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This is a complete list of the Melody Maker number-one albums from 1958 to 1988. [1]
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This is a complete list of the Melody Maker number-one albums from 1958 to 1988. [1]
8 November South Pacific (Soundtrack) 89
23 July Elvis Is Back (Elvis Presley) 6
3 September South Pacific (Soundtrack) 17
31 December G.I Blues (Elvis Presley) 29
22 July South Pacific (Soundtrack) 10
30 September The Shadows (Shadows) 6
11 November South Pacific (Soundtrack) 1
18 November Something For Everybody (Elvis Presley) 2
2 December The Shadows (Shadows) 1
9 December Something For Everybody (Elvis Presley) 1
16 December South Pacific (Soundtrack) 1
23 December Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley) 4
20 January The Young Ones (Cliff Richard) 5
24 February Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley) 1
3 March The Young Ones (Cliff Richard) 1
10 March Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley) 15
23 June West Side Story (Soundtrack) 7
11 August Pot Luck (Elvis Presley) 3
1 September West Side Story (Soundtrack) 9
3 November Out of The Shadows (Shadows) 4
1 December West Side Story (Soundtrack) 2
15 December On Stage With the Black and White Minstrels (George Mitchell Minstrels) 4
12 January Out of The Shadows (Shadows) 2
26 January West Side Story (Soundtrack) 1
2 February Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard) 13
4 May Please Please Me (Beatles) 30
30 November With The Beatles (Beatles) 22
2 May Rolling Stones No1 (Rolling Stones) 11
18 July A Hard Day's Night (Beatles) 21
12 December Beatles For Sale (Beatles) 9
13 February Rolling Stones No2 (Rolling Stones) 10
24 April Beatles For Sale (Beatles) 6
5 June The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan) 1
12 June Bringing It All back Home (Bob Dylan) 1
19 June The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 8
14 August Help (Beatles) 9
16 October Out of Our Heads (Rolling Stones) 1
23 October Help (Beatles) 6
27 November The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 2
11 December Rubber Soul (Beatles) 13
12 March The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 7
30 April Aftermath (Rolling Stones) 9
2 July The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 6
13 August Revolver (Beatles) 9
15 October The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 16
4 February Meet The Monkees (Monkees) 7
25 March The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 4
22 April More of The Monkees (Monkees) 2
6 May The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 4
3 June Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Beatles) 22
4 November The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 11
20 January Val Doonican Rocks-But Gently (Val Doonican) 2
3 February The Sound of Music (Soundtrack) 4
2 March Diana Ross & Supremes Greatest Hits 2
16 March John Wesley Harding (Bob Dylan) 10
25 May This Is Soul (Various) 7
13 July Ogdens Nut Gone Flake (Small Faces) 5
17 August Delilah (Tom Jones) 1
24 August Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel) 5
28 September Hollies Greatest Hits (Hollies) 6
9 November Live At The Talk Of The Town (Seekers)1
16 November Hollies Greatest Hits (Hollies) 3
7 December The Beatles (Beatles) 11
22 February Diana Ross & Supremes, Join The Temptations 5
29 March Goodbye (Cream) 4
26 April Best of The seekers (Seekers) 1
3 May Goodbye (Cream) 1
10 May Best of The Seekers (Seekers) 1
17 May On The Threshold of A Dream (Moody Blues)1
24 May Nashville Skyline (Bob Dylan) 6
5 July This Is Tom Jones (Tom Jones) 2
19 July Flaming Star (Elvis Presley) 4
16 August Stand Up (Jethro Tull) 6
27 September Blind Faith (Blind Faith) 1
4 October Abbey Road (Beatles) 20
Date Title Artist weeks At No1
21 February Led Zeppelin II (Led Zeppelin) 2
7 March Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 13
6 June Let It Be (Beatles) 8
1 August Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 7
19 September A Question of Balance (Moody Blues)3
10 October Get Yer Ya Ya's Out! (Rolling stones)3
