‘Spanish Harlem’ by Ben E. King peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1961)Dismiss this notice (permanently). Edit Post Add New There is an autosave of this post that is more recent than the version below. View the autosave

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, March 13, 1961) — “Spanish Harlem” by Ben E. King peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

“Spanish Harlem” was ranked number 358 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”