Ranking #5 singles, U.S. edition: 1963-1965 (opens in new tab)

In the era of La Dolce Vita and Oscars awarded to Ingmar Bergman “The Girl from Ipanema” surprised audiences with its lilting vocal and talk-sung melody, the origin to my ears of too many Bacharach-David tunes. But the most surprising record was new to me. With one foot in the Beatles jangle and another in […]