"Go Away Little Girl" (Happenings) #12 10/29/1966

This Gerry Goffin-Carole King tune was #1 twice - but neither time involved this act. It reached the top in 1963 for Vegas mainstay Steve Lawrence and again in 1971 for 13-year-old Donny Osmond. In between, and with a slightly altered arrangement, the Happenings almost took it into the Top 10. In '63 it was originally meant for Bobby Vee (RIP, Bobby), but music mogul Don Kirschner gave it instead to Mr. Lawrence.