31 October Paranoid (Black Sabbath) 1
7 November Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & garfunkel) 1
14 November Paranoid (Black Sabbath) 1
21 November Led Zeppelin III (Led zeppelin) 7
Date Title Artist Weeks at No1
9 January Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 4
6 February All Things Must Pass (George Harrison)8
3 April Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 2
17 April Home Lovin' Man (Andy Williams) 4
15 May Tamla Mowtown Chartbusters Vol 2 (Various)1
22 May Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones) 7
10 July Tarkus (Emerson Lake & Palmer) 1
17 July Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) 1
24 July Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 1
31 July Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) 1
7 August Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) 1
14 August Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) 1
21 August Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Moody Blues) 4
18 September Every Picture Tells A Story (Rod Stewart) 1
25 September Tapestry (Carole King) 1
2 October Every Picture Tells A Story (Rod Stewart) 10
11 December Imagine (John Lennon) 4
Date Title Artist Weeks at No1
8 January Electric Warrior (T.Rex) 4
5 February Teaser and The Firecat (Cat Stevens) 1
12 February Electric Warrior (T.Rex) 3
4 March Teaser and The Firecat (Cat Stevens) 2
18 March Paul Simon (Paul Simon) 4
15 April Harvest (Neil Young) 7
3 June Bolan Boogie (T.Rex) 6
15 July American Pie (Don McClean) 3
5 August Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits (Simon & Garfunkel) 4
2 September Never A Dull Moment (Rod Stewart) 7
21 October Catch Bull At Four (Cat Stevens) 1
28 October Never A Dull Moment (Rod Stewart) 1
4 November Simon & Garfunkels Greatest Hits 3
25 November 20 All Time Greats of The 50's (Various) 1
2 December Back To Front (Gilbert O' Sullivan) 3
23 December 20 All time Greats of The 50's (Various) 2
6 January Slayed (Slade) 2
20 January Back To Front (Gilbert O' Sullivan) 3
10 February Slayed (Slade) 1
17 February No Secrets (Carly Simon) 1
24 February Don't Shoot! I'm Only The Piano Player (Elton John) 7
14 April Tanx (T.Rex) 1
21 April Billion Dollar Babies (Alice Cooper)1
28 April Houses of The Holy (Led Zeppelin)1
5 May Ooh! La-La! (Faces) 2
19 May Aladdin Sane (David Bowie)4
16 June * Aladdin Sane (David Bowie) & Beatles 1962 -1966 (Beatles) = 1
23 June Alladin Sane (David Bowie)2
7 July Beatles 1967-70 (Beatles)2
21 July Aladdin Sane (David Bowie) 3
11 August We Can Make It (Peters & Lee)
1 September Now and Then (Carpenters) 3
22 September Sing It Again Rod (Rod Stewart) 2
6 October Goats Head Soup (Rolling Stones) 3
27 October Sladest (Slade) 1
3 November Hello (Status Quo) 1
10 November Pin-Ups (David Bowie) 5
15 December Stranded (Roxy Music) 5
19 January Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John) 1
26 January Stranded (Roxy Music) 2
9 February The singles 1969-1973 (Carpenters) 17
8 June Journey To The Centre of The Earth (Rick Wakeman) 1
15 June Diamond Dogs (David Bowie) 4
13 July Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) 1
20 July The singles 1969-1973 (Carpenters) 1
27 July Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) 1
3 August Band On The Run (Wings) 6
14 September Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) 3
5 October Hergest Ridge (Mike Oldfield) 1
12 October Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) 3
2 November Smiler (Rod Stewart) 4
30 November Elton Johns Greatest Hits 12
22 February Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield) 3
15 March Crime Of The Century (Supertramp) 1
22 March On The Level (Status Quo) 2
5 April Twenty Greatest Hits (Tom Jones) 1
12 April Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin) 1
19 April Twenty Greatest Hits (Tom Jones) 1
26 April Young Americans (David Bowie) 1
3 May Myths & Legends of King Arthur & Knights of The Round Table (Rick Wakeman) 1
10 May Once Upon A Star (Bay city Rollers) 5
14 June Best of The Stylistics 1
21 June Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Elton John) 3
12 July Venus and Mars (Wings) 7
