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Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music [1] and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards , hit songs , non- rock vocals and instrumental covers of selected popular rock songs.
In 1970, 16 songs topped the chart based on playlists submitted by easy listening radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores. [1] In the issue of Billboard dated January 3, the number one position was held by "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by B. J. Thomas, which was in its third week in the top spot, [2] and in the same week ...
Manilow was one of three acts to achieve three Easy Listening chart-toppers in 1975, along with Olivia Newton-John and The Carpenters. Newton-John had the highest total number of weeks at number one of any act, spending seven weeks in the top spot. She also recorded the longest unbroken run atop the chart, as her songs "Please Mr.
Billboard. Easy Listening number ones of 1966. Frank Sinatra had four number ones in 1966. In 1966, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the easy listening market. The chart, which in 1966 was entitled Easy Listening, has undergone various name changes and since 1996 has been published ...
The longest-running Easy Listening number one of 1961 was "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, which spent the final ten weeks of the year in the top spot. The song was a multi-genre chart-topper, also reaching number one on the country chart as well as the Hot 100. [6] It was one of three songs to top the Hot 100 as well as the Easy Listening chart ...
Listening. Listening in conversation. Listening is giving attention to a sound. [1] When listening, a person hears what others are saying and tries to understand what it means. [2] Listening involves complex affective, cognitive, and behavioral processes. [3] Affective processes include the motivation to listen to others; cognitive processes ...
In addition to "You Light Up My Life", several of 1977's other Easy Listening number ones had sufficient crossover success to also top Billboard ' s all-genres chart, the Hot 100, including songs by Mary McGregor, Leo Sayer, David Soul, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow and the Bee Gees. [8] ". Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell was a triple chart ...
Billboard. Easy Listening number ones of 1974. Neil Sedaka topped the chart with "Laughter in the Rain". Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1974, 35 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Easy Listening, based ...