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The Archies Chart Action

Bang-Shang-A-Lang
#51 Song of the Year for 1968
on the charts from 9.14.68 to 1.04.69
17 weeks total

9.14.68 enters at #88

9.21.68 up 12 to #76

9.28.68 up 26 to #50

10.05.68 up 14 to #36

10.12.68 up 6 to #30

10.19.68 up 4 to #26

10.26.68 up 4 to #22

11.02.68 up 2 to #20

11.09.68 up 2 to #18

11.16.68 up 8 to #10

11.23.68 up 1 to #9

11.30.68 down 1 to #10

12.07.68 down 16 to #26

12.14.68 down 2 to #28

12.21.68 down 3 to #31

12.28.68 down 4 to #35
01.04.69 down 62 to #87

01.11.69 falls off chart

Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)
on the charts from 12.21.68 to 2.22.69
9 weeks total

12.21.68 enters at #82

12.28.68 up 11 to #71

1.04.69 up 11 to #60

1.11.69 up 10 to #50

1.18.69 up 3 to #47

1.25.69 up 9 to #38

2.01.69 up 6 to #32

2.08.69 up 2 to #30

2.15.69 down 14 to #44

2.22.69 down 48 to #92

2.29.69 falls off charts

Sugar, Sugar
#1 Song of 1969
on the charts from 7.19.69 to 12.20.69; 1.17.69-1.24.69
24 weeks total

7.19.69 enters at #87

7.26.69 up 9 to #78

8.02.69 up 15 to #63

8.09.69 up 14 to #49

8.16.69 up 23 to #26

8.23.69 up 20 to #6

8.30.69 up 1 to #5

9.06.69 up 2 to #3

9.13.69 up 2 to #1

9.20.69 2nd week @ #1

9.27.69 3rd week @ #1

10.04.69 4th week @ #1

10.11.69 down 2 to #3

10.18.69 up 1 to #2

10.25.69 2nd week @ #2

11.02.69 down 2 to #4

11.08.69 down 2 to #6

11.15.69 down 4 to #10

11.22.69 down 15 to #25

11.29.69 down 2 to #27

12.06.69 down 29 to #56

12.13.69 down 34 to #90

12.20.69 falls off chart

1.17.69 bubbles under @ #102

1.24.69 re-enters chart @ #89

1.31.69 down 7 to #96

2.07.69 falls off chart

5.20.69 bubbles under @ #114

re-released on the "Kirshner" label in stereo in May of 1970 when Wilson Pickett's version was climbing the charts

Jingle Jangle
#84 Song of the year for 1970
on the charts from 11.29.69 to 03.07.69
14 weeks total

11.29.69 enters at #69 as highest debutting record that week

12.06.69 up 14 to #55

12.13.69 up 11 to #44

12.20.69 up 20 to #24

12.27.69 up 4 to #20

1.03.70 up 7 to #13

1.10.70 up 2 to #11

1.17.70 up 2 to #9

1.24.70 up 1 to #8

1.31.70 2nd week @ #8

2.07.70 down 8 to # 16

2.14.70 down 1 to #17

2.21.70 down 7 to #24

2.28.70 down 64 to #88

3.07.70 falls off charts

Who's Your Baby?
on the charts from 2.28.70 to 04.18.70
8 weeks total

2.28.70 enters at #61 as highest debutting record that week & the highest debut of all records by the Archies

3.07.70 up 10 to #51

3.14.70 up 10 to #41

3.21.70 up 3 to #38

3.28.70 up 6 to #32

4.04.70 up 3 to #29

4.11.70 down 15 to #44

4.18.70 down 52 to #96

4.25.70 falls off charts

Sunshine
on the charts from 6.27.70 to 8.22.70
9 weeks total

6.27.70 enters at #73 as highest debutting record that week

7.04.70 up 11 to #62

7.11.70 up 9 to #53

7.18.70 up 11 to #42

7.25.70 up 8 to #34

8.01.70 up 3 to #31

8.08.70 up 1 to #30

8.15.70 down 22 to #52

8.22.70 down 38 to #90

8.29.70 falls off charts

None of the Archies remaining singles "Together We Two", "This is Love", "A Summer Prayer for Peace" "Love Is Living in You" or "Strangers in the Morning" or any of Ron's solo singles ever entered the charts.

Listed as "Bubbling Under"
"Let Me Bring You Up", "Sweet Taste of Love", "Together We Two", "This is Love", "A Summer Prayer For Peace", "Strangers in the Morning".

Charted Regionally in the US:
"Together We Two", "This is Love", "Let Me Bring You Up", "Sweet Taste of Love", & "Strangers in the Morning".

Ron's solo singles that charted on regional radio charts in the US:
"Janie Janie", "That's What Life is All About", "Sugar Sugar" (RD remake)

Ghost Group songs that charted nationally:
"Tracy" & "When Julie Comes Around" by the Cufflinks
"Free" by Pearly Gate

Ghost Group songs that charted on region radio charts in the US: "Hey Boy! That Girl's in Love With You" by 8th Day
"Gypsy Be Mine" by C.G. Rose
"Daisy" by Pearly Gate
"The Amazing Spiderman" by the Webspinners
"Charmer" by Bo Cooper
"Yellow Van" by Ronnie & the Dirt Riders

Other records that charted involving Ron:
"Leader of the Laundro-mat" by the Detergents
"Could This Be Magic" and "Fire Island" by Dante's Inferno on DJ Dance lists in Metro NYC area

Elsewhere around the World

The Archies charted with a few singles not released in North America. Other singles which didn't chart in the US were huge hits...."A Summer Prayer For Peace" went to #1 in South Africa. In the UK "Come On Girl" charted in the Top 100 and in Germany "Plum Crazy" charted. Some B sides in the US were A sides elsewhere: Senorita Rita was the A side in Spain and Mexico. Who's Your Baby was the flip side to Sunshine in Spain and Italy. "This is the Night" was the flip side to "This Is Love" in Argentina. And in places like Israel, Korea, Australia, Thailand and Japan, there were 4 song EPs released.
Here are some chart positions from South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA
Date Entered Charts Highest position Weeks Charted Title

10 JAN 69 3 7 BANG SHANG A LANG/Truck Driver

11 APR 69 6 7 FEELIN' SO GOOD (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)/Love Light

11 JUL 69 1 18 SUGAR SUGAR/Melody Hill

03 OCT 69 2 14 LA DEE DOO DOWN DOWN/Boys and Girls

19 DEC 69 12 6 NURSERY RHYME/Hide and Seek

13 FEB 70 15 4 JINGLE JANGLE/Justine

10 APR 70 47 4 WHO'S YOUR BABY/Senorita Rita

14 AUG 70 53 3 LET ME BRING YOU UP/How Do You Know (Ron Dante)

23 OCT 70 16 2 SUNSHINE/Over and Over

04 DEC 70 55 2 TOGETHER WE TWO/Everything's Alright

26 FEB 71 1 14 A SUMMER PRAYER FOR PEACE/Dance

12 JUN 71 73 2 THIS IS LOVE/Throw a Little Love My Way

08 APR 72 88 1 PLUM CRAZY/Strangers in the Morning

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