It Happened 50 Years Ago: Bee Gees “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart”
The Bee Gees hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nine times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those nine songs, “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” rose to the top of...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: James Taylor “You’ve Got a Friend”
James Taylor made twenty-two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with fourteen of those songs reaching the Top 40 and four hitting the Top 10. Among all of that success, Taylor’s biggest hit was his...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Raiders “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)”
The Raiders made twenty-four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with fifteen of those songs hitting the Top 40 and five reaching the Top 10. Their biggest hit was their only number one hit, their...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Kent Jones “Don’t Mind”
Kent Jones’ has made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, but that one song hit the Top 10. Exactly five years ago, that song — “Don’t Mind” — fell from its peak...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds “Don’t Pull Your Love”
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds made eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with three of those songs reaching the Top 40 and two hitting the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Carly Simon “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be”
Carly Simon has made twenty-three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with five of those songs reaching the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, Simon’s first song to appear on the chart became her first...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose “Treat Her Like a Lady”
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose hit the Top 40 with the first four of the five songs they placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with the first two of those songs reaching the Top 10....
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jerry Reed “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot”
Jerry Reed hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of songs, “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” rose to a peak position of number...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Carole King “It’s Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move”
Among Carole King‘s seventeen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, her biggest hit was her only number one hit, the double-sided single “It’s Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move.” Exactly 50 years ago, the song...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Honey Cone “Want Ads”
The Honey Cone made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with four of those songs reaching the Top 40. Their biggest hit was “Want Ads,” which exactly 50 years ago climbed to the top...
