Beach Music

Beach Music was 99.9% Rhythm and Blues and Soul during the its first 30 years. Nowadays, it’s a broad, multicultural mix of Pop, Jump Blues, Soul, R&B, Local Carolina Soul, a little Hip Hop, and occasional Country crossovers. Shag, Romance, and Good Times are still at its center, while the dance and the music have spread to dance clubs across the U.S., in Australia, and Europe.

The Beach Music Weekly Top 40 countdown includes the 40 biggest cutting edge Beach and Shag tunes of today.

The Yearly Beach Music Top 40 countdowns are for those who want to learn more about the history of Beach music from 1945-2008. You’ll be surprised at how many songs you already love are a part of Beach Music heritage, which means they’re not considered ‘oldies’—they are an important part of a living, breathing way of life where new experiences are often built on the foundation of the familiar as well as the new.

Beach Music Top 40 Countdown

March 13, 2010

# 40 (debut) Someone’s Gonna Fall In Love Summerdaze

# 39 I Gotta Know Kaye Bohler

# 38 Supernatural Original Carolina Girl-Terri Gore

# 37 Fine Brown Frame Big John & Julie Thompson

# 36 Dance the Night Away DieDra

# 35 Black Cat Blues Café R&B

# 34 Shagland Reverend Bubba D. Liverence / CHP

# 33 Jesus Loves Me Ike Turner

# 32 Let’s Walk Austin de Lone

# 31 Some More of That Downchild Blues Band

# 30 Why Don’t We Just Dance Josh Turner

(bubbling) Lover – Lover Mark Roberts and Breeze

# 29 Don’tcha Pussycat Dolls

# 28 Uptown – Downtown Mike Jones / Grand Strand Blues Allstars

# 27 Straight From the Heart Johnny Cobb

# 26 It’s the Same Old Song Rod Stewart

# 25 Far Too Lonely Darrell Nulisch

# 24 You Set My Heart On Fire Helena Paparizou

# 23 Your Love Is Amazing Craig Woolard Band

# 22 He and She Wallstreet

# 21 Look But Don’t Touch Duke Robillard & Sunny Crownover

# 20 It’s Bad You Know R.L. Burnside

# 19 All I Do Is Dream Of You Michael Buble

# 18 Tell Me Why Joe Louis Walker & Duke Robillard

(bubbling) Don’t Go Fantasy

(bubbling) Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City Jerry Wilson & Jewels

# 16 Stuff You Gotta Watch Levon Helm

# 15 Drinkin’ Liquor & Tellin’ Lies Frankie McNeill and the Counts

(bubbling) I’ll Always Love You William Dell and the Wee Jams

# 14 Dirty Old Man Hardway Connection

# 13 I Don’t Trust Myself Royal Scotsmen

# 12 Sign Your Name Michael Bolton & Neyo

# 11 Touching in the Dark Rhonda McDaniel

# 10 Your Love Looks Good On Me Castaways w/ Bo Schronce

# 9 Willie Delbert McClinton & Dick50

# 8 I Luv That Girl All-4-One

# 7 Stomp the Blues Tonight Duke Robillard & Jumpin’ Blues Revue

# 6 Wish You Were Here J.D. Cash

# 5 Got to Be Mellow Entertainers

# 4 Absolutely Positively Anastacia

# 3 It May Be Winter Outside Terri Gore

# 2 Come Back With Me Jay Proctor

# 1 Learnin’ the Blues J.D. Cash

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Beach Music

For the Year - 1982

# 40 I’ll See It Through Jimmy McCracklin

# 39 Sexy Ways Plaids

H.M. You Sure Look Good To Me Phyllis Hyman

# 38 Count On Me Candi Staton

# 37 Take It Uptown Bill Champlin

H.M.: Embers’ This One’s For You LP: Love Me Love the Life I Lead, Always In Love, Do What You Want To Do, Take Care of You For Me…..Embers

H.M. Out of Nowhere Earl Bostic

# 36 Tell You for the Last Time Tams

# 35 Hot On A Thing (Called Love) Chi-Lites

H.M. Every Night of the Week Lou Ann Barton

# 34 Weekend Lover Odyssey

# 33 Key Largo Bertie Higgins

(H.M.) Carolina Man (original) Steve Jarrell

# 32 If It’s News to You Little Esther

# 31 Super Summer Band of Oz

H.M. Feel Right Tanya Tucker

# 30 Tain’t What You Say It’s What You Do….Little Esther

H.M. Shaggin’ In My Blood ShagStik

# 29 Old Fashioned Love Smokey Robinson

# 28 Don’t Mess With My Man Irma Thomas

H. M. Everyday Love Dazz Band

# 27 Gonna Move Across the River Brownie McGhee

# 26 Drive It Home Clovers

H.M. Treat Willie Good David Lasley

# 25 Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Thelma Houston

# 24 Happy Birthday Blues B.B. King

# 24 Better Not Look Down B.B. King\

# 23 It Ain’t the Beat (It’s the Motion) Poor Souls

# 22 Beautician Blues B.B. King

# 21 My Life Is So Wonderful Dells

H.M. I Love New Orleans Music Ronnie Milsap

# 20 Tore Up Harmonica Fats

# 19 Fool For Your Love Jimmy Hall

H.M. If It Ain’t One Thing It’s Another Richard Dimples Fields

# 18 Do You Believe In Love At First Sight Dionne Warwick

H.M. Hold On Santana

# 17 Old People Archie Bell & Drells

1963 overview: Grammys

# 16 Sad Hearts Four Tops

H.M. Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go Rockin’ Louie & Mamma Jammers

# 15 Pour Your Little Heart Out English Drifters

# 14 Beach Fever Chairmen of the Board

# 13 Should I Do It Pointer Sisters

# 12 Mr. Beach ShagTime

# 11 Ocean Boulevard Band of Oz

# 10 Could It Be You Four Tops

# 9 Victim Candi Staton

H.M. No No Jimmy McCracklin

# 8 Embers Beach Medley Embers

H.M. Nights of Summer Spontanes

# 7 Something Old Something New Fantastics

# 6 Operator Manhattan Transfer

# 5 You’re So Easy to Love Tommy James

H.M. I Wanna Do It With You Pointer Sisters

# 4 Honest I Do Love You (45 version) Candi Staton

# 3 Boat Dock Ray Sharpe

# 2 Cool Me Out Lamont Dozier

# 1 Do You Have to Go Now English Drifters

# 1 More Than a #…Little Red Book English Drifters