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‘The Fool on the Hill’ by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1968)

September 28, 20181960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960sadmin

(Saturday, September 28, 1968) — “The Fool on the Hill” by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

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