It Happened 50 Years Ago: Stampeders “Sweet City Woman”
Among the Stampeders‘ three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, one song hit the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, that song — their first hit, “Sweet City Woman” — rose...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Joan Baez “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
Joan Baez‘s success as an artist has come more in folk and other non-pop circles. She did, though, reach the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart once. Exactly 50 years...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Lee Michaels “Do You Know What I Mean”
Both of Lee Michaels’ songs that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart hit the Top 40. Exactly 50 years ago, the first and biggest of those two hits, “Do You Know...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Rod Stewart “Maggie May/Reason to Believe”
Rod Stewart has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those four hits, “Maggie May/Reason to Believe,” climbed to the top...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Dramatics “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get”
The Dramatics hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of that pair of songs, “Whatcha See If Whatcha Get,” rose to a...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Bill Withers made fourteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with six of those songs hitting the Top 40 and four reaching the Top 10. All three of those streaks began...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Donny Osmond “Go Away Little Girl”
The biggest hit of Donny Osmond‘s solo career came with the lone number one hit of his solo career, “Go Away Little Girl.” Exactly 50 years ago, “Go Away Little...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Paul & Linda McCartney “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”
After The Beatles, Paul McCartney hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nine times, including his solo career, his work with wife Linda McCartney, and his work with Wings. Exactly...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
John Denver made thirty-two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with fourteen of those songs hitting the Top 40 and seven reaching the Top 10. All of those runs began with...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Marvin Gaye “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)”
Three songs from Marvin Gaye’s 1971 What’s Going On album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that trio of songs, “Mercy,...
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