 and counting down to #1.

Mel’s AI Music 20 - June 17, 2025.

 

Mel’s AI Music 20 - June 17, 2025.

TR	Title & Virtual Artist	A.I. Creator	LR
1	Hi! Hi! Hi! - I'm Zandra AI (Zandra AI)	Devil Markus	2
2	Chica Mexicana	Country Angel	11
3	Take A Chance (Susie Mayfield)	Silent Euphoria	1
4	I Hope It's Me (Dina Cassidy)	Silent Euphoria	5
5	Do You Feel Like Dancing With Me (Zandra AI)	Devil Markus	6
6	Today Came My Way (Marina Blake)	Silent Euphoria	NEW
7	Whispers in the Wild Magical Forest (Clara AI)	Lightning Force Productions	3
8	When Will We Meet Again (Linda Rayne)	Silent Euphoria	13
9	My Heart Sings For You (Shayna Thompson)	Shaydan	7
10	Lovin' You, It's Easy	Country Angel	12
11	Please Say You'll Be Mine (Judith Daye)	AI Vinyl Collection	4
12	Love So True (Belinda Roberts)	Silent Euphoria	16
13	Be Mine (Emily Moore)	Silent Euphoria	17
14	Time To Say Goodbye	1950s Dream Time	8
15	Catch That Wave (The Sandy Hearts)	AI Vinyl Collection	9
16	Summer Daydream (Jojo Divine)	AI-Vinyl-Collection	18
17	Signal Beyond Stars - Transmission IV (Clara AI)	Lightning Force Productions	10
18	Sugar Sugar Oh-La-La (The Honey Belles)	AI-Vinyl-Collection	19
19	Don't Kiss Me Goodbye	Country Angel	NEW
20	Stand And Rise	AEROWave	NEW

Go To Our AI Music Top 20 YouTube Page to See All of The Videos

Mel's Country 20 - June 18, 2025.

 Mel’s Country 20 - June 18, 2025.

This is the latest Country 20 chart. Starting this week, my charts will be posted to this blog weekly or on a regular basis. The charts posted here will include the following:

• Mel’s Current Top 20
• Mel’s Country 20
• Mel’s AI Music 20

Occasionally special charts and other music content will also be posted here.

MEL’S COUNTRY 20 CHART

TW	Title	Artist	LW
1	She Hates Me	Dierks Bentley	1
2	Big Sky	Parker McCollum	2
3	Backup Plan	Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs	4
4	Trailblazer (with Miranda Lambert / Lainey Wilson)	Reba McEntire	3
5	Amen	Shaboozey & Jelly Roll	6
6	Blink Twice	Shaboozey	5
7	Life's Been Comin' Too Fast	Blake Shelton	9
8	If You Love Me Let Me Go	Colbie Caillat feat. Russell Dickerson	10
9	The Giver	Chappell Roan	7
10	Bad As I Used To Be	Chris Stapleton	13
11	Run	Miranda Lambert	12
12	Bell Bottoms Up	Lainey Wilson	8
13	That's My Kind of Night	Luke Bryan	14
14	Better Than The Bottle	Cody Jinks	15
15	Stay Country or Die Tryin'	Blake Shelton	11
16	What I Want	Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae	16
17	Somewhere Over Laredo	Lainey Wilson	19
18	Texas	Blake Shelton	18
19	Stand	Rascal Flatts & Brandon Lake	20
20	2 Pair	Kane Brown	NEW

Mel’s Current Top 20 Hits For This Week

Welcome to the periodic Mel's Current Top 20 Chart. This chart is updated on a weekly basis. The music can be streamed from the YouTube video link below. All charted  music show up on the Spotify link at the posting. The songs may play through on some browsers but not all. Spotify works best with a paid subscription.

Mel’s Current Top 20
This is the Most Current Chart of This Week


Note: Some of the embedded videos may not play on this site due to copyright restrictions.

