1959: "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny becomes Billboard's number one record. In the UK, more than 20 cover versions flooded the air waves and held the Farina brothers' rendition to number 22.
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1969: Although the record label gave credit to a fictional band called The Archies, it was singer Ron Dante who led a group of studio musicians to the top of the US pop chart with "Sugar Sugar".
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1964: "A Summer Song" by the British duo of Chad And Jeremy enters the Billboard chart on its way to #7. Although they would place a total of seven hits in the US Top 40, this will be their only Top 10 entry.
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1976: "Play That Funky Music" by a Steubenville, Ohio quintet called Wild Cherry topped the Billboard Pop chart. It was the first of five chart singles for the band who took their name from a box of cough drops.
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1968: Diana Ross records "Love Child" without the other two Supremes, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson.
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