The Archies were a band based on the cartoon characters in the Archie comics. While their public face was ostensibly the cartoon characters of Archie, Reggie, Jughead, Veronica and Betty, the real people behind it were Ron Dante, Toni Wine, Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom, Ellie Greenwich and Andy Kim and other session musicians. They managed 6 US chart hits and 2 UK hits with ‘Sugar Sugar’ being their only chart topper in both countries. Dante was also the lead singer of The Cuff Links who had SA chart success, Andy Kim had solo hits in his own name as well as under the name Baron Longfellow. Bobby Bloom also had a solo hit while Toni Wine, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich all saw success as song writers.

Archies hits:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
22-Nov-1968	Bang Shang-A-Lang	3	14
11-Apr-1969	Feelin’ So Good (Skoo By-Doo)	6	6
11-Jul-1969	Sugar Sugar	1 (3)	18
03-Oct-1969	La-Dee-Doo-Down-Down	2	14
19-Dec-1969	Nursery Rhyme	12	6
13-Feb-1970	Jingle Jangle	15	4
23-Oct-1970	Sunshine	16	2
26-Feb-1971	A Summer Prayer For Peace	1 (4)	14
		Total hits	8
		Total weeks	78

Biggest climber awards	3
Star rater climbs	9
Biggest fallers	3
Weeks with oldest in the charts	7
Longest run in the charts (weeks)	29
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts	9
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)	31
Top 30 points ranking	39
Top 20 points ranking	32
Top 30 points	1757
Top 20 points	977

Ron Dante’s hits as a member of Cuff Links:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
05-Dec-1969	Tracy	7	11
22-May-1970	When Julie Comes Around	6	7
		Total hits	2
		Total weeks	18

Ron Dante hits as a producer:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Can’t Smile Without You	Barry Manilow	13	5
I Write The Songs	Barry Manilow	5	12
Mandy	Barry Manilow	3	13
		Total hits	3
		Total weeks	30

Andy Kim’s hits as an artist:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
15-Nov-1968	How’d We Ever Get This Way?	18	2
28-Nov-1969	So Good Together	7	6
27-Sep-1974	Rock Me Gently	3	15
11-Sep-1981	Amour (as Baron Longfellow)	6	9
		Total hits	4
		Total weeks	32

Hits written by Andy Kim and Jeff Barry:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Sugar Sugar	Sakkarin	14	6
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	6

Hits written by Jeff Barry:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
A Million Drums	Dennis East	5	16
Here Is My Love	Tommy Dee	3	11
I Honestly Love You	Olivia Newton-John	5	10
		Total hits	3
		Total weeks	37

Barry also has production credits on ‘Here Is My Love’.

Hits written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Hanky Panky	Tommy James & The Shondells	3	13
Leader Of The Pack	The Shangri-Las	17	2
Leader Of The Pack	Twisted Sister	9	18
River Deep Mountain High	Four Tops & The Supremes	14	4
Then I Kissed Her	Beach Boys	2	12
		Total hits	5
		Total weeks	49

Barry also has production credits on The Shangri-Las’ version of ‘Leader Of The Pack’.

Hits produced by Jeff Barry:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Hanky Panky	Tommy James & The Shondells	3	13
A Little Bit Of Me A little Bit Of You	The Monkees	8	10
I’m A Beliver	The Monkees	1 (6)	13
Shilo	Neil Diamond	10	5
		Total hits	3
		Total weeks	28

Hits produced by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Do It	Neil Diamond	6	10
I’m A Believer	Neil Diamond	15	5
		Total hits	2
		Total weeks	15

Bobby Bloom hits:

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
16-Oct-1970	Montego Bay	5	8
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	8

Bloom has writer credits on ‘Montego Bay’ which Jeff Barry has writer and producer credits.

Hits written by Bobby Bloom:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Indian Giver	1910 Fruitgum Company	1 (2)	13
Special Delivery	1910 Fruitgum Company	3	9
Mony Mony	Tommy James & The Shondells	5	10
Mony Mony	Billy Idol	2	30
		Total hits	2
		Total weeks	15

Bloom also has production credits on ‘Indian Giver’ and ‘Special Delivery’.

Hits written by Jeff Barry & Bobby Bloom:

Song	Act	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
Montego Bay	Amazulu	16	11
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	11

Total chart involvement for the band and its members:

Number of hits	35
Weeks	327
Number 1’s	4
Weeks at 1	15