1968: Marvin Gaye scored his first U.S. No. 1 single when "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" started a five-week run at the top. The song has a long history - written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966, first meant for Gladys Knight & the Pips, then recorded by The Miracles, then recorded by Marvin Gaye and placed on his 1968 album In the Groove. The Gaye recording has since become an acclaimed soul classic.

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1960: Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" sets a new record in the UK for achieving one million sales just six weeks after its release.

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1959: After being pushed out of the number one spot on the Cashbox Best Sellers chart for the last four weeks, Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife" returned to the head of the list. It is a feat that is seldom duplicated.

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1961: Motown Records achieves their first number one song when The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" reaches the top. The session musicians on the track included 22 year old Marvin Gaye on drums.

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1975: "The Who by Numbers", which contains the hit single "Squeeze Box", earns The Who another Gold record. "Squeeze Box" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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