It Happened 50 Years Ago: Ringo Starr “It Don’t Come Easy”
As a solo artist, Ringo Starr hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those seven hits, “It Don’t Come Easy,” rose to a peak...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar”
The Rolling Stones hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times. Exactly 50 years ago, the sixth of those eight songs, “Brown Sugar,” rose to the top for a two-week reign.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Jackson 5 “Never Can Say Goodbye”
The Jackson 5 hit the Top 2 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 with each of their first six songs to appear on the chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those six songs, “Never Can...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Lobo “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo”
Lobo made fifteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with eight of those songs hitting the Top 40 and three reaching the Top 10. All of those runs began with “Me and You and...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Daddy Dewdrop “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)”
Daddy Dewdrop made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, but that one song reached the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, that hit — “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)” — rose to...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Ocean “Put Your Hand in the Hand”
Among their four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Ocean hit the Top 40 once. Exactly 50 years ago, that Top 40 hit, “Put Your Hand in the Hand,” rose to a peak position of...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Paul McCartney “Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why”
Paul McCartney‘s first single as a solo artist to chart on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart became his first Top 10 hit as a solo artist. Exactly 50 years ago, that double-sided single, “Another Day/Oh Woman...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Three Dog Night “Joy to the World”
Three Dog Night hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. The biggest of that trio of hits was the second chart-topper, “Joy to the World,” which exactly 50 years ago began a...
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 album’s title track, rose...
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 the top to begin...