30 August Best of The Stylistics 1
6 September Atlantic Crossing (Rod Stewart) 9
8 November Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) 1
15 November Siren (Roxy Music) 1
22 November 40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como) 1
29 November Siren (Roxy Music) 1
6 December 40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como) 1
13 December Ommadawn (Mike Oldfield) 1
20 December A Night At The Opera (Queen) 9
21 February Desire (Bob Dylan) 1
28 February The Very Best of Slim Whitman (Slim Whitman) 4
27 March Carnival (Manual and The Music of The Mountains) 1
3 April Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Eagles) 3
24 April Rock Follies (Soundtrack) 3
15 May Abba's Greatest Hits (Abba) 9
17 July A Night On The Town (Rod Stewart) 1
24 July 20 Golden Greats (Beach Boys) 11
9 October Abba's Greatest Hits (Abba) 4
6 November Songs In The Key Of Life (Stevie Wonder) 2
20 November The Song Remains The Same (Led Zeppelin) 1
27 November Songs In The Key Of Life (Stevie Wonder) 2
11 December 20 Golden Greats (Glenn Campbell) 1
18 December Arrival (Abba) 7
5 February Red River Valley (Slim Whitman) 1
12 February Songs In The Key Of Life (Stevie Wonder) 1
19 February Red River Valley (Slim Whitman) 1
26 February Evita (Various) 1
5 March 20 Golden Greats (Shadows) 5
9 April Portrait Of Sinatra (Frank Sinatra) 3
30 April Arrival (Abba) 4
28 May Hotel California (Eagles) 1
4 June Arrival (Abba) 2
18 June Hotel California (Eagles) 2
2 July A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) 1
9 July The Muppet Show (Muppets) 2
23 July A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) 1
30 July The Johnny Mathis Collection (Johnny Mathis) 1
6 August A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) 2
20 August Going For The One (Yes) 3
10 September Oxygene (Jean Michael Jarre) 3
1 October 20 Golden Greats (Diana Ross and The Supremes) 6
12 November 40 Golden Greats (Cliff Richard) 1
19 November Footloose and Fancy Free (Rod Stewart) 1
26 November The Sound of Bread (Bread) 10
4 February Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) 2
18 February The Album (Abba) 7
8 April 20 Golden Greats (Buddy Holly and The Crickets) 1
15 April The Kick Inside (Kate Bush) 1
22 April 20 Golden Greats (Nat King Cole) 1
29 April And Then There Were Three (Genesis) 1
6 May Saturday Night Fever (Bee Gees, Various, Soundtrack) 18
9 September Night Flight To Venus (Boney M) 4
7 October Grease (Soundtrack) 11
23 December Blondes Have More Fun (Rod Stewart) 3
13 January The Singles 1974-1978 (Carpenters) 2
27 January Don't Walk, Boogie (Various) 2
10 February Parallel Lines (Blondie) 8
7 April Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol 2 3
28 April The Very Best Of Leo Sayer (Leo Sayer) 4
26 May Breakfast In America (Supertramp) 1
2 June Voulez-Vous (Abba) 2
16 June Do It Yourself (Ian Dury and The Blockheads) 1
23 June Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra) 4
21 July Replicas (Tubeway Army) 3
11 August The Best Disco Album In The World (Various) 3
1 September I Am (Earth Wind and Fire) 1
8 September Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra) 2
22 September In Through The Out Door (Led Zeppelin) 2
6 October The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan) 3
27 October Regetta De Blanc (Police) 4
24 November Tusk (Fleetwood Mac) 1
1 December Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Abba) 3
22 December The Wall (Pink Floyd) 3
12 January Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Abba) 1
19 January The Wall (Pink Floyd) 1
26 January Regatta De Blanc (Police) 1
2 February The Pretenders (Pretenders) 4
1 March The Last Dance (Various) 1
8 March Get Happy (Elvis Costello and The Attractions) 3
29 March Tell Me On A Sunday (Marti Webb) 1
5 April Tears and Laughter (Johnny Mathis) 1
12 April 12 Gold Bars (Status Quo) 1
19 April Duke (Genesis) 2
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7 June Sky 2 (Sky) 1
14 June I just Can't Stop It (The Beat) 1
21 June Peter Gabriel (Peter Gabriel) 2
5 July Peter Gabriel * (Peter Gabriel)
Flesh and Blood* (Roxy Music) =1
12 July Flesh and Blood (Roxy Music) 1
