(Saturday, March 30, 1957) — “Butterfly” by Andy Williams peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for three consecutive weeks (Mar. 30, Apr. 6/13, 1957).
Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s
‘Party Doll’ by Buddy Knox peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1957)
(Saturday, March 30, 1957) — “Party Doll” by Buddy Knox peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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Elvis Presley purchases Graceland mansion 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 19 1957)
Video: 'Elvis Presley's Graceland Memphis - The History Tour 1864 - 2015'
(Monday, March 19, 1957, 10:00 a.m. CST) — Rock star Elvis Presley, 22, today purchased Graceland, a mansion on a 13.8-acre estate in Memphis, Tennessee, for the amount of $102,500. Continue reading Elvis Presley purchases Graceland mansion 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 19 1957)
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‘Teen Age Crush’ by Tommy Sands peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 16 1957)
(Saturday, March 16, 1957) — “Teen Age Crush” by Tommy Sands peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Teen Age Crush’ by Tommy Sands peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 16 1957)
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‘Blue Monday’ by Fats Domino peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1957)
(Saturday, March 9, 1957) — “Blue Monday” by Fats Domino peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for one week.
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‘Love Is Strange’ by Mickey & Sylvia peaks at #11 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1957)
(Saturday, March 2, 1957) — “Love Is Strange” by Mickey & Sylvia peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for two weeks.
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Buddy Holly and the Crickets record ‘That’ll Be The Day’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1957)
Video: '1957 HITS ARCHIVE: That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets (his #1 version)'
(Monday, February 25, 1957) — “That’ll Be The Day,” a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison was re-recorded today by Holly and his new band, the Crickets at Norman Petty Recording Studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Continue reading Buddy Holly and the Crickets record ‘That’ll Be The Day’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1957)
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‘Young Love’ by Tab Hunter peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1957)
(Saturday, February 16, 1957) — “Young Love” by Tab Hunter peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for six consecutive weeks (Feb. 16/23, Mar. 2/9/16/23, 1957).
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‘Too Much’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1957)
(Saturday, February 9, 1957) — “Too Much” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three consecutive weeks (Feb. 9/16/23, 1957). It was Presley’s sixth of 18 number one hits on the pop charts (1956-1969).
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‘Don’t Forbid Me’ by Pat Boone peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1957)
(Saturday, February 9, 1957) — “Don’t Forbid Me” by Pat Boone peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
