It Happened 50 Years Ago: Steely Dan “Do It Again”
Steely Dan made fifteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with ten of those songs hitting the Top 40 and three reaching the Top 10. All of those runs began with “Do It Again,”...
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It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elton John “Crocodile Rock”
Elton John has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times. Exactly 50 years ago, his first song to top the chart, “Crocodile Rock,” climbed to number one to begin a three-week...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Stevie Wonder “Superstition”
Stevie Wonder hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart ten times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those ten hits, “Superstition,” rose to the top of the chart for one week.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Donna Fargo “Funny Face”
Among Donna Fargo’s eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, her biggest hit was her lone Top 10 hit, “Funny Face.” Exactly 50 years ago, “Funny Face” dropped from its peak position of number...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Curtis Mayfield “Superfly”
Curtis Mayfield hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with a pair of songs from the 1972 film Super Fly. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those two songs, “Superfly” the...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”
Among her twenty-three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Carly Simon hit the Top 40 twelve times and the Top 10 five times. Among that run of success, Simon’s biggest hit was her lone...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Gilbert O’Sullivan “Clair”
Gilbert O’Sullivan hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those three hits, “Clair,” rose to a peak position of number 2.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Albert Hammond “It Never Rains in Southern California”
Among Albert Hammond‘s nine appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, his lone Top 10 hit was “It Never Rains in Southern California.” Exactly 50 years ago, that song was in its second week at...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Billy Paul “Me and Mrs. Jones”
Billy Paul made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with two songs reaching the Top 40 and one hitting the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, that Top 10 hit, “Me and Mrs....
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Helen Reddy “I Am Woman”
Helen Reddy hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those three songs, “I Am Woman,” rose to the top of the chart for one...
