A Million to One

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"A Million to One"
A Million to One - Jimmy Charles and the Revelletts.jpg
Single by Jimmy Charles and the Revellettes
B-side "Hop Scotch Hop"
Released 1960
Length2:28
Label Promo (P-1002)
Songwriter(s) Phil Medley [1]
Jimmy Charles and the Revellettes singles chronology
"A Million to One"
(1960)
"The Age of Love"
(1960)

"A Million to One" is a song written by Phil Medley and first recorded by Jimmy Charles and the Revellettes.

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Chart history

The single, released by Promo Records (P-1002), peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [2]

Chart (1960)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides [3] 8

Covers

"A Million to One" has been covered by many artists [4] and some versions appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 (peak positions indicated below). [5]

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References

  1. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 112.
  4. "Million to One (search results)". AllMusic.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  5. Search results on Billboard.com [ dead link ]
  6. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004