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The year 1960 was a time of great change and upheaval in the world, with political and social movements making waves across the globe. However, amidst all this, music continued to be a source of comfort and inspiration for people of all ages. From the pop crooners of the day to the rock and roll

We remember those who we lost in December followed by our tributes from the prior months of 2022

We now continue and conclude the R list of the 1960s most popular pop hits. But first a note:

Rydell starred in the 1963 film musical Bye Bye Birdie with Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke and met Prince Philip at the London premiere

Teen pop idol of the 60s and star of Bye Bye Birdie, whose hits included Wild One and We Got Love

He had his first hit in 1959. Six decades later, teamed with his fellow singers Frankie Avalon and Fabian, he was still drawing crowds.

Singer, drummer and actor had five US Top 10 hits, and inspired the Beatles to write She Loves You

He had a very successful music career as a 50s and 60s teen idol and played "Conrad Birdie," the singer drafter at the peek of his success in "Bye Bye Birdie." Bobby Rydell has died.

LOS ANGELES — Bobby Rydell, the epitome of the early ’60s “teen idol,” who parlayed that fame into a starring role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye…

The 1960s teen idol performed alongside Frankie Avalon and had a number of chart-topping hits