It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jim Croce “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
Jim Croce hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those two hits, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” climbed to the top of the chart for a...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s “Doing It to Death”
James Brown’s backup band, Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s, made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with one of those songs reaching the Top 40. Exactly 50 years ago, that Top 40 hit,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Billy Preston “Will It Go Round in Circles”
Billy Preston hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that trio of songs, “Will It Go Round in Circles,” rose to the top of...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: George Harrison “Give Me Love – (Give Me Peace on Earth)”
As a solo artist, George Harrison hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those three songs, “Give Me Love – (Give Me Peace on...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Barry White “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby”
As a solo artist, Barry White made fifteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with eleven of those songs hitting the Top 40 and six reaching the Top 10. All of those runs begin...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Clint Holmes “Playground in My Mind”
Clint Holmes made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though that one song hit the Top 5. Exactly 50 years ago, that song, “Playground in My Mind,” rose to a peak position...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Sylvia “Pillow Talk”
As a solo artist, Sylvia of Mickey & Sylvia fame made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 50 years ago, the only one of those four songs to reach the Top 40,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Paul McCartney and Wings “My Love”
Paul McCartney and Wings hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those six songs, “My Love,” rose to the top of the chart to...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Edgar Winter Group “Frankenstein”
The Edgar Winter Group made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with three of those tunes hitting the Top 40. Exactly 50 years ago, their biggest hit, “Frankenstein,” rose to the top of...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Stevie Wonder “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
Stevie Wonder hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart ten times. Exactly 50 years ago, the third of those ten songs, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” rose to the top of...
