Top 100 - 1960-65

I haven't done any lists lately, and I know some readers just love them! So here, in reverse order, are the top hundred point scorers in the personal top ten that I kept from 1960 to 1965 (based on 10 points for number one, down to one point for number 10). Nearly 300 artists made it into my top ten, but here are the biggest point scorers, including quite a few who had just one big scoring entry, and others who had a dozen or more. Looking through it, I see that there is only one British artist in the entire list. Given that this was the time that the British beat invasion began, I suppose I was a bit contrary. But I'm sure that I'm not alone in thinking that it was American acts that were the real pioneers and trend setters of the era. Here they are (with point scores):
99= Jimmy Witherspoon, Radiants, Donnie Brooks (57)
97= Martha & the Vandellas, the Essex (58)
96 Brook Benton (59)
95 Velvelettes (60)
91= Gene Vincent, Showmen, Roy Head, Don & Juan (61)
90 Four Seasons (62)
89 Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs (64)
88 Lesley Gore (68)
87 Bobby Goldsboro (69)
86 Chris Kenner (71)
85 Four Preps (72)
84 Fontella Bass (75)
83 Ernie K-Doe (76)
81= Paul Evans, Dee Dee Sharpe (77)
80 Tony Orlando (79)
78= Temptations, Hank Lochlin (80)
77 Tommy Tucker (81)
76 Lettermen (83)
74= Betty Everett, Maxine Brown (86)
73 Jackie DeShannon (87)
72 Lee Dorsey (88)
71 Holywood Argylls (89)
70 Ray Peterson (93)
68= Benny Spellman, Curtis Lee (95)
66= Joe Tex, Dionne Warwick (100)
64= Chris Montez, Crickets (101)
63 Bobby Bland (102)
62 Wilson Pickett (107)
61 Exciters (110)
60 Bo Diddley (112)
58= James Brown, Mary Wells (114)
57 Brian Hyland (116)
56 Cookies (119)
55 Little Richard (120)
53= Chimes, Big Dee Irwin (124)
50= Four Tops, Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy (127)
49 Little Eva (128)
48 Major Lance (129)
47 Bob B Soxx & the Bluejeans (132)
46 Chiffons (136)
45 Billy Fury (140)
44 Don Gibson (141)
43 Connie Francis (146)
42 Supremes (148)
41 Gene Pitney (150)
39= Chubby Checker, Floyd Cramer (154)
37= Drifters, Gene McDaniel (155)
36 Ronettes (164)
35 Gary (US) Bonds (166)
34 Bruce Channel (170)
33 Brenda Lee (171)
32 Piltdown Men (173)
31 Otis Redding (179)
30 Impressions (183)
29 Miracles (185)
28 Johnny Tillorson (187)
27 Ricky Nelson (201)
26 Marvin Gaye (206)
25 Jan & Dean (214)
24 Jerry Lee Lewis (221)
23 Bobby Rydell (240)
22 Ventures (243)
21 Buddy Holly (268)
20 Johnny & the Hurricanes (319)
18= Jackie Wilson, Bobby Darin (320)
17 Fats Domino (326)
16 Marv Johnson (327)
15 Beach Boys (363)
14 Jimmy Jones (372)
13 Chuck Berry (377)
12 Johnny Burnette (397)
11 Shirelles (424)
10 Crystals (427)
9 Neil Sedaka (436)
8 Freddy Cannon (462)
7 Bobby Vee (464)
6 Elvis Presley (499)
5 Del Shannon (552)
4 Everly Brothers (553)
3 Dion (701)
2 Roy Orbison (832)
1 Sam Cooke (1260)
What a great list! Comments welcome.