19 July Emotional Rescue (Rolling Stones) 4
16 August Closer (Joy Division) 1
23 August Back In Black (AC/DC) 2
6 September Flesh and Blood (Roxy Music) 1
13 September Drama (Yes) 1
20 September Telekon (Gary Numan) 1
27 September Signing Off (UB40) 1
4 October Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (David Bowie) 2
18 October Zenyatta Mondatta (Police) 4
15 November Guilty (Barbra Streisand) 3
6 December Supertrouper (Abba)
10 January Double Fantasy (John Lennon) 3
31 January Kings of The Wild Frontier (Adam and The Ants) 3
21 February Double Fantasy (John Lennon) 1
28 February Face Value (Phil Collins) 6
11 April Face Dances (Who) 2
25 April Sky 3 (Sky) 1
2 May Come and Get It (Whitesnake) 1
9 May Future Shock (Gillan) 1
16 May Kings of The Wild Frontier (Adam and The Ants) 2
30 May Wha’ Appen? (Beat) 2
13 June Stars on 45 (Starsound) 1
20 June Present Arms (UB40) 3
11 July No Sleep `Till Hammersmith (Motorhead) 3
1 August Secret Combination (Randy Crawford) 3
22 August Time (Electric Light Orchestra) 4
19 September Tattoo You (Rolling Stones) 2
3 October Dead Ringer (Meatloaf) 1
10 October Abacab (Genesis) 1
17 October Ghost In The Machine (Police) 3
7 November Dare (Human League) 2
21 November Queens Greatest Hits (Queen) 7
9 January Dare (Human League) 7
27 February Love Songs (Barbra Streisand) 3
20 March Pelican West (Haircut 100) 2
3 April The Gift (Jam) 1
10 April Love Songs (Barbra Streisand) 3
1 May Pelican West (Haircut 100) 1
8 May 1982 (Status Quo) 1
15 May Complete Madness (Madness) 3
5 June Rio (Duran Duran) 2
19 June Avalon (Roxy Music) 4
17 July The Lexicon of Love (ABC) 3
7 August Fame (Soundtrack) 1
14 August The Kids From Fame (Various) 1
21 August Too-Rye-Ay (Dexy's Midnight Runners) 3
11 September The Kids From Fame (Various) 1
18 September Upstairs At Eric's (Yazoo) 3
9 October Love Over Gold (Dire Straits) 5
13 November Kissing To Be Clever (Culture Club) 1
20 November Singles – 45's and Over (Squeeze) 1
27 November Hello; I Must Be Going (Phil Collins) 2
11 December The Singles: The First Ten Years (ABBA) 4
8 January The John Lennon Collection (John Lennon) 3
29 January Business as Usual (Men at Work) 4
26 February Porcupine (Echo and the Bunnymen) 1
5 March Business as Usual (Men at Work) 1
12 March Thriller (Michael Jackson) 1
19 March War (U2) 2
2 April The Hurting (Tears for Fears) 2
16 April The Final Cut (Pink Floyd) 1
23 April Lets Dance (David Bowie) 4
21 May True (Spandau Ballet) 3
11 June Thriller (Michael Jackson) 1
18 June Lets Dance (David Bowie) 1
25 June Synchronicity (The Police) 4
23 July Fantastic (Wham!) 1
30 July You and Me Both (Yazoo) 1
6 August No Parlez (Paul Young) 3
27 August Punch the Clock (Elvis Costello) 1
3 September 18 Greatest Hits (Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five) 1
10 September Fantastic (Wham!) 1
17 September Flick of The Switch (AC/DC) 1
24 September Standing In the Light (Level 42) 1
1 October Labour of Love (UB40) 2
15 October No Parlez (Paul Young) 1
22 October Genesis (Genesis) 1
29 October Colour by Numbers (Culture Club) 4
26 November Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie) 1
3 December Undercover (Rolling Stones) 1
10 December Seven and the Ragged Tiger (Duran Duran) 1
17 December Under a Blood Red Sky (U2) 1
24 December No Parlez (Paul Young) 4
21 January Thriller (Michael Jackson) 2
4 February Under a Blood Red Sky (U2) 1
11 February Touch (The Eurythmics) 2
25 February Sparkle In The Rain (Simple Minds) 1
3 March Into The Gap (Thompson Twins) 3
24 March Humans Lib (Howard Jones) 3
14 April Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie) 5
19 May Ocean Rain (Echo and The Bunnymen) 1
26 May Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers) 7
21 July Parade (Spandau Ballet) 1
28 July Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers) 2
11 August Diamond Life (Sade) 4
8 September Now That's What I Call Music 3 (Various) 3
29 September The Woman In Red (Soundtrack) 2
13 October Tonight (David Bowie) 1
20 October The Unforgettable Fire (U2) 3
10 November Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 2
24 November Make It Big (Wham!) 3
