January 15, 1963 – Kyu Sakamoto Starts Run at No. 1 on US Charts

Kyu Sakamoto started his three weeks run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Sukiyaki’, the first-ever Japanese song to do so. It made No.6 on the UK chart in 1963 and was also a No.10 UK single for Kenny Ball in the same year.

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