Can’t Help Falling In Love

From the file of songs that seemed like they must have gone to number 1 but didn’t, I’d include Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”  The song, which was featured in the film Blue Hawaii, came up just short, peaking at number 2 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart exactly 50 years ago today.

While Elvis didn’t top the charts with the song, 21 and 1/2 years later British reggae band UB40 did, when their remake spent seven weeks at number 1.