The song “Barbara Ann” peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1
in Cash Box and Record World.  It also topped the charts in Germany, 
Switzerland and Norway. It was The Beach Boys’ biggest hit in Italy,
reaching the #4 position.

The song "Green Tambourine" was the primary hit by the 1960s Ohio–based
rock group The Lemon Pipers. It has been credited as being one of the first
bubblegum pop chart-toppers. Released towards the end of 1967, it peaked
at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week at the beginning of
February, 1968 and earned the group a gold record for over a million
copies sold. The record remained on the chart for three months, the first
U.S. number-one hit for the Buddah label.

In January 1974 “you’re Sixteen”, taken from the album Ringo, hit number-
one. Starr’s version of the song remains one of the few number-one singles
to feature a ‘kazoo-sound’ solo. Harry Nilsson sang backing vocals on the
song.

Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) turned 75 on July 7.

The song "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone was the first
single by the band to go to number one on the Soul singles chart and
the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It held the Hot 100 position for four weeks
from February 15, 1969, until March 14, 1969. Billboard ranked the
hit as the No. 5 song of 1969.

The Beatles song "Come Together" was written by John Lennon but credited to
Lennon–McCartney. It is the opening track on the album Abbey Road and was
released as a double A-sided single with "Something".