It Happened 50 Years Ago: Dobie Gray “Drift Away”
Among Dobie Gray‘s nine appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, his biggest hit is his version of “Drift Away,” which exactly 50 years ago climbed to a peak position of number 5.
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Sweet “Little Willy”
The Sweet, a.k.a., Sweet, hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first and highest charting of those four songs, “Little Willy,” rose to a...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: War “The Cisco Kid”
War made sixteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with twelve of those songs hitting the Top 40 and seven reaching the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, their biggest hit, “The Cisco Kid,”...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Tony Orlando and Dawn “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree”
Tony Orlando and Dawn hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those three songs, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree,” rose...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Gladys Knight & The Pips “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)”
Gladys Knight & The Pips hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times. Exactly 50 years ago, the fourth of those eight songs, “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Vicki Lawrence “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”
Vicki Lawrence hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, but that song rose to number one. Exactly 50 years ago, that hit, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,”...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Deodato “Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)”
Among Deodato’s four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, his biggest hit was his lone Top 40 hit, which came with his first song to reach the chart, “Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001),” a jazz...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The O’Jays “Love Train”
The O’Jays made twenty-nine appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with nine of those song hitting the Top 40 and six reaching the Top 10. Their biggest hit was their lone number one hit,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jermaine Jackson “Daddy’s Home”
As a solo artist, Jermaine Jackson hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of that pair of hits, “Daddy’s Home,” rose to a peak position...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Edward Bear “Last Song”
Among Edward Bear’s three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their biggest hit was their lone Top 10 hit, “Last Song,” which exactly 50 years ago was in its second week at a peak...
