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It was the second instrumental single to hit number one in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts. [note 1] Later in 1962, Meek produced a vocal version, "Magic Star", sung by Kenny Hollywood. It was released as a single by Decca Records (cat. nr F11546), with "The Wonderful Story of Love" on the B-side, written by Geoff Goddard.
The positions of all songs are based on week-end sale totals, from Sunday to Saturday, [4] but pre-1987 the charts were released on a Tuesday because of the need for manual calculation. [5] Since inception there have been more than 1,400 number ones; of these, instrumental tracks have topped the chart on 30 occasions for a total of 96 weeks.
This 2011 photograph shows the original plaque erected at the birthplace in Newent, Gloucestershire of legendary songwriter and producer Joe Meek, best known for writing and producing The Tornados' chart-topping hit "Telstar". The instrumental piece entered the UK top 10 in September 1962 and spent five straight weeks at number-one.
Dion had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 1 through October 31, 1962. №
17 August – Instrumental "Telstar" by The Tornados is released in the UK. It will eventually be the first recording by a British group to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, proving a precursor of the British Invasion.
Initially airing popular songs, it developed an aggregated chart from March 1958. Using the NME , Melody Maker , Disc and Record Mirror charts the BBC cumulated them by totalling points gained in the four charts (1 point for a number one, 2 for a number two, etc.) to give a form of chart average – however, this method was prone to tied ...
Trisha Yearwood has been a country music icon for decades, so it’s only natural that she'll host ABC's CMA Country Christmas special again.. On December 3, the 60-year-old will emcee the special ...
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1962 which peaked in 1961 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten November 20 "Goodbye Cruel World" James Darren 3 December 4 7 December 4 "Walk on By" Leroy Van Dyke: 5 December 11 8 December 11 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens: 1 December 18 8 "Run to Him" Bobby Vee: 2