#OnThisDay… October 18, 1972 • CHUCK BERRY: His ‘Ding-A-Ling’ Hung from the Top [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 18, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Novelty, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40

October 18, 1972 One of rock’n’roll’s greatest pioneers, Chuck Berry, was perched atop the music world with his novelty hit My Ding-A-Ling – hanging at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It ended a one-week stay for Michael...

#OnThisDay… October 17, 1964 • MANFRED MANN: Doo Wah Diddy Diddy Hits #1 [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 17, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, British Invasion Era, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 17, 1965 The British Invasion band Manfred Mann captured the #1 spot on Billboard’s singles chart. Named after their keyboardist (who was born Manfred Lubowitz in Johannesburg, South Africa), the original 1964 lineup also included Paul Jones (vocals),...

#OnThisDay… October 15, 1966 • THE FOUR TOPS: Reaching Out And Grabbing #1 [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 15, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Dance Music, Motown, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

October 15, 1966 Motown Records legendary R&B vocal group The Four Tops reached out to grab the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on this date. After pushing aside the love ballad Cherish by The Association, they’d be there for a couple of weeks –...

#OnThisDay… October 14, 1988 • UB40: Red Red Wine Felt So Fine at #1 [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 14, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Pop, Reggae, Top 40, UK Artists

October 14, 1988 Red Red Wine had the UK interracial reggae band UB40 feelin’ so fine at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. But it was a brief “glass of wine” stop at the top for the eight-man group, “aging” there for just seven days. For that...

#OnThisDay… October 13, 1941 • PAUL SIMON: Hall of Famer Born on This Date [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 13, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 50's, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

October 13, 1941 One of the greatest songwriters of our time, Hall of Fame singer Paul Simon was born on this date in Newark, New Jersey. As a teen growing up in Queens, New York, he first became involved in music at 15, forming a duo with classmate Arthur Garfunkel...