The chart is updated on a weekly basis. The date of the last update to the chart appears on the chart.

SPOTIFY - Be sure to check our Spotify playlist to listen to all 20 hits.

Mel's Top 100 Hits of 2023

 

Mel’s Top 100 Hits of 2023.

The following chart was compiled from data pulled from my Current Top 20 weekly lists that are posted to M4B Charts, my website and on this blog.

"Angry" by The Rolling Stones was a surprise 2023 entry for me when it debut in early September. From that point on it was the battle of senior bands for the latter quarter of 2023. The Rolling Stones took "Angry" to #1 for 9 weeks. That was good enough to crown the Grammy nominated song as the #1 track of the year.

The Beatles followed next with their last ever song, "Now And Then" which is well known for using A.I. for removing background noise on the original John Lennon cassette recording.  

"Now And Then" became a #1 song for 5 weeks. The Rolling Stones then reclaimed the #1 spot for the last two weeks of 2023 with "Mess It Up".

Taylor Swift placed several records in the Top 100 including two #1 songs: The Grammy nominated "Anti-Hero" is #3 for the year after holding on to #1 for 5 weeks at the end of 2022 and into 2023. The song was on the chart for 25 weeks.

Swift's second #1 song of 2023 was a track called "Karma". Both songs were taken from one of three incarnations of Taylor Swift's Midnights album.

The Linda Lindas hit #1 with "Resolution/Revolution" for three weeks in late summer. 

Rapper Tom MacDonald broke out of his rap genre and greeted 2023 with an ode to his girl friend Nova Rockafeller titled "Ghost". The song is an unexpected thing of beauty that held the #1 spot on the Current Top 20 for 7 non-consecutive weeks, good enough to end up at #2 for the year.

The rest of the Top 100 follow below. 

