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New York City-based trio The Toys appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times, all between 1965 and 1966. The biggest of their four hits was their first hit, “A Lover’s Concerto,” which exactly 50...
Minneapolis/St. Paul-based group The Castaways appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, they they hit the Top 20 in that one appearance. Exactly 50 years ago, that song — “Liar, Liar” — climbed to...
Of Texas-born musician Roy Head’s eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, just one led to a Top 20 hit, and only the Beatles kept that song from reaching number one. Exactly 50 years ago,...
When The Beatles‘ song “Yesterday” climbed to the number one position on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1965, it continued their run of dominance that started more than a year and a...
Indiana-based band The McCoys appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nine times, with two of those singles reaching the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, The McCoys’ biggest hit, “Hang On Sloopy,” rose to number...
Oklahoma City-born musician Barry McGuire hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, with the song “Eve Of Destruction,” which offered a critique of contemporary politics and violence in the middle of...
Massachusetts-born singer Freddy Cannon has hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times, all between 1959 and 1965. Cannon scored the last of those Top 40 hits with “Action,” from the television...
Exactly 50 years ago, “Help!” by the Beatles was in the second week of a three-week run at number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. “Help!” was the band’s ninth number one single overall and the third...
As I wrote about a few years ago, Bob Dylan is among the list of artists whose pop music success has never turned into a number one hit (not counting, for these purposes, his...
Having peaked at number 4 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, “Unchained Melody” is The Righteous Brothers‘ fourth biggest hit, behind their two number one hits — “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” and “(You’re My) Soul...
