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• 1994 – BUMP N’ GRIND / R. Kelly
• 1984 – FOOTLOOSE / Kenny Loggins
• 1974 – HOOKED ON A FEELING / Blue Swede
• 1964 – CAN’T BUY ME LOVE / The Beatles
• EXTRA #1 – HOOKED ON A FEELING / Jonathan King
• EXTRA #2 – HOOKED ON A FEELING / B.J. Thomas
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, 142 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.
Enjoy! 😎
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#1 / April 10th, 1994
BUMP N’ GRIND
R. Kelly
[1994]
Number One: 4 weeks
Replaced: THE SIGN / Ace Of Base
Succeeded by: I SWEAR / All-4-One
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Instant Billboard chart success was not to be for Chicago R&B singer-songwriter R. (Robert) Kelly.
His 1993 debut album titled Born Into The ’90s yielded a healthy four singles – all of which charted, but none cracked the Top 30.
But in 1994 it was a different story. His second LP release in late ’93, 12 Play (aka foreplay times three) produced the #20 hit Sex Me (Parts I & II) and the followup, Bump N’ Grind.
BNG debuted within the Hot 100 at #59 on February 4th, 1994 and nine weeks later claimed the top spot – with its first of four weeks being on this date.
[Trivia Bit] The term “bump and grind” soon became a popular catch phrase. Even an ESPN SportsCenter host – the late Stuart Scott – used the phrase during his on-air commentaries.
Other #1 Singles by R. KELLY (2)
• 1998 / I’M YOUR ANGEL (R. Kelly & Céline Dion)
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#1 / April 10th, 1984
FOOTLOOSE
Kenny Loggins
[1984]
(Single Version)
Number One: 3 weeks
Replaced: JUMP / Van Halen
Succeeded by: AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take A Look At Me Now) / Phil Collins
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1984 became known as the year of the ‘movie title’ single, with five #1 songs coming from celluloid soundtracks.
The first of the bunch was the prime track from the Kevin Bacon movie Footloose, recorded by pop singer-songwriter-guitarist Kenny Loggins.
Kenny co-wrote the tune with screenwriter Dean Pitchford, who, along with Michael Gore, penned the Oscar-winning song Fame in 1980.
All five of 1984’s soundtrack singles – Against All Odds, Purple Rain, Ghostbusters, I Just Called To Say I Love You (from ‘The Woman In Red’) and Footloose – were nominated for Academy Awards in the ‘Best Song’ category, while also becoming #1 records on Billboard – a pop-rock era first.
[Trivia Bits] Prior to the release of the ‘Footloose’ film, Loggins incorporated the new song into his live concerts to give maximum exposure to the forthcoming single.
A one-time member of the duo Loggins & Messina, Kenny Loggins’ cousin is pop-country singer-songwriter Dave Loggins, whose single Please Come To Boston reached #5 on the Hot 100 in 1974.
Kenny wrote Danny’s Song as a musical gift for his brother Danny at the birth of his son. Recorded first by Loggins & Messina, it became a #7 hit for Canada’s Anne Murray in 1973.
Although Footloose was his only chart-topping single, Loggins placed five others inside the Top 10: Your Mama Don’t Dance as Loggins & Messina (a #2 million-seller in 1972), Whenever I Call You Friend with Stevie Nicks (1978 • #5), I’m Alright from the movie ‘Caddyshack’ (1980 • #7), Danger Zone (1986 • #2) and Nobody’s Fool from ‘Caddyshack II’ (1988 • #8).
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#1 / April 10th, 1974
HOOKED ON A FEELING
Blue Swede
[1974]
Number One: 1 week
Replaced: SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS / John Denver
Succeeded by: BENNIE AND THE JETS / Elton John
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The 1971 number one hit single by Three Dog Night titled Joy To The World is more commonly known by the song’s opening line “Jeremiah was a bullfrog.”
Similarly, a seven-man band from Sweden named Blue Swede held the top spot for one week in April, 1974 with Hooked On A Feeling; undoubtedly more identifiable as the “Ooga-Chuga” song.
Hooked On A Feeling, first recorded by American vocalist B.J. Thomas in 1968 (see below), became a 1971 UK cover version hit – complete with ‘Ooga-Chuga’ in the arrangement – by Brit singer-songwriter Jonathan King (also below).
The latter version caught the attention of the head of A&R for EMI Records in Sweden, Bengt Palmers in 1973. He assigned the song for recording to a Stockholm group with whom the label had been working known as Bjorn Skiffs and Blablus (Swedish translation: Blue Denim).
After the success of the record in Scandinavia, EMI decided to issue the song in America, but not before altering the group’s moniker from Blue Denim to a similar English derivative, Blue Swede. The single was released on EMI’s U.S. subsidiary label, Capitol .
Hooked On A Feeling was composed by a Houston, TX songwriter named Mark James, who so happened to write and record the song Suspicious Minds. A cover version was recorded by Elvis Presley and became a mega #1 hit for “The King of Rock ‘n Roll” in November of 1969.