No.	Song Title	Artist	Peak	WAP	WO
1	Angry	The Rolling Stones	1	9	16
2	Ghost	Tom MacDonald	1	7	21
3	Anti-Hero	Taylor Swift	1	5	23
4	Now And Then	The Beatles	1	5	8
5	Resolution/Revolution	The Linda Lindas	1	3	15
6	Pointless	Lewis Capaldi	1	2	16
7	When I Die	Fanny Lumsden	1	2	15
8	Wish You The Best	Lewis Capaldi	1	2	15
9	I Feel Like Dancing	Jason Mraz	1	2	14
10	Karma / Karma (featuring Ice Spice)	Taylor Swift	1	2	13
11	Flowers	Miley Cyrus	1	2	13
12	End of the World	Tom MacDonald featuring John Rich	1	2	10
13	Try That In A Small Town	Jason Aldean	1	2	10
14	Love Again	The Kid LAROI	1	2	10
15	Mess It Up	The Rolling Stones	1	2	9
16	Lux Æterna	Metallica	1	2	9
17	Heavenly Kind of State of Mind	Lewis Capaldi	1	1	14
18	Curtains	Ed Sheeran	1	1	14
19	Lost	Linkin Park	1	1	14
20	Eyes Closed	Ed Sheeran	1	1	12
21	Rich Men North of Richmond	Oliver Anthony Music	2	4	13
22	Need A Favor	Jelly Roll	2	2	16
23	Blind For Love	American Authors	2	3	14
24	Be More	Stephen Sanchez	2	2	16
25	Get Her Back	Michael Ray	1	1	9
26	I Can See You (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	2	2	10
27	Atomic City	U2	2	1	12
28	I'll Be Seeing You	Iam Tongi	2	1	9
29	Houdini	Dua Lipa	2	1	4
30	Evangeline	Stephen Sanchez	3	2	13
31	Sweet Sounds of Heaven	The Rolling Stones	3	1	12
32	Bejeweled	Taylor Swift	3	1	12
33	Trustfall	P!nk	3	1	11
34	Lavendar Haze	Taylor Swift	3	1	11
35	I'm Feelin' Good (Steve Miller Band)	King Calaway	3	1	11
36	Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)	Bruce Springsteen	3	1	9
37	How I'm Feeling Now	Lewis Capaldi	3	1	9
38	Paradise (Universal Sound Version)	Stick Figure	4	4	9
39	Seasons	Bebe Rexha & Dolly Parton	3	1	8
40	Fast Car	Luke Combs	4	2	18
41	Night Owl	The Dollyrots	4	2	10
42	Vampire	Olivia Rodrigo	4	2	10
43	Thank God	Kane & Katelyn Brown	4	1	27
44	Calm Down (featuring Selena Gomez)	Rema	4	1	14
45	Bad Idea Right?	Olivia Rodrigo	4	2	8
46	Until I Found You (Em Beihold Version)	Stephen Sanchez & Em Beihold	4	1	13
47	Giddy Up!	Shania Twain	4	1	12
48	I'm Good (Blue)	David Guetta & Bebe Rexha	4	1	11
49	Billy	The Shang Hi Los	5	2	12
50	Jolene	Olivia Newton-John & Dolly Parton	4	1	7
51	No Bad Days (featuring Collett)	Macklemore	5	2	8
52	Desire	Cannons	5	1	10
53	Dirty Money	Tom MacDonald	5	1	10
54	Cruel Summer	Taylor Swift	5	1	9
55	One More Time	Blink-182	5	1	7
56	Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)	Taylor Swift	5	1	6
57	Thunder Rumbles	The Cat Empire	6	2	11
58	Why Kiki?	Iam Tongi	6	2	10
59	If the Loneliness Don't Kill Me	Whitehorse	6	1	11
60	Made You Look	Meghan Trainor	6	2	9
61	American Town	Ed Sheeran	6	1	9
62	Hey Girl / I Touch Myself	The Dollyrots	6	1	8
63	Until I Found You	Stephen Sanchez	7	2	22
64	Save Me (with Lainey Wilson)	Jelly Roll	7	1	9
65	Loving You	Cannons	8	2	13
66	Too Many Things	The Linda Lindas	7	1	8
67	Boom Boom	The Cat Empire	7	1	8
68	Dreamin' All The Time	Trevor Beid Jimenez	8	2	10
69	Silver Fish	Dengue Fever	8	1	8
70	TQG (featuring Shakira)	KAROL G	8	1	8
71	Your America	Tom MacDonald	8	1	6
72	Mother	Meghan Trainor	8	1	6
73	American Flags (with Adam Calhoun)	Tom MacDonald	8	1	5
74	Songbird (Orchestral Version)	Christine McVie	9	1	10
75	Thank God I Do	Lauren Daigle	9	1	10
76	Everyone and Everything	Ringo Starr	9	1	7
77	I Remember Everything (w/ Kacey Musgraves)	Zach Bryan	9	1	6
78	Get Him Back!	Olivia Rodrigo	9	1	6
79	Hold On	The Strumbellas	9	1	6
80	Island in the Sun (featuring American Authors)	Smallpools	10	3	9
81	Monsters	Courtney Hadwin	10	2	10
82	I Like The Rain	Tiffany	10	2	7
83	Single Soon	Selena Gomez	10	2	5
84	I Won't Back Down	The Goo Goo Dolls + O.A.R.	10	1	7
85	What's Up (featuring Linda Perry)	Dolly Parton	10	1	7
86	Pepper	Panic at the Disco	10	1	6
87	Padam Padam	Kylie Minogue	10	1	6
88	The American Dream is Killing Me	Green Day	10	1	6
89	Groovy Christmas	The Linda Lindas	10	1	5
90	Catalonia (Live at the Sydney Opera House)	Vance Joy	11	2	5
91	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	Brenda Lee	10	1	2
92	The News	Paramore	11	1	8
93	Save Me The Trouble	Dan + Shay	11	1	6
94	Your Side of Town	The Killers	11	1	6
95	Gonna Be You	Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Debbie Harry	11	1	5
96	Better Days (from Trolls Band Together)	*NSYNC	11	1	4
97	That Girl Don't Live Here	Courtney Hadwin	12	2	7
98	74-'75 (2023 Remaster)	The Connells	12	2	6
99	Let It Be (with Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr)	Dolly Parton	12	2	6
100	Life Goes On	Ed Sheeran & Luke Combs	12	1	6

