#OnThisDay… September 28, 1968 • THE BEATLES: ‘Hey Jude’ Begins a 9-Week Run at #1 [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 28, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, Beatles, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

  SEPTEMBER 28, 1965 Hey Jude, the 58th and most successful chart single by The Beatles, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – and it took just three weeks to get there. The first release on the Beatles’ own Apple Records label (#2276) debuted at #10...

#On This Day… September 26, 1965 • BARRY McGUIRE’s Warning: “Eve of Destruction” [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 26, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

SEPTEMBER 26, 1965 50 years ago today, the protest song Eve Of Destruction by folk-rock singer Barry McGuire topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It had replaced The Beatles’ million-seller Help, ending their 3-week run at #1. Recorded on July...

#OnThisDay… September 25, 1970 • THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY: TV Series Debuts on ABC [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 25, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

September 25, 1970 On a Friday evening 45 years ago today, the ABC-TV series The Partridge Family made its series debut. It ended an 18-month absence of a weekly music-oriented television sitcom aimed at teens, after The Monkees NBC series wrapped up its one and a...

#OnThisDay… September 24, 1966 • THE ASSOCIATION: Cherished Day [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 24, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

September 24, 1966 Cherish, the medium-tempo love song by The Association reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning a 3-week stay atop the singles chart for the Los Angeles, CA quintet. It was book-ended between two giant Motown hits – replacing You Can’t...

#OnThisDay… September 23, 1967 • THE BOX TOPS Delivered ‘The Letter’ [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Blue-Eyed Soul, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

September 23, 1967 One of the great blue-eyed soul groups of the 60’s, The Box Tops, began a 4-week stay at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a song called The Letter. It ended Bobbie Gentry’s own 4-week run at the top with the million-selling Ode To Billie Joe....