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The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
"Tar Top" is a song written by Randy Owen, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in August 1987 as the first single from their album Just Us . The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in October 1987, making it their first commercial single not to reach number 1 since 1980's " My Home ...
Theoretically, if one song were streamed 1.5 billion times on YouTube, the single would receive Diamond and the whole album could be certified Platinum, [7] thus creating a combined total of 11 million certified units without any sales.
Lee recorded the song back in 1958, when she was 13, and would have been the youngest woman to top the Hot 100 had the song been number one back then. [243] [244] Louis Armstrong (age 62 years, 279 days) is the oldest male artist to top the Hot 100. He set that record with "Hello, Dolly!" on May 9, 1964. [245]
This is a list of songs written about the U.S. state of Alabama or notable locations in the state: "Ala freakin Bama [ 1 ] " by Trace Adkins "Alabam [ 2 ] " by Cowboy Copas
9. "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Michael Bublé. Year released: 2011 Streams: 483,865,973 Estimated royalties: $3,870,928 Look who cracked the list twice simply by re-crooning a Yuletide classic.
When it reached the top of the chart on May 4, "There's No Way" became Alabama's 16th consecutive No. 1 single (excepting for the 1982 Christmas single "Christmas in Dixie"). The feat allowed Alabama to tie Sonny James' 14-year-old record for most No. 1 songs in as many consecutive single releases. Then, on August 3, "40 Hour Week (For a Livin ...
Released in January 1982, "Mountain Music" became Alabama's sixth No. 1 song on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart the same week the Academy of Country Music named the group the Top Vocal Group and Entertainer of the Year. [3] To date, "Mountain Music" remains one of the group's most popular songs.