It Happened 50 Years Ago: Rare Earth “Get Ready”
Rare Earth made nine appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with six of those songs reaching the Top 40 and three climbing to the Top 10. All of that started with “Get Ready,” their first...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Beatles “The Long and Winding Road”
Among The Beatles‘ twenty number one hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their last was “The Long and Winding Road,” which exactly 50 years ago rose to the top to begin a two-week reign.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Poppy Family (featuring Susan Jacks) “Which Way You Goin’ Billy?”
The Poppy Family hit the Top 40 with two of their five songs that made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, their biggest hit — “Which Way You Goin’ Billy?” —...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Ray Stevens “Everything Is Beautiful”
Among Ray Stevens‘ twenty-six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, his two biggest hits were his pair of number one hits. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those two chart-topping hits, “Everything Is Beautiful,”...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Ides of March “Vehicle”
Among their five appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, The Ides of March hit the Top 40 just once, though that one song — “Vehicle” — climbed to the penultimate position. Exactly 50 years ago,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Marmalade “Reflections of My Life”
Among The Marmalade’s three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, one song hit the Top 40. Exactly 50 years ago, that song — “Reflections of My Life” — was in its second week of a...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Guess Who “American Woman/No Sugar Tonight”
Among The Guess Who‘s seventeen singles to appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their biggest hit was their only number one hit, “American Woman/No Sugar Tonight.” Exactly 50 years ago, that song rose to the...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Friends of Distinction “Love or Let Me Be Lonely”
The Friends of Distinction hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with both hits coming between 1969 and 1970. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of songs, “Love or...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Jackson 5 “ABC”
The Jackson 5 hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with each of their first four songs to reach the chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those four hits, “ABC,” rose...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky”
Norman Greenbaum made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart as a solo act. One of those three songs hit the Top 40, and exactly 50 years ago, that song — “Spirit in the Sky”...
