The “Bad” Top Ten Hits of the 1960s

The following are considered by many to be the worst songs to reach the #2 through #10 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1960s.  For the worst #1 singles of the 1960s, see the Bad #1 Hits Blog.

The “Bad” Top Tens Museum – 1960s Inductees

“Tell Laura I Love Her” by Ray Peterson (1960, #7)

“Baby Sittin’ Boogie” by Buzz Clifford (1961, #6)

“P.T. 109” by Jimmy Dean (1962, #8)

“Speedy Gonzales” by Pat Boone (1962, #6)

“Ahab, the Arab” by Ray Stevens (1962, #5)

“Still” by Bill Anderson (1963, #8)

“Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” by Rolf Harris (1963, #3)

“Don’t Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)” by the Serendipity Singers (1964, #6)

“Little Children” by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas (1964, #7)

“Bread and Butter” by the Newbeats (1964, #2)

“You Turn Me On (Turn On Song)” by Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville (1965, #8)

“What’s New Pussycat?” by Tom Jones (1965, #3)

“Don’t Just Stand There” by Patty Duke (1965, #8)

“Somewhere, My Love” by Ray Conniff and the Singers (1966, #9)

“I Dig Rock and Roll Music” by Peter, Paul and Mary (1967, #9)

“Little Ole Man (Uptight – Everything’s Alright)” by Bill Cosby (1967, #4)

“Please Love Me Forever” by Bobby Vinton (1967, #6)

“An Open Letter to My Teenage Son” by Victor Lundberg (1967, #10)

“Yummy Yummy Yummy” by the Ohio Express (1968, #4)

“MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris (1968, #2)

“Worst That Could Happen” by the Brooklyn Bridge (1969, #3)

“Jean” by Oliver (1969, #2)

“This Girl Is a Woman Now” by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (1969, #9)

“Little Woman” by Bobby Sherman (1969, #3)

 

The Runners-Up

“Puppy Love” by Paul Anka (1960, #2)

“Paper Roses” by Anita Bryant (1960, #5)

“My Home Town” by Paul Anka (1960, #8)

“Rubber Ball” by Bobby Vee (1961, #6)

“Johnny Get Angry” by Joanie Sommers (1962, #7)

“Patches” by Dickey Lee (1962, #6)

 “Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)” by Dee Dee Sharp (1962, #9)

“See the Funny Little Clown” by Bobby Goldsboro (1964, #9)

“Navy Blue” by Diane Renay (1964, #6)

“The Birds and the Bees” by Jewel Akens (1965, #3)

“Save Your Heart for Me” by Gary Lewis and the Playboys (1965, #2)

“Born Free” by Roger Williams (1966, #7)

“Hooray for Hazel” by Tommy Roe (1966, #6)

“My Cup Runneth Over” by Ed Ames (1967, #8)

“Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)” by Engelbert Humperdinck (1967, #4)

“Come Back When You Grow Up” by Bobby Vee and the Strangers (1967, #3)

“Young Girl” by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (1968, #2)

“The Unicorn” by the Irish Rovers (1968, #7)

“Girl Watcher” by the O’Kaysions (1968, #5)

“Gitarzan” by Ray Stevens (1969, #8)