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NUMBER-ONE ALBUM ON THIS DAY IN 1958

come fly with  me

“Come Fly with Me” reached #1 on the Billboard album chart in its second week, and stayed there for five weeks. At the inaugural Grammy Awards the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

The title track from the album

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HIT RECORD FOR THE KING ON THIS DAY IN 1958

Elvis-Presley-Dont-410766

Elvis Presley received his ninth number one single with the double-sided
hit "Don’t" / "I Beg of You".

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NUMBER-ONE RECORD OF 1958

danny and the juniors studio

Photo of a Danny and The Juniors recording session L-R Dave White, Joe
Terry, Frank Maffei, Danny Rapp (1958)

at the hop 45

 

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THE NUMBER-ONE SONG OF 1959

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mack the knife 45

“Mack The Knife” was recorded by Bobby Darin at Fulton Studios in New
York city, on December 19, 1958 and was released the following year in
August. The single earned Darin a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

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THE NUMBER ONE RECORD OF 1950

mills bros

The Mills Brothers made more than 2,000 recordings that, when combined
sold more than 50 million copies, and garnered at least three dozen gold 
records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of
Fame in 1998. 

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