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‘Unchained Melody’ by Les Baxter peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (May 14 1955)

May 14, 20151950s, Popular Music 1950sadmin

(Saturday, May 14, 1955) — “Unchained Melody” by Les Baxter was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six weeks.

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