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• • The "Be Unique" category for the week of March 16-21, 2003:

Name a nationally released feature film (no TV movies, video-only releases, etc.) for which the nationally released soundtrack recording contains at least three different songs that charted Top 40 between 1955-1985.

The player submitting a TOTALLY UNIQUE MOVIE TITLE with THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TOP 40 SONGS on its soundtrack will earn a bonus point.

Players were asked to be aware that:
(a) The songs must be the ORIGINAL VERSIONS that charted.
(b) A link or some other proof that the commercially available soundtrack recording contained these 3+ songs was required.
(c) Not all songs that are heard in a movie are included in the commercially available soundtrack recording.

Three point responses: (No other player gave same answer)

BONUS POINT FOR....
"Forrest Gump"
27 Top 40 hits including:
1. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
2. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
3. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
4. Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
5. Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
6. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
8. Respect - Aretha Franklin
9. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
10. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
11. California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas
12. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
13. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
14. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
15. Let's Get Together - The Youngbloods
16. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie
17. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds
18. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The Fifth Dimension
19. Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
20. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
21. Stoned Love - The Supremes
22. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas
23. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynrd
24. It Keeps You Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
25. I've Got To Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips
27. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
27. Against The Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
submitted by Wellfm

"Boogie Nights"
19 Top 40 hits including:
1. Best Of My Love - The Emotions
2. Jungle Fever - Chakachas
3. Brand New Key - Melanie
4. Spill The Wine - War with Eric Burdon
5. Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
6. Machine Gun - The Commodores
7. Magnet & Steel - Walter Egan
8. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden/Whitehead
9. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
10. Livin' Thing - Electric Light Orchestra
11. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
12. Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night
13. Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
14. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
15. Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band
16. Do Your Thing - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
17. Driver's Seat - Sniff `N' The Tears
18. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
19. Joy - Apollo 100
submitted by SillEme

"My Girl"
11 Top 40 hits including:
1. My Girl - Temptations
2. More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Starecase
3. Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly And The Family Stone
4. Wedding Bell Blues - Fifth Dimension
5. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
6. I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
7. Good Lovin' - The Rascals
8. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
10. I Only Have Eyes for You - Flamingos
11.Saturday in the Park - Chicago
submitted by Spnnrn

"The Wanderers"
11 Top 40 hits including:
1. Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons
2. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
3. Big Girls Don't Cry - The Four Seasons
4. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
5. Sherry - The Four Seasons
6. Baby It's You - The Shirelles
7. Soldier Boy - The Shirelles
8. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
9. Do You Love Me - The Contours
10. Runaround Sue - Dion
11. The Wanderer - Dion
submitted by Aixa

"Dazed and Confused"
9 Top 40 hits including:
1. Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
2. Slow Ride - Foghat
3. School's Out - Alice Cooper
4. Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
5. Tush - ZZ Top
6. Love Hurts - Nazareth
7. Fox on the Run - Sweet
8. Low Rider - War
9. Rock and Roll All Nite - Kiss
submitted by MrJaded

"Joe Dirt"
8 Top 40 hits including:
1. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
3. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive
4.Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
5. China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
6. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
7. Roller - April Wine
8. Burnin' for You - Blue Öyster Cult
submitted by Blab

"Urban Cowboy"
7 Top 40 hits including:
1. All Night Long - Joe Walsh
2. Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley
3. Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
4. Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
5. Lookin' For Love - Johnny Lee
6. Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels
7. Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs
submitted by SRKamma

"1969"
7 Top 40 hits including: 1. All Along The Watchtower--Jimi Hendrix
2. Going Up The Country--Canned Heat
3. Green River--CCR
4. Time of the Season--Zombies
5. Tuesday Afternoon--Moody Blues
6. When I Was Young--Eric Burdon & Animals
7. White Room--Cream
submitted by Pstet

"Charlie's Angels"
7 Top 40 hits including:
1. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
2. True - Spandau Ballet
3. Barracuda - Heart
4. Brandy - Looking Glass
5. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
6. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
7. Got To Give It Up Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye
submitted by Nanawicki

"Footloose"
6 Top 40 hits including:
1. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
2. Let's Hear It For The boy - Deniece Williams
3. Almost Paradise - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
4 .Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar
5. I'm Free - Kenny Loggins
6. Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
submitted by Faithflemin

"Full Metal Jacket"
5 Top 40 hits including:
1. Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups
2. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
3. I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner
4. These Boots Are Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra
5. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
submitted by System3

"Almost Famous"
5 Top 40 hits including:
1. Your Move - Yes
2. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
3. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
4. Slip Away - Clarence Carter
5. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newton
submitted by Luv2LuvUBabee

"Lilo And Stitch"
5 Top 40 hits including:
1. Stuck on You - Elvis Presley
2. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
3. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
4. Devil in Disguise - Elvis Presley
5. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
submitted by Gstair

