In this year, two songs stayed at the top for five weeks and another lasted for four weeks. And thus, there were no fewer than 30 number one singles in 1972. While we’re not going to write about all of them, they’re all listed below. Our recap begins in reverse, and alphabeticall...
Many of us were introduced to the folk-rock singer with this song, which Denver wrote with two members of the Starland Vocal Band. It’s a great performance and is deservedly one of his most beloved songs. Isaac Hayes –“Theme FromShaft“ If you’re looking for the coolest single on t...
Upon its release,Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live/1975-85became Springsteen’s first album to debut at the top, as well as the first album to do so since Stevie Wonder’sSongs in the Key of Lifein 1976. It also became the first five-record set...
got the lot: glitz, campery and, of course, actual Jesus popping up in the lyrics! Mary's Boy Child has hit Christmas Number 1 twice by separate artists: Boney M's disco-lite version from 1978 – like we said, the '70s were wild – is the biggest, though, with 1.89 million sales...
came through when singing the Corpus Christi Carol and Eriskay Love Song stunned a disappointingly small crowd.Mixed in with songs from the new album were some songs from American songwriters James Taylor and Tom Waits which although favourites of Barbara did not go down too well with the ...
The combination worked so well, in fact, that after the first five songs were presented to Streisand, she requested that the Gibb brothers compose the entire album.It took approximately six months for the project to be completed. “If there is one thing to say about Barbra, it’s that ...
In the summer of 1976, Eddie Pelto began hearing “Afternoon Delight” on AM radio several times a day, for months. He was seven years old, lived in northern Massachusetts, and loved the Starland Vocal Band’s skyrocket-y hit. “It was one of my favorite songs as a child,” Pelto, ...
The Kenny Rogers estate in conjunction with Capitol Records / UMe will release for the first time ever on vinyl Kenny Rogers‘ 21 Number Ones collection on double vinyl on April 30th. At the height of his late ’70s-early ’80s success, Kenny Rogers sold more than one million records ...
Drake's In My Feelings holds on at the top of the singles chart. The Mamma Mia 2 soundtrack is still the number one album.
Editor’s Note: The CNN Original Series“Vegas: The Story of Sin City”showcases the heart and history of one of America’s most beloved and notorious cities in four immersive episodes. Tune in Sunday, March 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. ...