Record of the Year Revisited: 1959

Original Record of the Year: Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married

Not only did I think this was the best record of the year, I thought it was the best record of the decade too. Even with my new choices for other years this would beat all of them.

It's not up against the other years though, it's up against other records of 1959. We're in an era where music generally improves as the years go on so competition is going to be tougher. Has it held on?

New Record of the Year: The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)

It's close but in part due to this being a new discovery over the last 10 years I've picked it as my record of the year.

The Impalas were a one hit wonder and formed in 1958 and only lasted until 1961. It only made number 28 in the UK but was a number 2 in America so maybe it's not as obscure as I thought it might be. The Impalas are no household name though.