All But Forgotten Oldies Top 100 - 2006

Below is our list of the Year 2006 Top 100. There are a total of 105 songs listed below (including 5 ties) which account for 14% of all clicks received in 2006. As it turns out, the Top Pick for 2006 - "Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)" by Cheech And Chong - was also the Top Pick for 2005 and a Top 10 song for 2004.

The bands and artists with the most songs in our Year 2006 Top 100 each have two songs in this list and are as follows: Cheech And Chong, Aretha Franklin, Barry White, David Geddes, John Denver, Mama Cass Elliot (one song with the Mamas and the Papas), Ray Charles (one song with Betty Carter), Ray Stevens, the Cowsills, the Jimmy Castor Bunch, and the Temptations.

  1. Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) - Cheech And Chong - 1974
  2. Popcorn - Hot Butter - 1972
  3. Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede - 1974
  4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas - 1974
  5. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Barry White - 1974
  6. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean - 1961
  7. Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf - 1970
  8. Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass Elliot - 1969
  9. Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost And The Troopers - 1968
  10. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies - 1969
  11. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith - 1973
  12. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake - 1962
  13. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies - 1974
  14. Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto - 1963
  15. The Bertha Butt Boogie (Part 1) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 1975
  16. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
  17. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman - 1969, 1970
  18. Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces - Cheech And Chong - 1973
  19. The Wedding - Julie Rogers - 1965
  20. Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest - 1973
  21. Joy - Apollo 100 - 1972
  22. They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV - 1966, 1973
  23. Patches - Dickey Lee - 1962
  24. Burning Bridges - The Mike Curb Congregation - 1971
  25. Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy - 1969
  26. My Girl - The Temptations - 1965
  27. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks - 1974
  28. ABC - The Jackson 5 - 1970
  29. Baby It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles And Betty Carter - 1962
  30. The Unicorn - The Irish Rovers - 1968
  31. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays - 1974
  32. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas - 1969
  33. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli - 1967
  34. The Rain, The Park, And Other Things - The Cowsills - 1967
  35. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass With The Mamas And The Papas - 1968
  36. The Stripper - David Rose And His Orchestra - 1962
  37. Black is Black - Los Bravos - 1966
  38. Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch - 1972
  39. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - The Hillside Singers - 1972
  40. Baby It's You - Smith - 1969
  41. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - The First Edition - 1968
    Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson - 1960
  42. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
  43. D.O.A. - Bloodrock - 1971
  44. O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps - 1970
  45. The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) - David Geddes - 1975
  46. Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop - 1971
  47. Annie's Song - John Denver - 1974
    Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman - 1975
  48. Stay Awhile - The Bells - 1971
  49. Patches - Clarence Carter - 1970
  50. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles - 1960
  51. Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers - 1972
    Respect - Aretha Franklin - 1967
  52. The Snake - Al Wilson - 1968
  53. Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies - 1958, 1962
  54. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers - 1964, 1974
  55. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland - 1960
  56. Hair - The Cowsills - 1969
  57. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations - 1966
  58. Angel Baby - Rosie And The Originals - 1960
  59. 1900 Yesterday - Liz Damon's Orient Express - 1971
  60. Rocky - Austin Roberts - 1975
  61. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns - 1975
  62. The Horse - Cliff Nobles And Company - 1968
  63. In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus) - Zager And Evans - 1969
  64. Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins - 1974
  65. Classical Gas - Mason Williams - 1968
  66. One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) - Coven - 1971, 1974
  67. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry - 1972
  68. A Summer Song - Chad Stuart And Jeremy Clyde - 1964
  69. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection - 1970
  70. Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations - 1969
  71. Rama Lama Ding Dong - The Edsels - 1961
  72. Daydream Believer - The Monkees - 1967, 1986
  73. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Mel Carter - 1965
  74. The Streak - Ray Stevens - 1974
  75. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White - 1975
  76. Timothy - The Buoys - 1971
  77. House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink - 1970
  78. Run Joey Run - David Geddes - 1975
  79. Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens - 1962
  80. Rock And Roll (Part 2) - Gary Glitter - 1972
  81. Hey Paula - Paul And Paula - 1963
  82. Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes And Brazil '66 - 1966
  83. Telstar - The Tornadoes - 1962
  84. Dominique - The Singing Nun - 1963
  85. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell - 1967
  86. Jungle Fever - The Chakachas - 1972
  87. Mr. Custer - Larry Verne - 1960
  88. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric And His Piano - 1962
    Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton - 1974
  89. Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 1966
  90. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra - 1962
  91. Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band - 1966
  92. Summer Breeze - Seals And Crofts - 1972
  93. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - The Edison Lighthouse - 1970
  94. Tobacco Road - The Nashville Teens - 1964
  95. Color My World - Chicago - 1971
  96. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations - 1969
    Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple - 1973
  97. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass - 1972
  98. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver - 1971
  99. Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) - Mocedades - 1974
  100. I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin - 1968