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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 14, 2020 18:02:31 GMT -5
Tomorrow,3/15,The Billboard album chart will be celebrating a milestone anniversary-It was on 3/15/45,that the King Cole Trio became the first group to reach # 1 on that particular chart-Their leader Nat King Cole went on to have a remarkable solo career with hits like "Straighten Up & Fly Right","Nature Boy","Mona Lisa","Too Young",& "Unforgettable".
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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 15, 2020 18:45:31 GMT -5
Today,the album chart is known simply as The Billboard 200-Years ago,it was titled Top LP's & Tapes.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 17, 2020 9:06:54 GMT -5
Even more exciting will be the 80th anniversary of the Best Sellers Singles chart, which was first published in the July 27, 1940 issue of Billboard. The Best Sellers chart was the forerunner of the Hot 100 and the first #1 was I'll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey (featuring a vocalist you may have heard of--Frank Sinatra).
Although, I believe the Album is important, most of us enjoy individual songs and the Best Sellers chart was a reflection of individual songs that were popular.
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