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unusual facts about Billboard Hot 100



Bend Me, Shape Me

The best known version of the song is the 1967 single released by The American Breed that peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1968 and #24 in the United Kingdom.


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Amy Grant discography

Heart in Motion produced the hit singles "Baby Baby", "Every Heartbeat", "That's What Love Is For" and "Good for Me", all of which made it into the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, with the first two reaching No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.

Big Reese

His most recent accomplishments include Mariah Carey "Shake It Off" remix ft Jay-Z and Young Jeezy, Rick Ross "Street Life" ft Lloyd, Young Dro "It Ain't Over" and Lloyd "You" ft Lil' Wayne which went #1 on the BillBoard HIP HOP/R&B chart and #1 on Billboard HOT 100 Airplay chart also #1 on the R&R charts and became the number one Ringtone in the country.

Cass Daley

"The Old Piano Roll Blues" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed on the chart for ten weeks in 1950, and "Aba Daba Honeymoon" peaked at #23 in 1951, and charted for three weeks.

Definition of a Band

The first single "What Kind of Man Would I Be" (charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks) was directed by art director Frank Kozik.

Go West Young Man

Michael W. Smith most notably performed "Place in This World", which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "For You" on various shows, for example The Arsenio Hall Show, to promote the album.

Greatest Stories Live

"A Better Place to Be" was released as a single, and did manage to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

I'll Be Good to You

Thirteen years later in 1989, it became a number one R&B hit again, with Chaka Khan and Ray Charles doing the lead vocals on Quincy Jones' Back on the Block album, and went to number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.

I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter

In January 1963 the original B-side of "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter": "Al di là", picked up enough airplay to reach #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 (#87 in Cash Box).

In a Word or 2

Two singles found some success on the charts, the Prince-produced "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." reached to 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Full Term Love" peaked at 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has appeared on the Class Act soundtrack.

Into the Skyline

The album got to #8 in the UK Album Chart, whilst in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, "You Lied to Me" was a Top 40 hit, and "Irresistible" made the Adult Contemporary Top Ten; however, the album descended the chart rapidly.

Jack Rhodes

Leon Payne (Rhodes' step-brother) wrote "I Love You Because", which has been covered by — among others — Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley LP, 1956), Al Martino (Billboard Hot 100 #3, 1963), Jim Reeves (UK Singles Chart #5, 1964), Johnny Cash, Matt Monro and Slim Whitman.

Lean into It

The band's breakthrough release, Lean into It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single "To Be with You" became the band's first and only song to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

N.O.R.E.

The reggaeton single "Oye Mi Canto", was released in 2004 and became a major hit, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

New Kind of Feeling

In the U.S., both of the album's singles, "Shadows in the Moonlight" and "I Just Fall in Love Again", topped both the country and A/C singles charts; both songs also charted in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Shadows in the Moonlight" reaching number 25,and "Broken Hearted Me" reaching number 12.

Respect Yourself

Actor Bruce Willis, with help from June Pointer of The Pointer Sisters, reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart (1987)

The Cup of Life

However, after the success of "Livin' la Vida Loca", it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999, and reached number forty-five.

The First Night

It, however, became Monica's sixth domestic top 10 hit of her career (following Top 10 singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)", "Before You Walk Out of My Life", "For You I Will") and her second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since "The Boy Is Mine" in early 1998.

The Happenings

The group had nine Billboard Hot 100 Singles hits from 1967 to 1968, including covers of "Go Away Little Girl" (a #1 hit for Steve Lawrence in 1962) and the jazz song "My Mammy" (popularized by Al Jolson in the 1920s).

The Mocking Bird

The first version, made April 16, 1952, was released on Columbia's Okeh label in 1952 (reaching #23 on the Billboard chart that year) and re-released four years later on Columbia (#67 on the 1956 chart.) A new recording was made in 1958, entering the Billboard Hot 100 list on November 24, 1958, eventually reaching #32 on that chart.

The Royalettes

The Royalettes' biggest hit was "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" in 1965, charting at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 on the Billboard R&B chart.

Times Two

Its second single, "Cecilia" (a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's hit, featuring work by Paul Simon himself, and produced by Club Nouveau's Jay King), was less successful, reaching #79 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Timmy T

Timmy got a record deal with Quality Records, and "Time After Time" went on to peak at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Traci Hale

Her best known compositions include "Case of the Ex", as recorded by Mýa, and Rihanna's "What's My Name?", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Trinidad James

His debut single, "All Gold Everything" has charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop charts.