It Happened 50 Years Ago: Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”
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 first and biggest of those three hits, the...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Temptations “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”
The Temptations hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the third of those four hits, “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me),” rose to...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Ike & Tina Turner “Proud Mary”
As a duo, Ike and Tina Turner made twenty appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Their biggest hit together was their one Top 10 hit, their version of “Proud Mary,” which...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Janis Joplin “Me and Bobby McGee”
Janis Joplin hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, once with Big Brother & The Holding Company and once as a solo artist. Exactly 50 years ago, that...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Carpenter “For All We Know”
Three songs from the Carpenters‘ self-titled 1971 album hit the Top 5 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of that trio of songs, “For All We...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Hanry Mancini and His Orchestra “(Theme from) Love Story”
Henry Mancini and His Orchestra hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those seven hits, “(Theme from) Love Story” from...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jerry Reed “Amos Moses”
Jerry Reed made ten appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with two of those songs hitting the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, Reed’s biggest hit, “Amos Moses,” rose to a...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Gordon Lightfoot “If You Could Read My Mind”
Gordon Lightfoot made eleven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with six of those songs hitting the Top 40 and four reaching the Top 10. His run of success started with...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Osmonds “One Bad Apple”
The Osmonds made thirteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with ten of those songs hitting the Top 40 and four reaching the Top 10. Their biggest hit was their first...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elton John “Your Song”
Elton John hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twenty-six times. That run began with his first Top 40 hit, “Your Song,” which exactly 50 years ago was...
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