It Happened 50 Years Ago: Lulu “To Sir With Love”
Scottish singer Lulu has made ten appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, spanning a time period from 1964 to 1982. Her biggest hit was her only Top 10 hit, “To Sir With Love” from the...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Brenton Wood “Gimme Little Sign”
Shreveport, Louisiana-born musician Brenton Wood made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1967 and 1968. His biggest hit was his only Top 10 hit, “Gimme Little Sign,” which exactly 50 years ago...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jackie Wilson “(You’re Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher”
Detroit-born singer Jackie Wilson hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times over the course of a decade between the late 1950s and late 1960s. Exactly 50 years ago, Wilson’s final Top...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Van Morrison “Brown Eyed Girl”
Van Morrison has made eleven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with five of those songs reaching the Top 40 and two hitting the Top 10. Morrison’s first Top 10 hit came with his very...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Box Tops “The Letter”
Memphis-based band The Box Tops made ten appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with seven of those songs reaching the Top 40 and two hitting the Top 10. Their biggest hit was their first song...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Temptations “You’re My Everything”
Two of The Temptations’ sixteen Top 10 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart came in 1967. First, “All I Need” reached number 8, and then exactly 50 years ago, “You’re My Everything” climbed to a...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Bobby Vee and the Strangers “Come Back When You Grow Up”
Fargo, North Dakota-born musician Bobby Vee hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, all in the 1960s. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of his Top 10 hits, “Come Back When...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Parliaments “(I Wanna) Testify”
Before morphing into Parliament and Funkadelic, New Jersey-based group The Parliaments made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, the first of which reached the Top 20. Exactly 50 years ago, that song — “(I...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Bobbie Gentry “Ode to Billie Joe”
Mississippi-born musician Bobbie Gentry made ten appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with four of those songs reaching the Top 40. Her biggest hit was her first song to appear on the chart, which was...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Beatles “All You Need Is Love”
Of The Beatles‘ twenty songs to hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, three topped the chart in 1967. Exactly 50 years ago, “All You Need Is Love” became the second of those three...