WAP = Weeks at Peak | WO = Total Weeks on Chart

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The Mel’s Top 100 of 2023 Hits on Spotify

The Rolling Stones Angry Comeback

 

The Rolling Stones Are Not Angry

They are happy for “Angry”... the first single off their new, upcoming album Hackney Diamonds, scheduled for release this coming Friday, October 20.

The Rolling Stones hit song “Angry”, the first single off Hackney Diamonds, is holding the #1 position for the sixth consecutive week on Mel’s Current Top 20 chart. It shows no signs of slowing down.

It’s worth noting that “Angry” made an impressive debut at #1 six weeks ago and has maintained its top spot ever since. This achievement is particularly noteworthy because no other song has ever debuted at #1 on the Current Top 20, except for The Rolling Stones’ 2020 hit “Living in a Ghost Town.” At that time, the chart was reset after a few years of inactivity.

This week’s Current Top 20 features an impressive lineup of rock tracks, with five of them claiming spots in the Top 5. Alongside “Angry” at #1, we have The Linda Lindas “Resolution/Revolution” at #2, Stephen Sanchez’s “Be More” at #3, U2’s “Atomic City” at #4, and The Dollyrots’ “Night Owl” at #5. This abundance of rock hits in the top 5 is a rare occurrence for the chart.

In addition to “Angry”, The Rolling Stones also placed the second single, “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” on the chart last week, debuting at #18. This week the song moved up to #14. Accompanied by Lady Gaga on additional vocals and Stevie Wonder on keyboards, “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” is destined for the Top 10 on Mel’s Current Top 20 chart.

Some fresh additions to the Current Top 20 include *NSYNC’s “Better Place” debuting at #19 and Lauren Daigle’s “These Are The Days” entering at #20. These new singles bring a fresh dynamic to the chart and offer listeners a diverse range of musical styles.

Overall, The Rolling Stones’ “Angry” continues to reign supreme on Mel’s Current Top 20 playlist, showcasing the band’s enduring popularity. With a strong presence of rock hits in the top 5, this week’s chart reflects the diverse musical landscape and the ongoing evolution of the chart.

In the meantime the wait is almost over for their new Hackney Diamonds album.

Mel’s Current Top 20 Chart

As of October 13, 2023.

TW	Title	Artist	LW
1	Angry (6th Week @ #1)	The Rolling Stones	1
2	Resolution/Revolution	The Linda Lindas	2
3	Be More	Stephen Sanchez	3
4	Atomic City	U2	10
5	Night Owl	The Dollyrots	7
6	Rich Men North of Richmond	Oliver Anthony Music	4
7	One More Time	Blink-182	12
8	Desire	Cannons	5
9	Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)	Rema	11
10	Need A Favor	Jelly Roll	6
11	Why Kiki	Iam Tongi	13
12	Let It Be (with Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr)	Dolly Parton	14
13	Your Side of Town	The Killers	15
14	Sweet Sounds of Heaven	The Rolling Stones	18
15	Bad Idea Right	Olivia Rodrigo	8
16	I Remember Everything (w/ Kacy Musgraves)	Zach Bryan	9
17	What's Up? (featuring Linda Perry)	Dolly Parton	19
18	Monsters	Courtney Hadwin	20
19	Better Place	*NSYNC	NEW
20	These Are The Days	Lauren Daigle	NEW

Keep up with the latest version of Mel’s Current Top 20 at these links: Mel’s Current Top 20 Page | Mel’s Current Top 20 Chart

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#TBT - Mel's Top 100 Hits of 1968

 

THE BEATLES TOP MY 1968 TOP 100 HITS CHART

Unlike the Billboard Top 100 Hits of 1968, my chart differs in that a lot of songs listed there are not listed here. As a long time Beatles fan, this chart contains several Beatles tracks that are acknowledged as part of their greatest hits ever. The Billboard year end chart lists only three songs. This chart expands on that, and features several other rock tracks that The Beatles recorded that did not make the official year end chart for various reasons. On this chart, The Beatles have placed seven tracks.

