#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “I’m A Believer” by the Monkees, rocketing in from #10 last week. The song would become familiar to a whole new generation when Smash Mouth covered it in 2001 for the movie Shrek. “Believer” was written by… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Yellow Submarine” backed with “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles, rocketing up from #17 last week. The two-sided hit is culled from the Revolver LP, often cited as the best album of all time. Critics have said each… Continue reading
#1 at KRIZ/Phoenix: “Words” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” another two-sided hit by the Monkees. The Pre-Fab Four again hold off the Fab Four, as the Beatles’ double-sided single “All You Need Is Love” and “Baby You’re A Rich Man” remains… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Monday, Monday,” second hit for the Mamas and the Papas following “California Dreaming.” The songs would end up at #1 and #2 on the year-end KRUX chart for 1966. Holding at #2 is Bob Dylan with “Rainy… Continue reading
