Billboard Notes: 1965-09-18
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dwvanstone[I'm still grieving over the election - part of what I do for comfort is listen to music and reflect on music history. Thus, today's post.]
I'm listening to music from the second half of 1965 recently. I knew about the Beatles and Motown and Rolling Stones and some psychedelic music ... but Sonny & Cher? Aren't they from the 70's??
It turns out they started in 1964 and had their first giant (and only #1) hit, "I Got You Babe" in 1965. I remember that song as a child from watching The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour from the 70's.
What I also didn't expect was that several other hits by them (together or solo) were charting simultaneously. Here are their hits on the Hot 100 on September 18, 1965:
49. "All I Really Want to Do" by Cher (peaked at #15): her first solo single, a cover of a Bob Dylan track, charting at the same time with a different cover by The Byrds.
42. "Just You" by Sonny & Cher (peaking at #20): it was first released in April but was rereleased after their huge success.
22. "Baby Don't Go" by Sonny & Cher (peaking at #8): first released in 1964, then rereleased in 1965.
14. "Laugh at Me" by Sonny (peaking at #10): Sonny's only Hot 100 song.
10. "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher (peaked at #1): it still has a catchy sweetness.
From these, the Bob Dylan cover and "I Got You Babe" are my favorite. The others seem typical from the time with nothing that stands out.
I'm listening to music from the second half of 1965 recently. I knew about the Beatles and Motown and Rolling Stones and some psychedelic music ... but Sonny & Cher? Aren't they from the 70's??
It turns out they started in 1964 and had their first giant (and only #1) hit, "I Got You Babe" in 1965. I remember that song as a child from watching The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour from the 70's.
What I also didn't expect was that several other hits by them (together or solo) were charting simultaneously. Here are their hits on the Hot 100 on September 18, 1965:
49. "All I Really Want to Do" by Cher (peaked at #15): her first solo single, a cover of a Bob Dylan track, charting at the same time with a different cover by The Byrds.
42. "Just You" by Sonny & Cher (peaking at #20): it was first released in April but was rereleased after their huge success.
22. "Baby Don't Go" by Sonny & Cher (peaking at #8): first released in 1964, then rereleased in 1965.
14. "Laugh at Me" by Sonny (peaking at #10): Sonny's only Hot 100 song.
10. "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher (peaked at #1): it still has a catchy sweetness.
From these, the Bob Dylan cover and "I Got You Babe" are my favorite. The others seem typical from the time with nothing that stands out.