[Trivia Bits] With Hooked On A Feeling, Blue Swede was the first Swedish recording act to reach the top of the American charts.
Mark James’ other significant songwriting achievement was co-penning the classic tune Always On My Mind – a collaboration with Johnny Christopher and Wayne Carson of The Box Tops.
First recorded by Gwen McCrae, Brenda Lee and Elvis, a monster hit version by Willie Nelson followed in 1982.
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EXTRA TRAK #1
HOOKED ON A FEELING
Jonathan King
[1971]
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The aforementioned Jonathan King is best known in America for his #17 single on Billboard in 1965 called Everyone’s Gone To The Moon.
However, in the UK, he’s much more highly regarded – foremost for being the man who discovered the groups Genesis, 10cc and the Bay City Rollers.
King also wrote and produced the 1965 record It’s Good News Week by Hedgehoppers Anonymous; a moderate chart success in the U.S. but a Top 10 hit in the UK, Canada and Australia.
In the UK in the 70’s he was also known for releasing cover versions of American hits, with Hooked On A Feeling being one of them.
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EXTRA TRAK #2
HOOKED ON A FEELING
B.J. Thomas
[1968]
(Single Version)
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Here’s the original single of ‘Hooked’ (sans ‘Ooga-Chuga’) by B.J. Thomas, a #5 million-seller in 1968.
Besides this one, Mark James also wrote Thomas’ medium hits The Eyes Of A New York Woman and It’s Only Love.
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#1 / April 10th, 1964
CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
The Beatles
[1964]
(Single Version)
Number One: 5 weeks
Replaced: SHE LOVES YOU / The Beatles
Succeeded by: HELLO, DOLLY! / Louis Armstrong
[Note] On April 4th, 1964 – the date Can’t Buy Me Love had secured the #1 spot on Billboard – the record joined four other Fab Four singles to hold down all five chart positions of their Top 5 – a never-before-seen wonderment to this very day! (See the ‘Trivia Bit’ below)
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I know, ho-hum. But seriously, apart from the incredible feat mentioned above – if that wasn’t enough – they impressively set another Hot 100 record during that week in 1964.
When Can’t Buy Me Love hit #1 on that historic fourth day of April, it became the Fab’s third chart-topper in a row, following I Want To Hold Your Hand (7 weeks) and She Loves You (2 weeks).
Most significantly, the succession occurred in uninterrupted chronological order on Billboard (for hockey lovers, that trio of singles had just scored a true ‘hat trick’)!
It broke a 7+ year record previously owned by Elvis Presley when ‘The King’ had a pair of back-to-backers in 1956: Don’t Be Cruel b/w Hound Dog immediately succeeded by Love Me Tender.
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With CBML riding high for five more, the Beatles had a stranglehold on the pole position for a total of 14 straight weeks.
Oh, another record here. Can’t Buy Me Love made the leap to #1 from outside the Top 20 – from number 27. Another first. And that’s where it debuted the previous week on March 21st.
And The Beatles were just getting warmed up!
[Trivia Bit] Can’t Buy Me Love was part of a spectacular record-breaking feat in pop music history in 1964. On April 4th, it joined four other smash hits by the Beatles to occupy the entire Top 5 of Billboard’s Hot 100 during that week! (See the related link)
Related: THE BEATLES: The Week That Was … Early April 1964 & Top 5 Domination!
Other #1 Singles by THE BEATLES (20)
• 1964 / I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
• 1964 / SHE LOVES YOU
• 1964 / LOVE ME DO
• 1964 / A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
• 1964 / I FEEL FINE
• 1965 / EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
• 1965 / TICKET TO RIDE
• 1965 / HELP!
• 1965 / YESTERDAY
• 1966 / WE CAN WORK IT OUT
• 1966 / PAPERBACK WRITER
• 1967 / PENNY LANE
• 1967 / ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
• 1967 / HELLO GOODBYE
• 1968 / HEY JUDE
• 1969 / GET BACK (The Beatles with Billy Preston)
• 1969 / COME TOGETHER b/w SOMETHING
• 1970 / LET IT BE
• 1970 / THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
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Produced & Written By: Rick Murray Hunter / HouseoftheHits.com
Songs Source: The Music Vault of HouseoftheHits Inc.
Billboard® Chart Data: Joel Whitburn’s Record Research (eBook Editions)
References: The Archives of RollingStone.com
The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits (5th Edition) by Fred Bronson
All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release (Kindle Edition) by Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon
The Beatles’ Story On Capitol Records / Part One: The Singles (Digital Edition) by Bruce Spizer
The Beatles’ Story On Capitol Records / Part Two: The Albums (Digital Edition) by Bruce Spizer
The website BeatlesBible.com
Record Sleeve & Label Graphics: Courtesy of 45cat
Other #1 Songs on This Date Posts are HERE
