‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag’ by James Brown peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 4 1965)

(Saturday, September 4, 1965) — “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

In 2004, the track was ranked number 72 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 greatest songs of all time.”