‘Ode to Billie Joe’ by Bobbie Gentry peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 26 1967)

(Saturday, August 26, 1967)“Ode to Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Aug. 26, Sept. 2/9/16, 1967).