1968 was also a big year for instrumentals, with 5 of them listed on the chart.

The Rolling Stones managed to put two tracks on this chart, as did The Doors. Aretha Franklin bested them with three as did The Rascals. One of their tracks, "My Hawaii" is an album only track that was a huge hit in the 50th state in 1968. The song has endured over the decades, especially for "Baby Boomers".

The entire Top 100 list appears below and you can listen to the whole thing on my new Spotify Playlist "Top 100 Hits of 1968." Subscribe and enjoy!

TOP 100 HITS OF 1968

Rank	Title	Artist
1	Hey Jude / Revolution	The Beatles
2	Jumpin' Jack Flash	The Rolling Stones
3	Revolution	The Beatles
4	Born to Be Wild	Steppenwolf
5	Hurdy Gurdy Man	Donovan
6	People Got to Be Free	The Rascals
7	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	The Beatles
8	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	Otis Redding
9	Hello, I Love You / Love Street	The Doors
10	Love Child	The Supremes
11	Magic Carpet Ride	Steppenwolf
12	Lady Madonna	The Beatles
13	I Love You	People
14	Back in the U.S.S.R.	The Beatles
15	Those Were the Days	Mary Hopkin
16	Tuesday Afternoon	The Moody Blues
17	Birthday	The Beatles
18	Mrs. Robinson	Simon & Garfunkel
19	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	Hugo Montenegro
20	My Hawaii	The Rascals
21	Young Girl	Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
22	A Beautiful Morning	The Rascals
23	Angel of the Morning	Merrilee Rush
24	I've Gotta Get a Message to You	The Bee Gees
25	I Wish It Would Rain	The Temptations
26	Midnight Confessions	The Grass Roots
27	Tighten Up	Archie Bell & the Drells
28	Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
29	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	The Beatles
30	Do It Again	The Beach Boys
31	A Hazy Shade of Winter	Simon & Garfunkel
32	Sky Pilot	The Animals
33	Time Has Come Today	The Chambers Brothers
34	Mony Mony	Tommy James and the Shondells
35	Cry Like a Baby	The Box Tops
36	Street Fighting Man	The Rolling Stones
37	White Room	Cream
38	Harper Valley PTA	Jeannie C. Riley
39	Spooky	Classics IV
40	MacArthur Park	Richard Harris
41	Jennifer Eccles	The Hollies
42	Dance to the Music	Sly and the Family Stone
43	All Along The Watchtower	Jimi Hendrix
44	Grazing in the Grass	Hugh Masekela
45	Do You Know the Way to San Jose	Dionne Warwick
46	Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)	John Fred & His Playboy Band
47	Lady Willpower	Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
48	Think	Aretha Franklin
49	Piece of My Heart	Big Brother and the Holding Company
50	Valleri	The Monkees
51	Fire	The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
52	The Mighty Quinn	Manfred Mann
53	Woman, Woman	Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
54	You're All I Need to Get By	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
55	La-La (Means I Love You)	The Delfonics
56	For Once in My Life	Stevie Wonder
57	I Say a Little Prayer	Aretha Franklin
58	The Horse	Cliff Nobles
59	Simon Says	1910 Fruitgum Company
60	Reach Out of the Darkness	Friend & Lover
61	Elenore	The Turtles
62	Bend Me, Shape Me	The American Breed
63	This Guy's in Love with You	Herb Alpert
64	Green Tambourine	The Lemon Pipers
65	Sunshine of Your Love	Cream
66	I Thank You	Sam & Dave
67	Girl Watcher	The O'Kaysions
68	It's Wonderful	The Rascals
69	Pictures of Matchstick Men	Status Quo
70	Suzie Q.	Creedence Clearwater Revival
71	Love is Blue	Paul Mauriat
72	Jennifer Juniper	Donovan
73	Hold Me Tight	Johnny Nash
74	Master Jack	Four Jacks & A Jill
75	Honey	Bobby Goldsboro
76	You Keep Me Hangin' On	Vanilla Fudge
77	Love Is All Around	The Troggs
78	I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight	Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
79	The Fool on the Hill	Sérgio Mendes
80	Classical Gas	Mason Williams
81	Sweet Inspiration	The Sweet Inspirations
82	Send Me A Postcard	The Shocking Blue
83	Stoned Soul Picnic	The 5th Dimension
84	Light My Fire	José Feliciano
85	Yummy Yummy Yummy	Ohio Express
86	Indian Lake	The Cowsills
87	Little Green Apples	O. C. Smith
88	(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone	Aretha Franklin
89	If I Were A Carpenter	The Four Tops
90	Slip Away	Clarence Carter
91	Nobody but Me	The Human Beinz
92	The Look of Love	Sérgio Mendes
93	The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde	Georgie Fame
94	Sealed with a Kiss	Gary Lewis & the Playboys
95	The Unicorn	The Irish Rovers
96	Bottle of Wine	The Fireballs
97	Delilah	Tom Jones
98	The Unknown Soldier	The Doors
99	Summertime Blues	Blue Cheer
100	In A Gadda Da Vida	Iron Butterfly

