{"id":3367,"date":"2014-05-26T10:01:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T16:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/?page_id=3367"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:12:29","slug":"sonny-streak-country-pop-charts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnyjames.com\/hof\/most-popular-recordings\/sonny-streak-country-pop-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Country & Pop Chart Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Historical perspective<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Country & Pop, Side by Side<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sonny’s run of consecutive No. 1 country singles, set against the No. 1 pop and rock records of the very same months.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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The Beatles, the Stones … and Sonny James<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Hit after hit, in the most competitive era in pop music<\/h2>\n\t\t
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The table below places Sonny’s consecutive No. 1 country streak of the mid-1960s and early ’70s alongside the No. 1 pop\/rock recording of the same month and year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Seen in context, it’s remarkable: while the British Invasion, Motown and the singer-songwriters were reshaping popular music, the music of Sonny James remained in such demand that release after release went to No. 1 — year after year.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Listen<\/th>Song<\/th>Peak<\/th>Charted<\/th>Weeks on Chart<\/th>#1 Pop\/Rock That Month<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Young Love<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>December 1956<\/td>24 Weeks<\/td>Young Love - Sonny James<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>You're The Only World I Know<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>November 1964<\/td>25 Weeks<\/td>Baby Love - The Supremes<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)<\/td>#2<\/span><\/td>March 1965<\/td>20 Weeks<\/td>Eight Days A Week - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Behind The Tear<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>October 1965<\/td>22 Weeks<\/td>Yesterday - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>True Love's A Blessing<\/td>#3<\/span><\/td>December 1965<\/td>18 Weeks<\/td>Get Off Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Take Good Care of Her<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>April 1966<\/td>20 Weeks<\/td>19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Room In Your Heart<\/td>#2<\/span><\/td>August 1966<\/td>20 Weeks<\/td>Summer In The City - Lovin\u2019 Spoonful<\/td><\/tr>
The streak begins — 16 consecutive No. 1 singles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Need You<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>April 1967<\/td>18 Weeks<\/td>Happy Together - Turtles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>I'll Never Find Another You<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>June 1967<\/td>17 Weeks<\/td>Respect - Aretha Franklin<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>It's The Little Things<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>August 1967<\/td>18 Weeks<\/td>All You Need Is Love - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>A World of Our Own<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>January 1968<\/td>17 Weeks<\/td>Hello Goodbye - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Heaven Says Hello<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>June 1968<\/td>17 Weeks<\/td>Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Born to Be with You<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>October 1968<\/td>16 Weeks<\/td>Hey Jude - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Only the Lonely<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>January 1969<\/td>16 Weeks<\/td>I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Running Bear<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>May 1969<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>Get Back - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Since I Met You Baby<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>September 1969<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>It's Just a Matter of Time<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>January 1970<\/td>14 Weeks<\/td>I Want You Back - The Jackson 5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>My Love<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>April 1970<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>Let It Be - The Beatles<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Don't Keep Me Hangin' On<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>July 1970<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>The Love You Save - The Jackson 5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Endlessly<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>October 1970<\/td>16 Weeks<\/td>I\u2019ll Be There - The Jackson 5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Empty Arms<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>February 1970<\/td>16 Weeks<\/td>Lonely Days - The Bee Gees<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Bright Lights, Big City<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>June 1971<\/td>13 Weeks<\/td>It\u2019s Too Late - Carole King<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Here Comes Honey Again<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>September 1971<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees<\/td><\/tr>
The streak ends<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Only Love Can Break A Heart<\/td>#2<\/span><\/td>January 1972<\/td>16 Weeks<\/td>American Pie - Don McLean<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>That's Why I Love You Like I Do<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>May 1972<\/td>11 Weeks<\/td>The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>When the Snow Is on the Roses<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>July 1972<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>Lean On Me - Bill Withers<\/td><\/tr>
<\/svg>Play<\/a><\/td>Is It Wrong (For Loving You)<\/td>#1<\/span><\/td>March 1974<\/td>15 Weeks<\/td>Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Billboard rankings from Joel Whitburn’s Billboard Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008<\/em>. Cashbox pop\/rock No. 1 singles researched by Randy Price. Montage videos courtesy of Richard Custer.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Historical perspective Country & Pop, Side by Side Sonny’s run of consecutive No. 1 country singles, set against the No. 1 pop and rock records of the very same months. The Beatles, the Stones … and Sonny James Hit after hit, in the most competitive era in pop music The table below places Sonny’s consecutive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3012,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3367","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t