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Then and Now
Billboard Hits
Music was an important part of our years and today that music often brings back memories of friends and times in Athens. Well before our years, Billboard introduced its "Hit Parade" magazine with charts which tracked sales, jukebox selections and radio airplay of songs. Over the years Billboard published charts for different styles of music, but our music was the "top 40" and later the "top 100." Below are links to lists of our most popular tunes. (To Fast Forward to 2023 and then jump back to this page, click here.)
Position | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
2 | Mack the Knife | Bobby Darin |
2 | The Letter | The Box Tops |
3 | Michael | The Highwaymen |
3 | How High the Moon | Les Paul and Mary Ford |
3 | Hey There | Rosemary Clooney |
3 | Honey | Bobby Goldsboro |
3 | The End of the World | Skeeter Davis |
3 | Hello, Dolly! | Louis Armstrong |
3 | Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle |
3 | Cry | Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads |
3 | Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry |
3 | The Yellow Rose of Texas | Mitch Miller |
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