It Happened 50 Years Ago: Love Unlimited Orchestra “Love’s Theme”
Among their five appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Love Unlimited Orchestra’s biggest hit was their lone number one hit, the instrumental “Love’s Theme.” Exactly 50 years ago, “Love’s Theme”...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Byron MacGregor “Americans”
In 1973, radio and television personality Byron MacGregor recorded a single in which he read a newspaper editorial about the United States over the Detroit Symphony Orchestra playing “America the...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Aretha Franklin “Until You Come Back to Me (That’s...
One song from Aretha Franklin‘s 1974 Let Me in Your Life album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, that song, “Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do),”...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun”
Terry Jacks hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just one time, but that one song, “Seasons in the Sun,” rose to the top of the chart. Exactly 50 years ago, “Seasons in the Sun” began its...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Kool & The Gang “Jungle Boogie”
Kool & The Gang hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twelve times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those twelve hits, “Jungle Boogie,” rose to a peak position of number 4.
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Eddie Kendricks “Boogie Down”
As a solo artist, Eddie Kendricks hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of hits, “Boogie Down,” was in its second week at a peak position of...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Cher “Dark Lady”
As we noted just a week and a half ago, as a solo artist, Cher hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the third of those four hits, “Dark Lady,” rose to the top...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: John Denver “Sunshine on My Shoulders”
John Denver hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those four hits, “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” rose to the top of the chart for one week.
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Blue Swede “Hooked on a Feeling”
Blue Swede hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the first and biggest of those two hits, their version of “Hooked on a Feeling,” rose to the top of the chart for...
View ArticleIt Happened 50 Years Ago: Elton John “Bennie and the Jets”
Elton John has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nine times. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of those nine hits, “Bennie and the Jets,” climbed to the top of the chart for one week.
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