* "Revolution" by The Beatles is listed twice, once as a double sided single with "Hey Jude" and again as a standalone. Same song, two different rankings. It's my chart.

 Songs listed with a / indicate a double sided single with the B side listed after the slash.

#TBT - Mel's Top 100 Hits of 1991

 

1991: A Year of Transition

In 1991, I shifted from mainstream top 40 music to more alternative rock music. This was the year that pop music transitioned to more rap and hip hop songs, hence the transition to alternative rock. 

The songs on my Top 100 Hits of 1991 were all popular for different reasons. 

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was a cultural phenomenon that helped define the grunge movement and  generation. It turned out to be the band's first and only #1 hit and became their signature song.

"Valerie Loves Me" by Material Issue was a catchy power pop song that started the band's foray into titles named after women. R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" was a more thoughtful and introspective song that resonated with many people in 1991. 

Prince and the New Power Generation's "Cream" was a danceable and funky rock track that was perfect for parties. "Caribbean Blue" by Enya was a beautiful and ethereal ballad that transported listeners to another world. 

Seal's "Crazy" was a soulful and passionate love song that was sure to stir emotions, while EMF's "Unbelievable" was a quirky and experimental track that was ahead of its time. 

"Justified and Ancient" by The KLF and Tammy Wynette was a strange and unexpected collaboration that merged dance, funk and country into an unexpected but memorable hit. 

Sting's "All This Time" was a moving and heartfelt ballad about love and loss.

Yes, 1991 was a year of great musical transition. The rise of grunge and alternative rock challenged the dominance of synth-pop and hair metal, while hip hop and R&B continued to evolve. Meanwhile, genres like electronica and world music were also gaining ground.

THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1991

No.	Title	Artist(s)
1	Smells Like Teen Spirit	Nirvana
2	Valerie Loves Me	Material Issue
3	Losing My Religion	R.E.M.
4	Crazy	Seal
5	Wicked Game	Chris Isaak
6	Caribbean Blue	Enya
7	Unbelievable	EMF
8	I've Been Thinking About You	Londonbeat
9	Cream	Prince and The New Power Generation
10	Justified And Ancient	The KLF with Tammy Wynette
11	Groove Is in the Heart	Deee-Lite
12	Alice Everyday	Book of Love
13	Shiny Happy People	R.E.M.
14	Tom's Diner	DNA featuring Suzanne Vega
15	Nothing Else Matters	Metallica
16	Something to Talk About	Bonnie Raitt
17	Silent Lucidity	Queensrÿche
18	Sadeness (Part I)	Enigma
19	Kiss Them For Me	Siouxsie & The Banshees
20	All This Time	Sting
21	Justify My Love	Madonna
22	Right Here, Right Now	Jesus Jones
23	Give It Away	Red Hot Chili Peppers
24	Quiver	Book of Love
25	So You Think I'm in Love	Robyn Hitchcok & The Egyptians
26	Joyride	Roxette
27	Diane	Material Issue
28	You Could Be Mine	Guns N' Roses
29	Enter Sandman	Metallica
30	Here I Am (Come and Take Me)	UB40
31	Breaking the Girl	Red Hot Chili Peppers
32	I Touch Myself	Divinyls
33	Mysterious Ways	U2
34	Baby Baby	Amy Grant
35	There She Goes	The La's
36	I Wanna Sex You Up	Color Me Badd
37	Show Me the Way	Styx
38	Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance...)	C+C Music Factory
39	Black or White	Michael Jackson
40	Near Wild Heaven	R.E.M.
41	Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me (live)	Elton John with George Michael
42	The Way You Do the Things You Do	UB40
43	Everybody Plays the Fool	Aaron Neville
44	Learning to Fly	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
45	The Unforgiven	Metallica
46	More Than Words	Extreme
47	Girlfriend	Matthew Sweet
48	Rush	Big Audio Dynamite II
49	Motownphilly	Boyz II Men
50	She Lives (In A Time of Her Own)	The Judybats
51	The Promise of a New Day	Paula Abdul
52	Don't Drop The Baby	The Judybats
53	Signs	Tesla
54	Wind of Change	Scorpions
55	Disappear	INXS
56	Summer Kisses Winter Tears	Julee Cruise
57	Rush Rush	Paula Abdul
58	Sunny Day	Book of Love
59	Right Now	Van Halen
60	Under The Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers
61	Bitter Tears	INXS
62	Until The End of the World	U2
63	Alive	Pearl Jam
64	Real Real Real	Jesus Jones
65	I Can't Dance	Genesis
66	Emotions	Mariah Carey
67	Hole Hearted	Extreme
68	Good Vibrations	Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch
69	Live and Let Die	Guns N Roses
70	High Enough	Damn Yankees
71	Kinky Afro	Happy Mondays
72	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)	Cher
73	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You	Bryan Adams
74	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Whitney Houston
75	I'm Too Sexy	Right Said Fred
76	Into the Great Wide Open	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
77	Just Another Dream	Cathy Dennis
78	It Ain't Over 'til It's Over	Lenny Kravitz
79	Radio Song	R.E.M.
80	Rhythm of My Heart	Rod Stewart
81	The Other Side of Summer	Elvis Costello
82	The Fly	U2
83	O.P.P.	Naughty by Nature
84	It Hit Me Like a Hammer	Huey Lewis & The News
85	November Rain	Guns N' Roses
86	This House	Tracie Spencer
87	Too Many Walls	Cathy Dennis
88	Get A Leg Up	John Mellencamp
89	Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)	Roxette
90	Someday	Mariah Carey
91	Love Takes Time	Mariah Carey
92	The One and Only	Chesney Hawkes
93	Love Will Never Do Without You	Janet Jackson
94	Summertime	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
95	Touch Me (All Night Long)	Cathy Dennis
96	I Adore Mi Amor	Color Me Badd
97	I'm Not in Love	Will to Power
98	Coming Out of the Dark	Gloria Estefan
99	Here We Go	C+C Music Factory
100	Something to Believe In	Poison