Ryan ParisAug 19, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Chubby Checker's "The Twist"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 15, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 11, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Brian Hyland's "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 10, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 6, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: The Hollywood Argyles' "Alley Oop"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 4, 20194 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Connie Francis' "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 3, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 2, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Elvis Presley's "Stuck On You"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisAug 1, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Percy Faith and His Orchestra's "The Theme From 'A Summer Place'"(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
Ryan ParisJul 21, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Mark Dinning's "Teen Angel"Mark Dinning - "Teen Angel" Hit Number 1: February 8, 1960 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks In a very sad development, we are now on our third...
Ryan ParisJul 19, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Johnny Preston's "Running Bear"Johnny Preston - "Running Bear" Hit Number 1: January 18, 1960 Stay at Number 1: 3 Weeks Apparently one of the cool things to do back in...
Ryan ParisJul 18, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Marty Robbins' "El Paso"Marty Robbins - "El Paso" Hit Number 1: January 4, 1960 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks Some songs just make you "think". What I mean by that...
Ryan ParisJul 16, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Frankie Avalon's "Why"Frankie Avalon - "Why" Hit Number 1: December 28, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 1 Week The 1950s have this stereotype to them that they were the...
Ryan ParisJul 15, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Guy Mitchell's "Heartaches By the Number"Guy Mitchell - "Heartaches by the Number" Hit Number 1: December 14, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks Guy Mitchell got his start as a child...
Ryan ParisJul 10, 20191 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: The Fleetwoods' "Mr. Blue"The Fleetwoods - "Mr. Blue" Hit Number 1: November 16, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 1 Week If someone were to ask you who the first artist was...
Ryan ParisJul 8, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife"Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife" Hit Number 1: October 5, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 9 Weeks There really weren't a ton of songs about a serial...
Ryan ParisJul 3, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk"Santo & Johnny - "Sleepwalk" Hit Number 1: September 21, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks An instrumental really needs to be something...
Ryan ParisJul 2, 20193 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: The Browns' "The Three Bells"The Browns - "The Three Bells" Hit Number 1: August 24, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 4 Weeks It almost seems hard to believe, but yesterday's...
Ryan ParisJul 1, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Elvis Presley's "A Big Hunk O' Love"Elvis Presley - "A Big Hunk O' Love" Hit Number 1: August 10, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks It was only a matter of time before the King...
Ryan ParisJun 30, 20192 min readTHE HIT HAMMER: Paul Anka's "Lonely Boy"Paul Anka - "Lonely Boy" Hit Number 1: July 13, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 4 Weeks It's pretty hard to get anything out of songs by teen...
