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• 1990 – ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE / Phil Collins
• 1980 – PLEASE DON’T GO / KC and The Sunshine Band
• 1970 – RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD / B.J. Thomas
• 1960 – ELSO PASO / Marty Robbins
According to the eBook editions of the invaluable publications from Joel Whitburn’s Record Research of data from Billboard magazine’s music charts – widely used in both the radio and record industries because of their accuracy – there were 837 singles that topped the Hot 100 in the 40-year period between January, 1956 and December, 1995. And the deep music vault here at House of the Hits has every one of them!
So, rather than let them sit idle on the vault’s digital hard drives, I thought that I’d begin presenting them over them over the next 52 weeks (and into 2017) for your listening pleasure – and virtually all of them in crystal-clear HD audio!
Each of the blog posts (3-4 per week) will contain four #1 songs, in exact 10-year separations (e.g.1991-1981-1971-1961), so that the changing styles and genres of music from corresponding weeks/decades can be seen and compared.
By early ’17, all 837 chart-toppers from each of those years will comprise a permanent archive found HERE and you can bookmark this link for future instant access.
Clearly, 2016 at House of the Hits will embrace la crème de la crème!
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[Note] For fans of statistics, for the three complete decades in this time period (60’s-80’s) the Seventies decade had the most #1’s with 252 (ah, yes, the music decade where AOR meant ‘All-Over-the-Road’), the Eighties had 231 and the Sixties, with 202, had the least.
Furthermore, across the full 40-year span, 1974 and 1975 had the most chart-toppers (34 each) and 1994 the fewest with just 9.
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#1 / January 6th, 1990
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
Phil Collins
[1989]
(Official Video)
Number One: 4 weeks
Replaced: WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE / Billy Joel
Succeeded by: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU / Michael Bolton
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Many of the song’s from the ‘crossover months’ of a succeeding year contain big hit singles that were released at the tail end of the former (November-December) but enjoyed continued chart success during the early part of the next (January-February).
Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins is one of those. Released in late 1989, it was the ex-Genesis drummer’s seventh and last #1 hit as a solo artist – and also was his biggest (#1 for 4 weeks) – winning the Grammy Award for ‘Record of the Year’ (a performers’ award).
Here’s the excellent official video.
[Trivia Bit] Ex-Byrds and CSN&Y member David Crosby sings back-up vocals on this million seller.
Other #1 Singles for PHIL COLLINS (8)
• 1984 / AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take A Look At Me Now)
• 1985 / ONE MORE NIGHT
• 1985 / SUSSUDIO
• 1985 / SEPARATE LIVES (Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin)
• 1986 / INVISIBLE TOUCH (Genesis)
• 1988 / GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
• 1989 / TWO HEARTS
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#1 / January 6th, 1980
PLEASE DON’T GO
KC and The Sunshine Band
[1979]
Number One: 1 week
Replaced: ESCAPE / Rupert Holmes
Succeeded by: ROCK WITH YOU / Michael Jackson
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Like Another Day in Paradise, Please Don’t Go by South Florida disco icons KC and The Sunshine Band was another ‘crossover months’ hit, released way back in August of 1979.
It eventually cracking Billboard’s Top 10 in November of that year, and finally – but for just seven days – climbed into the top spot during the first week of January in 1980.
With PDG, Harry Wayne Casey (KC) and fellow band member/co-songwriter Richard Finch enjoyed their fifth and final #1 single, none of which sold one million copies.
Other #1 Singles by KC and THE SUNSHINE BAND (5)
• 1975 / GET DOWN TONIGHT
• 1975 / THAT’S THE WAY (I Like It)
• 1976 / (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY
• 1977 / I’M YOUR BOOGIE MAN
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#1 / January 6th, 1970
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD
B.J. Thomas
[1969]
Number One: 4 weeks
Replaced: SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER / Diana Ross and The Supremes
Succeeded by: I WANT YOU BACK / The Jackson 5
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With big help from its appearance in 1969’s American Western film classic Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid – and on its soundtrack album – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head became the biggest hit record for ex-Texas radio disc jockey B.J. (Billy Joe) Thomas.
It also didn’t hurt that the song was penned by the ‘Songwriters Hall of Fame’ duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Thomas, who later became a successful gospel music recording artist, spent 4 weeks at the top of Billboard with this, earning his only #1 song and second million seller (1968’s Hooked On A Feeling).
[Trivia Bit] ‘Raindrops’ scored the Oscar in 1970 for ‘Best Song’ from a film.
Other #1 Singles by B.J. THOMAS (2)
• 1975 / (Hey Won’t You Play) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
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#1 / January 6th, 1960
EL PASO
Marty Robbins
[1959]
(Single Version)
Number One: 2 weeks
Replaced: WHY / Frankie Avalon
Succeeded by: RUNNING BEAR / Johnny Preston
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Released in October of 1959, this ‘crossover months’ song was one of the longest running singles for its time, clocking in at 4:40.
The decision to release the unusually long record by country crooner Marty Robbins paid off for his label, Columbia Records, when El Paso hit the top of Billboard on this week – becoming the lengthiest single to date that reached their #1 slot.
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Written By: Rick Murray Hunter
Songs Source: The Music Vault of HouseoftheHits Inc.
Billboard® Chart Data: Joel Whitburn’s Record Research (eBook Editions)
References: The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits (5th Edition) by Fred Bronson
The Archives of RollingStone.com
Record Sleeve & Label Graphics: Courtesy of 45cat
Other #1 Songs on This Date Posts are HERE
