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• 1987 – LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER / Bon Jovi
• 1977 – EVERGREEN (Love Theme From “A Star Is Born”) / Barbra Streisand
• 1967 – LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU’RE GONE / The Supremes
• 1957 – YOUNG LOVE / Tab Hunter
Welcome to another #1 Songs On This Date! – another four-pack of the best of the best from the Top 40 Rock ‘n’ Roll music era.
Since it began in early January, 117 distinct number one singles from the years 1956 through 1995 have been featured – with hundreds more to follow.
They’re all part of a permanent archive that’s being built at HouseoftheHits.com which will ultimately feature ALL 837 different number one singles as listed in 2,080 weekly national music charts published by Billboard® within that 40-year timeframe.
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Fortunately, HouseoftheHits has every one of those charts – plus secondary data – as published in the essential Joel Whitburn’s Record Research series (CD-ROM and eBook edition formats).
Everything is stored digitally on a HouseoftheHits computer – as are all 837 number one singles (in high-quality audio) from the music vault.
With the availability of precise data and the HOTH song files – together with some amazing technology – approximately 600 – 700 of those Billboard® chart-toppers will be presented this year – with the remainder to follow in early 2017.
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As the archive grows you will have continual free access to the accumulating repository, indexed by Decade, Month and Year. Plus, EVERY Title and Artist will be (blue) hyper-linked for smooth, easy navigation from song to song – with more great features to be added along the way.
Again, it will contain every #1 single in America, plus interesting commentary about each song (written by yours truly) and presented with a crystal clear High-Definition audio version of the complete original hit to instantly play as often as you wish.
The ever-expanding library is found HERE and you can bookmark this link for future instant access.
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#1 / March 13th, 1987
LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER
Bon Jovi
[1986]
(Radio Edit Version)
Number One: 4 weeks
Replaced: OPEN YOUR HEART / Madonna
Succeeded by: JACOB’S LADDER / Huey Lewis And The News
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After four failed singles during 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi finally broke through with You Give Love A Bad Name, a chart-topper on Billboard’s Hot 100 in November of 1986.
That was followed by the #1 song on this date in 1987, Livin’ On A Prayer, which had a four-week stay in the pole position and became a triple platinum seller (3 million copies).
Leader Jon Bon Jovi credits the turnaround in the New Jersey rock band’s fortunes to hiring a new producer in ’86 – Canadian Bruce Fairbairn, who’s resume also includes similar duties on albums by AC/DC, Aerosmith, Blue Öyster Cult, Chicago, The Cranberries, INXS, KISS, Loverboy, Poison, Scorpions, Van Halen and Yes.
[Trivia Bit] Jon Bon Jovi uses an instrument like the one employed by Peter Frampton on his live 1975 million-seller Show Me The Way. It’s called a talkbox, which directs sound from the instrument into the vocalist’s mouth by means of plastic tube adjacent to their microphone. The singer controls the nuances of the instrument’s sound by changing the shape of the mouth, “vocalizing” the instrument’s output into a mic.
Three more chart-toppers followed for Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine (1988), I’ll Be There For You (1989), Blaze Of Glory (1990), plus Always (1994 • #4) – the latter two moving one million units apiece.
Other #1 Singles by BON JOVI (5)
• 1986 / YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
• 1988 / BAD MEDICINE
• 1989 / I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU
• 1990 / BLAZE OF GLORY
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#1 / March 13th, 1977
EVERGREEN (Love Theme From “A Star Is Born”)
Barbra Streisand
[1976]
Number One: 3 weeks
Replaced: NEW KID IN TOWN / Eagles
Succeeded by: RICH GIRL / Daryl Hall and John Oates
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Barbra Streisand‘s Evergreen, a song about new love, was the theme to the 1976 remake of the movie ‘A Star Is Born’ which starred Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
“Babs” co-wrote the song with noted lyricist Paul Williams, who had written hits for the Carpenters (We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days And Mondays) and Three Dog Night (An Old Fashioned Love Song, The Family Of Man).
