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‘I Got You Babe’ by Sonny & Cher peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Aug 14 1965)

August 14, 20151960s, Popular Music 1960sadmin

(Saturday, August 14, 1965) — “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Aug. 14/21/28, 1965)

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