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NUMBER ONE AT THIS TIME IN 1966

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“Hanky Panky” was at the top position for two weeks.

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Tommy James today

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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DATE IN 1950

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"Mona Lisa" was written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the
Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey,U.S.A. (1950). The song won
the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1950.The arrangement
was  by Nelson Riddle with Les Baxter and his Orchestra. Nat King  
Cole’s soundtrack version spent eight weeks at number on the
Billboard singles chart. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of
Fame in 1992. 

mona lisa 78 rpm

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FATS DOMINO HIT ON THIS DATE IN 1956

FATS DOMINO ALBUM

“I’m In Love Again” went to the top of the R&B chart and held
the #3 position on the pop chart.

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ERIC CLAPTON RELEASE WAS ON THIS DATE IN 1974

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“I Shot The Sheriff” was first released by The Wailers on their album Burnin’
in 1973. Eric Clapton’s cover version is the most successful version of the
song, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 14,1974. It
became his only #1 song in the United States.

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PAUL ANKA WITH THE #1 SONG ON THIS DATE IN 1959

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Although Paul Anka had earlier topped Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart in 1957
with "Diana”, “Lonely Boy” became Anka’s first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

             

 

lonely boy 45

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