It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Beatles “We Can Work It Out”
After dominating U.S. popular music in 1964 and 1965, the Beatles kept their run going as the year turned 1966. Exactly 50 years ago, in the second week of 1966, the Beatles rose to...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Simon & Garfunkel “The Sound Of Silence”
As a duo, Simon & Garfunkel hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly 50 years ago, their first Top 40 hit turned into their first of those three number one singles,...
It Happened 50 Years ago: Dave Clark Five “Over And Over”
London-based group the Dave Clark Five appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 24 times, with 17 of those songs reaching the Top 40 and seven hitting the Top 10. Amid all of those appearances, the...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)”
Among close to 100 singles that James Brown placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, the South Carolina-born singer’s biggest hit was “I Got You (I Feel Good),” which reached number 3 in 1965. Exactly 50 years...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Four Seasons “Let’s Hang On!”
Newark, New Jersey-based group The Four Seasons hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 15 time, ranging from their number one hit “Sherry” in 1962 through another number one hit, “December, 1963 (Oh,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Byrds “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)”
Los Angeles-based band The Byrds hit number one twice in their career, with both hits topping Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1965. First, “Tambourine Man” spent one week at number one in June 1965. Then,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Silkie “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”
British band The Silkie appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, though that one single climbed all the way to the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, the band’s song “You’ve Got To Hide...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Supremes “I Hear A Symphony”
Just over a year ago, when “It Happened 50 Years Ago” debuted on Tunesmate, the first post featured “Baby Love,” the second number one single for Motown group The Supremes. In the time since,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Vogues “You’re The One”
Pennsylvania-based vocal group The Vogues hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 14 times, all between 1965 and 1969, with four of those songs reaching the Top 10. Their first two appearances on the chart — “You’re...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones “Get Off Of My Cloud”
The Rolling Stones are remembered along with the Beatles as the two contrasting bands that led the British Invasion of the 1960s and became synonymous with the Baby Boomers’ generational music memory. Amid all...