"Dirty Dancing"
5 Top 40 hits including:
1. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
2. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
3. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
4. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
5. In the Still of the Night - The Five Satins
(ed note: Bizarre!!! "Do You Love Me" by the Contours didn't make the official soundtrack!)
submitted by Nuvox

"A Hard Day's Night"
4 Top 40 hits including: 1. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
2. And I Love Her - The Beatles
3. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
4. I'll Cry Instead - The Beatles
submitted by MB is me

"Beverly Hills Cop"
4 Top 40 hits including:
1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
2. Neutron Dance - The Pointer Sisters
3. Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
4. New Attitude - Patti LaBelle
submitted by MRy

"Help!"
3 Top 40 hits including:
1. Help! - The Beatles
2. Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
3. She's A Woman - The Beatles
submitted by N3434

"Woodstock"
3 Top 40 hits including:
1. Going Up The Country - Canned Heat
2. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills and Nash
3. Dance To The Music - Sly and The Family Stone
submitted by Baggyguy

"Rock 'n Roll High School"
3 Top 40 hits including:
1. Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
2. School Days - Chuck Berry
3. School's Out - Alice Cooper
submitted by PSSPSSP

"The Jazz Singer"
3 Top 40 hits including:
1. America - Neil Diamond
2. Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
3. Hello Again - Neil Diamond
submitted by Milmar

"My Best Friend's Wedding"
3 Top 40 hits including:
1. Tell Him -The Exciters
2. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
3. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
submitted by Desroberts

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

"American Graffiti"
34 Top 40 hits including:
1. Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
2. Sixteen Candles by Crests
3. Runaway by Del Shannon
4. Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers
5. That'll Be the Day by Buddy Holly
6. Fannie Mae by Buster Brown
7. The Stroll by The Diamonds
8. See You in September by The Tempos
9. Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys
10. (He's) The Great Impostor by The Fleetwoods
11. Almost Grown by Chuck Berry
12. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters
13. Little Darlin' by The Diamonds
14. Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee and the Starliters
15. Barbara Ann by The Regents
16. Book of Love by The Monotones
17. Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly and the Crickets
18. Ya Ya by Lee Dorsey
19. The Great Pretender by The Platters
20. Ain't That a Shame by Fats Domino
21. Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
22. I Only Have Eyes for You by The Flamingos
23. Get a Job by The Silhouettes
24. To the Aisle by The Five Satins
25. Do You Wanna Dance by Bobby Freeman
26. Come Go With Me by The Del Vikings
27. You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine) by Johnny Burnette
28. Love Potion No. 9 by The Clovers
29. Since I Don't Have You by Skyliners
30. Chantilly Lace by The Big Bopper
31. Teen Angel by Mark Dinning
32. Heart and Soul by The Cleftones
33. Green Onions by Booker T. and the MG's
34. Only You (And You Alone) by The Platters
submitted by SweetSexyEyes, Mshook

"The Big Chill"
18 Top 40 hits including:
1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
2. My Girl - The Tempations
3. Good Lovin' - Rascals
4. The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson/Miracles
5. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
6. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
7. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
8. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson/Miracles
9. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
10. Tell Him - Exciters
11. The Same Old Song - The Four Tops
12. Too Many Fish In The Sea - Marvelettes
13. Dancing In The Streets - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
14. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
15. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
16. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
17. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
18. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
submitted by Pookie, MikeA

"Goodfellas"
7 Top 40 hits including:
1. Sincerely - The Moonglows
2. Speedoo - The Cadillacs
3. Stardust - Billy Ward and His Dominoes
4. Look In My Eyes - The Chantels
5. Remember (Walking In The Sand) - The Shangri-las
6. Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
7. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
submitted by RuthGee, ScorerScorchio

"Saturday Night Fever"
10 Top 40 hits including:
1. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
2. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
3. Night Fever - Bee Gees
4. More Than A Woman - Tavares
5. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
6. A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy
7. Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
8. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
9. Boogie Shoes - K.C. And The Sunshine Band
10. Disco Inferno - Trammps
submitted by Lpintop, Mytexasmusic

"Stand By Me"
9 Top 40 hits including:
1. Come Go With Me - Dell-Vikings
2. Get A Job - Silhouettes (#1 for 2 weeks)
3. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
4. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
5. Lollipop - Chordettes
6. Mr. Lee - Bobettes
7. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
8. Whispering Bells - Dell-Vikings
9. Yakety Yak - Coasters
submitted by Clete, MsFangless

"Grease"
4 Top 40 hits including:
1. You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
2. Summer Nights - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
3. Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John
4. Grease - Frankie Valli
submitted by Charcole, Momstair

One point responses: (Three or more players gave same answer)

"The Graduate"
3 Top 40 hits including:
1. Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
2. Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
submitted by Brewman, Raywiggs, Lachid, Henshaw Family

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