It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back”
The Jackson 5 hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with each of the first four songs they placed on the chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those four songs, “I Want...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elvis Presley “Don’t Cry Daddy”
Elvis Presley‘s 1970 album Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 contained four new songs, three of which hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those three...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Ferrante & Teicher “Midnight Cowboy”
Ferrante & Teicher hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those four hits — “Midnight Cowboy,” from the 1969 film of the same name...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love”
Led Zeppelin made ten appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with six of those songs reaching the Top 40. The band’s only Top 10 hit was “Whole Lotta Love,” which exactly 50 years ago climbed...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: B.J. Thomas “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”
B.J. Thomas hit the top of Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those songs, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” rose to number one to begin a four-week reign.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Diana Ross & The Supremes “Someday We’ll Be Together”
The Supremes hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twelve times. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those twelve hits, “Someday We’ll Be Together,” rose to the top of the chart for one...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Peter, Paul & Mary “Leaving on a Jet Plane”
Peter, Paul & Mary made nineteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with twelve of those songs hitting the Top 40 and six reaching the Top 10. Interestingly, the trio’s biggest hit came with their...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Stevie Wonder “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday”
 Stevie Wonder hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with two songs from his 1969 album My Cherie Amour. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of hits, “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday,”...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Steam “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”
The band Steam made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with just one of those songs hitting the Top 40, but that one Top 40 hit, “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye,”...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Beatles “Come Together/Something”
Two of The Beatles‘ twenty number-one singles on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart came in 1969. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of hits, “Come Together/Something,” rose to the top for a one-week...