15 December The Hits Album (Various) 5
19 January Alf (Alison Moyet) 2
2 February Agent Provocateur (Foreigner) 3
23 February Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen) 1
2 March No Jacket Required (Phil Collins) 5
6 April The Secret of Association (Paul Young) 4
4 May Songs From The Big Chair (Tears Fears) 2
18 May Be Yourself Tonight (The Eurythmics) 2
1 June Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits) 2
15 June Our Favourite Shop (Style Council) 1
22 June Boys and Girls (Bryan Ferry) 2
6 July Misplaced Childhood (Marillion) 1
13 July Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen) 4
10 August Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits) 2
24 August Now That's What I Call Music Now 5 (Various) 5
28 September Hounds of Love (Kate Bush) 6
9 November Once Upon A Time (Simple Minds) 1
16 November Afterburner (ZZ Top) 1
23 November Promise (Sade) 3
14 December Now That's What I Call Music 6 (Various) 5
18 January Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits) 8
15 March King of America (The Costello Show) 1
22 March Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits) 3
12 April Hits 4 (Various) 2
26 April Parade (Prince and the Revolution) 1
3 May Street Life – 20 Greatest Hits (Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music) 5
7 June So (Peter Gabriel) 2
21 June A Kind of Magic (Queen) 1
28 June Invisible Touch (Genesis) 2
12 July True Blue (Madonna) 7
30 August Dancing on the Ceiling (Lionel Richie) 1
6 September Now That's What I Call Music 7 (Various) 3
27 September Graceland (Paul Simon) 1
4 October Break Every Rule (Tina Turner) 1
11 October Graceland (Paul Simon) 6
22 November Every Breath You Take –The Singles (The Police) 1
29 November Bruce Springsteen & Street Band Live 1975-85 1
6 December The Whole Story (Kate Bush) 2
20 December Now That's What I Call Music 8 (Various) 4
17 January The Whole Story (Kate Bush) 3
7 February Graceland (Paul Simon) 3
28 February The Phantom of the Opera (Various) 3
21 March The Joshua Tree (U2) 5
25 April Raindancing (Alison Moyet) 2
9 May The Joshua Tree (U2) 1
16 May Keep Your Distance (Curiosity Killed The Cat) 1
23 May Solitude Standing (Suzanne Vega) 1
30 May It's Better To Travel (Swing Out Sister) 1
6 June Live In the City of Light (Simple Minds) 2
20 June Whitney (Whitney Houston) 5
25 July Introducing the Hardline-According To (Terrance Trent D’Arby) 3
15 August The Hits Album 6 (Various) 3
5 September Hysreria (Def Leppard) 1
12 September Bad (Michael Jackson) 6
24 October Tunnel of Love (Bruce Springsteen) 1
31 October Nothing Like The Sun (Sting) 3
21 November Faith (George Michael) 1
28 November All The Best (Paul McCartney) 1
5 December Whenever You Need Somebody (Rick Astley) 1
12 December Now That's What I Call Music 10 (Various) 6
23 January Popped In, Souled Out (Wet, Wet, Wet) 1
30 January Introducing the Hardline, According To (Terrance Trent D’Arby) 1
6 February If I Should Fall From Grace (The Pogues) 1
13 February Introducing the Hardline, According To (Terrance Trent D’Arby) 5
19 March Little Children (Mission) 1
26 March Viva Hate (Morrisey) 2
9 April Now That's What I Call Music 11 (Various) 2
23 April Push (Bros) 1
30 April Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Iron Maiden) 1
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. One of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s, their most famous recordings include three US number ones: "The Sound of Silence" (1965) and the two Record of the Year Grammy winners "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Other hits include "The Boxer" (1969), "Cecilia" (1970) and the four 1966 releases "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" and "A Hazy Shade of Winter", as well as the 1968 album track "America".
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel. He and his school friend Garfunkel, whom he met in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "America" and "The Boxer", served as a soundtrack to the counterculture movement. Their final album, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), is among the bestselling of all time.
