Santo & Johnny – Sleep Walk (1959 – Part 12)
This slide guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll instrumental was the first release by brothers Santo and Johnny Farina. They’d already been playing local clubs in their Brooklyn neighborhood at the time, but […]
Mariah Carey – Touch My Body (2008 – Part 4)
Touch My Body topping the charts put Mariah Carey on the 2nd spot of artists with most number ones, equaled only by Elvis and surpassed only by The Beatles. It […]
The Browns – The Three Bells (1959 – Part 11)
The roots of The Three Bells go way back. Back to 1945 where we find Jean Villard Gilles’ Les Trois Cloches, the French composition it was based on. Gilles, a […]
Lil Wayne – Lollipop (featuring Static) (2008 – Part 5)
Looking at this song’s chart trajectory reveals a rather unexpected jump from #85 to 9 within a week (then to #1). This can surely be attributed to the death of […]
Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles (featuring Gucci Mane) (2016 – Part 10)
Much like was the case with Harlem Shake back in 2013, another internet sensation helped a song top the charts. Known as Mannequin Challenge, it involves a group of people […]
Elvis Presley – A Big Hunk O’ Love (1959 – Part 10)
1958 was the year of Elvis’ famous army draft. Being one of the biggest names not just in rock ‘n’ roll/pop at the time, but in the entertainment industry as […]
Rihanna – Take a Bow (2008 – Part 6)
You know that an album is successful when even its re-issues manage to score #1 hits. Gone Girl Gone Bad was Rihanna’s 2007 change of image, with big hits such […]
Paul Anka – Lonely Boy (1959 – Part 9)
Paul Anka is one of those artists who’s known for both his own individual hits as well as those written for others. On one hand, he’s the man behind signature […]
Coldplay – Viva la Vida (2008 – Part 7)
Coldplay’s first and so far only #1 hit is one of those songs that caused quite the stir upon release. On the positive side, it became a sport celebration anthem in […]
Johnny Horton – Battle of New Orleans (1959 – Part 8)
Battle of New Orleans is not just the name of a song, but an actual episode of the 1812 War between the United States of America and the United Kingdom. […]
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