#1 Singles - A to Z

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Single releases/tracks, not full albums, that made #1 on a singles chart. I'd presume that it would be the American BILLBOARD Pop chart as the first choice for most people, but it could be other sources and " specialty " charts as well (R&B, Country...), but you should say then what chart you are referencing. 'Que? Good!
Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin

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" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
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All of Me by John Legend - #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks in 2014.

Despite "Israelites" being recorded and released in 1968, the Uni 45 discography shows its cataloguing in 1969. In June 1969 it reached the Top Ten in the United States, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It hit number one in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Jamaica, South Africa, Canada, Sweden and West Germany.

"I Can See Clearly Now" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Nash. It was a single from the album of the same name and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when it was released in 1972, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

...Boogie Grass Band - Conway Twitty
This 1978 release was one of " Mr. T "'s many #1 Country hits - but not in.the U.S.A., where it stopped at #2 on BILLBOARD :
But it made #1 on RPM Magazine's.Canadian Country chart! YAAYY! TRUE NORTH!! !! !! !
In this Ronnie Reno song, CT sings of " Bill (Monroe) sing (-ing) about Kentucky/and the Allman Brothers' ' Ramblin' Man ' ".
Ronnie Reno. Now THERE"S, with its divorce/drinking/gambling connotations, a 1970s country-song writer name ! !!

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One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

Thank you AB and TR, for the idea of adding facts about the record, which I have adopted.
" Memories Are Made Of This " was written by the 3-member group The Easy Riders, who backed up Dino Martino on his waxing .

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Renal kidney failure, congestive heart failure, COPD. Can't really get up from a floor position unhelped anymore:-(.
One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

sorry forgot the alphabetical hurdle, and a loose try..


"Denis" was released in February 1978 and reached number 2 in the UK and broke into the Top 20 in most European countries including number 1 in Netherlands. (3 wk nr. 1)

...Actually, let me say now what I meant to say before - Let's forget about the " #1 " part! That was kind of put in without much thought and then not taken out, really . I'll try changing it again now...If I can 't, could a Mod make it ".#1 Hits -.Now Til Then " please?
" Denis " gender-reversed Randy and the Rainbows' " Denise ", by the way.

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Renal kidney failure, congestive heart failure, COPD. Can't really get up from a floor position unhelped anymore:-(.
One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

Eight Days a Week-The Beatles

There really is a song called Denis? They should write one about my favorite Denis.

David Bowie - Fame
nr 1 in canada & usa 1975

" Goodnight Irene "
In 1950, one year after Lead Belly's death, the American folk band The Weavers recorded a version of "Goodnight, Irene". The single first reached the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart on June 30, 1950 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1 for 13 weeks.
Roots musician Ry Cooder performed a version of the song on his album Chicken Skin Music in 1976, which was released as a single in the Netherlands only, where it failed to chart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ4_8N9hwRI

no one around??

nr one everywhere, not that you saw film ever with that, only after 2010 or some?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_a_B ... rt_history
but it was a tv series first, i believe, i saw that once, or twice ??

... Cherokee Maiden - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
This song by Cindy Walker was recorded before by Bob Will & His Texas Playboy's in 1941. Merle's version was in 1976.

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Renal kidney failure, congestive heart failure, COPD. Can't really get up from a floor position unhelped anymore:-(.
One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kceiks__PsE"Knock On Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. His recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart
Knock on Wood is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in February 1979. The album yielded two successful single releases, "Knock on Wood" (#1 US Pop, #6 US R&B, #5 US Club Play, #6 UK, #13 Germany) and "Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven" (#69 US Pop, #36 US R&B, #5 UK, #26 Germany).

...I forgot to say that Merle's " Cherokee..." made #1 on the Country chart in U.S....not the Pop chart! (It also reached #1 on the Canadian C&W listing.)
When Aimee"s " KOW " was out, I knew it was a version of an old song, but I guess I had never heard it...I thought?? the part of the lyric where " s/he sees to it/that I get enough " was " and Aimee Stewart/just can't get enough " or similar!
The duet of the " King & Queen " of the Memphis soul scene that Eddie Floyd came out of, Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, took their version of " KOW " to #8 R&B and #30 Pop in 1967.








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kceiks__PsE"Knock On Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. His recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart
Knock on Wood is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in February 1979. The album yielded two successful single releases, "Knock on Wood" (#1 US Pop, #6 US R&B, #5 US Club Play, #6 UK, #13 Germany) and "Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven" (#69 US Pop, #36 US R&B, #5 UK, #26 Germany).[/quote]

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Renal kidney failure, congestive heart failure, COPD. Can't really get up from a floor position unhelped anymore:-(.
One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!