Arthur Ira Garfunkel is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, Garfunkel became acquainted with Simon through an elementary school play, a production of Alice in Wonderland, and sought a partnership. Their combined presence in music began in the 1950s, and throughout the 1960s the duo of Simon & Garfunkel achieved great chart success with tracks such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "Scarborough Fair", "The Boxer" and "Bridge over Troubled Water". The latter song's title also served as the name of Simon & Garfunkel's final album in 1970. Simon & Garfunkel split for personal reasons, but the pair have occasionally reunited in the years since. Both men experienced success in solo careers in the years following the duo's breakup.
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1966.
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. is an American record producer, guitarist, composer, and philanthropist. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide.
"The Sound of Silence" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., released that October to disappointing sales. An overdubbed electric remix was released the following year and went to number one on the Billboard singles chart.
"Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the song. "Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden in August 1976, followed by a UK release and the rest of Europe. It was a worldwide hit. It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States, and topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, West Germany and the Soviet Union. "Dancing Queen" also reached the top five in many other countries.
Hal Blaine was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one.
"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was written by Paul Simon and produced by Simon, Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee.
The Official Albums Chart, previously the UK Albums Chart, is a list of albums ranked by sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays. It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on UKChartsPlus as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums only including this data. As of 2021, the OCC still only tracks how many UK Top 75s album hits and how many weeks in Top 75 albums chart each artist has achieved.
"Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, Bookends (1968). The writing of the song was begun before the 1967 film The Graduate, which contained only fragments of it. The full song was released as a single on April 5, 1968, by Columbia Records. Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, the song was written by Paul Simon, who offered parts of it to movie director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The Graduate's soundtrack album uses two short versions of "Mrs. Robinson"; The full song was published on the album Bookends. The song was additionally released on the Mrs. Robinson EP in 1968, which also included three other songs from the film: "April Come She Will", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", and "The Sound of Silence".
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book first published in 2005 by Universe Publishing. Part of the 1001 Before You Die series, it compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music critics to be the most important, influential, and best in popular music between the 1950s and the 2010s. The book is edited by Robert Dimery, an English writer and editor who had previously worked for magazines such as Time Out and Vogue.
"A Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on October 22, 1966, initially as a stand-alone single, but subsequently included on the duo's album Bookends (1968). It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 26, 1970 on Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for The Graduate, Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film Catch-22, while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's "Bye Bye Love".
This is a summary of 1970 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.