Peak
2
Weeks
12
Score
2,927
Chart Year
1964
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position2
Peak DateSep 19, 1964
Weeks at Peak2
Weeks Charted12
Weeks in Top 4011
Weeks in Top 107
Weeks at #22
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc1,587
Weekly Calc1,340
Total Score2,927
Rankings
Year Ranking#26
Decade Ranking#345
Billboard Year#27
Top 5000#4,095
Details
- Album
- Bread & Butter
- Label
- Hickory Records
- Genre
- Pop rock
- Media Type
- CD
- Composer(s)
- Larry Parks;Jay Turnbow
- Entered Chart
- Aug 15, 1964
- Peak Date
- Sep 19, 1964
- Released
- July 1964 (US) 28 August 1964 (UK)
- Recorded
- 1964
- Catalog #
- 45-1269
- B-Side
- Tough Little Buggy
Notes
"Bread and Butter" is a 1964 song by American pop vocal trio the Newbeats. Written by Larry Parks and Jay Turnbow, "Bread and Butter" was the group's first and most popular hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
chorus Ah, he likes bread and butter Ah, he likes toast and jam And that′s what his baby feeds him Ah, he's her loving man verse Well, I like bread and butter I like toast and jam That′s what baby feeds me I'm her loving man chorus Ah, he likes bread and butter Ah, he likes toast and jam That's what his baby feeds him Ah, he′s her loving man verse Well, she don′t cook mashed potatoes She don't cook T-bone steak She don′t feed me peanut butter She knows that I can't take chorus Ah, he likes bread and butter Ah, he likes toast and jam That′s what his baby feeds him Ah, he's her loving man Well, I got home early one Monday Much to my surprise She was eating chicken and dumplings Oh, with some other guy No more bread and butter Ah, no more toast and jam He found his baby eating Ah, with some other man bridge No, no, no No more bread and butter Ah, no more toast and jam I found my baby eating Ah, with some other man outro No, no, no, no No more bread and butter No, no, no, no Ah, no more toast and jam No, no, no, no Ah, no more bread and butter No, no, no, no Ah, no more toast and jam No, no, no, no Ah, no more bread and butter No, no, no, no
Chart History (12 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 15, 1964 | 56 | 70 |
| 2 | Aug 22, 1964 | 23 | 103 |
| 3 | Aug 29, 1964 | 9 | 117 |
| 4 | Sep 5, 1964 | 6 | 120 |
| 5 | Sep 12, 1964 | 5 | 121 |
| 6 | Sep 19, 1964 | 2 | 124 |
| 7 | Sep 26, 1964 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Oct 3, 1964 | 3 | 123 |
| 9 | Oct 10, 1964 | 4 | 122 |
| 10 | Oct 17, 1964 | 11 | 115 |
| 11 | Oct 24, 1964 | 23 | 103 |
| 12 | Oct 31, 1964 | 28 | 98 |