1960 – Ray Charles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Georgia On My Mind”. It was a No.24 hit in the UK. His cover of Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930 standard became the first of three No.1 hits for the singer. 1969 – “Sugar Sugar” by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK…
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The Troggs cover of the Chip Taylor song ‘Wild Thing’ went No. 1 on the UK and US charts. ‘Wild Thing’ was the only single to reach No. 1 for two labels. The song was at the center of a distribution dispute, being available on competing labels Atco and Fontana. Both pressings were taken from…
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Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Strangers In The Night’. This LP was certified Platinum for 1 million copies sold in the US, making it the most popular of his career. The title track earned him two Grammy awards for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance.
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Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Listen To What The Man Said’, his fourth US No.1, and No.6 hit in the UK, (the track features Tom Scott playing the saxophone solo). It went on to sell a million copies in America and reached No.6 in the UK. Wings…
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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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