One family dominated theBillboard Hot 100in the ’70s: The Gibbs. The three brothers in theBee Geeslanded three of the top 20 hits of the decade, and Andy Gibb — another brother — had two more as a solo artist. The Gibb Brothers single-handedly account for 25 percent of the top tw...
Here is a recap of Ramone’s top 50 hits on the Hot 100, counting his work as a producer, co-producer and engineer. A majority of the songs on this list are by Billy Joel – a full 16 out of 50. Five of the 50 are by Paul Simon. Note that 49 of Ramone’s top 50 songs pe...
1973-10-27 02 Gladys Knight & the Pips -- Midnight Train to Georgia 1973-11-10 02 Eddie Kendricks -- Keep on Truckin' (Part 1) 1973-11-24 01 Ringo Starr -- Photograph 1973-12-01 02 Carpenters -- Top of the World 1973-12-15 02 Charlie Rich -- The Most Beautiful Girl 1973-12...
Swift also is the first artist to send a cover of her own song to the top since Elton John did with his 1973 single, "Candle in the Wind." Two covers of that song, recorded in 1988 and 1997, went on to No. 1. Billboard notes the last time a cover dominated its Hot 10...
In July 1973, Billboard expanded the chart, then called Hot Soul Singles, from 60 positions to 100. Those additional 40 positions at the bottom would contain all manner of deep cuts that would never make the upper reaches of the chart—the Jackson 5’s “All I Do Is Think ...
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In honor of the late legend, here’s a look at Day’s credited 12 top 10Billboardchart hits (all of which appeared on pre-Hot 100 rankings), in chronological order: Title, Peak Position, Peak Year “Love Somebody,“No. 1 (five weeks), 1948 ...
Hot 100 Peak Position:16 Peak Date:July 15, 1972 Weeks On Chart:11 "I Want to Be Where You Are" was released May 2, 1972, and appears on the albumGot to Be There. It was Jackson's third consecutive top 40 pop hit in the beginning of his solo career with Motown. The single peak...
Country songwriter Mentor Williams, best known for penningDobie Gray‘s 1973 No. 5 smash “Drift Away,” has died at age 70. Williams’ death was reported by theTaos News, which said that a family member confirmed that the writer of songs byAlabama,Jackie DeShannonandThe V...
The careers of countless artists and music industry figures moved forward thanks to the 24-strong companies that form Mushroom Group. Gudinski established the company in 1973 and led as chairman until his death. Today, the group includes Mushroom Music Publishing, the country’s leading independent...