Along with Kenny Ascher, Williams also wrote the movie’s score, which was nominated for an Oscar in 1977, and Evergreen (Love Theme From “Star Is Born”) won the Academy Award that year for ‘Best Song.’
[Trivia Bits] The songs for ‘A Star Is Born’ had to be written before filming began, since they were performed on camera.
When Paul Williams signed on to the project, Streisand had the music and one verse for the song Everything. Over the next 7 weeks, they wrote all the tunes for the movie.
Other #1 Singles by BARBRA STREISAND (5)
• 1974 / THE WAY WE WERE
• 1978 / YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS (Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond)
• 1979 / NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) (Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer)
• 1980 / WOMAN IN LOVE
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#1 / March 13th, 1967
LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU’RE GONE
The Supremes
[1967]
Number One: 1 week
Replaced: RUBY TUESDAY / The Rolling Stones
Succeeded by: PENNY LANE / The Beatles
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The Supremes – Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence “Flo” Ballard – became the most successful female vocal group of the Top 40 Rock ‘n Roll era.
The trio is tied for fifth with Madonna (12) on the list of all-time most number Billboard Hot 100 singles. Both trail Michael Jackson (13), Rihanna (14), Mariah Carey and Elvis Presley (tied with 18) and The Beatles, who lead with 20.
And on this date in 1967, Motown Records‘ premier stars of the 60’s and most successful in-house act of all time were rolling along with their ninth single to top Billboard’s Hot 100.
Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone would be Ballard’s last single as a member of the trio. Three weeks after the record had dropped off the Hot 100, Flo was replaced by Cindy Birdsong, a former member of Philadelphia’s Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles.
[Trivia Bits] The Supremes were originally a quartet (with fourth member Betty McGlown) known as The Primettes.
Including Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone, the first ten of the girl group’s one dozen chart-toppers were all composed by the venerable Motown songwriting trio of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland).
Their penultimate #1 – 1968’s Love Child – was penned by the tandem of Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor and Frank Wilson.
Jackey Beavers, Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua wrote their 1969 chart finale Someday We’ll Be Together – after which Diana Ross left for a solo career.
Other #1 Singles by THE SUPREMES (12)
• 1964 / WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO
• 1964 / BABY LOVE
• 1964 / COME SEE ABOUT ME
• 1965 / STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE
• 1965 / BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN
• 1965 / I HEAR A SYMPHONY
• 1966 / YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE
• 1966 / YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON
• 1967 / THE HAPPENING
• 1968 / LOVE CHILD (Diana Ross and The Supremes)
• 1969 / SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER (Diana Ross and The Supremes)
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#1 / March 13th, 1957
YOUNG LOVE
Tab Hunter
[1957]
Number One: 4 weeks
Replaced: TOO MUCH / Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
Succeeded by: PARTY DOLL / Buddy Knox
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A common occurrence in the early days of Top 40 rock ‘n roll saw various recordings of the same song – usually from different genres – co-existing on the Billboard music charts.
This was the preferred scenario at the time for most music publishers, who’s philosophy was ‘more versions equals more profits.’
And on this date in 1957, the single Young Love was scoring big on the pop charts – a country-flavored take of the tune by Sonny James and actor Tab Hunter‘s pop rendition.
Both were cover versions, as the 1956 original recording by the song’s co-writer Ric Cartey (with the Jiva-Tones) failed to chart.
James’ single reached #2 on the Billboard composite chart (‘Disk Jockey,’ ‘Best Seller’ and ‘Juke Box’) and also topped their Country listings, while Tab Hunter enjoyed a healthy 4-week residency in Billboard’s penthouse position of the former.
[Trivia Bits] A third cover version of Young Love by Canadian crooners the Crew-Cuts reached #24 on the BB composite in 1957.
Lesley Gore (1966), The Osmonds (1973) and Ray Stevens (1976) also recorded the tune with minimal chart success.
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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
