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56 Years Ago: Merle Haggard's 'The Fightin' Side of Me' Hits No. 1 Amid Vietnam War Tensions

A powerful country song that captured the tensions of its time climbed to the top of the charts on this day in 1970. Merle ...

The first country album to go platinum was released 50 years ago. See what it was, and look back on more country music history. - Yahoo Sports

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, ...

Mary Poppins Soundtrack Hits No. 1 on Billboard 61 Years Ago Today

According to Billboard, Mary Poppins, the original cast soundtrack, enjoyed a whopping 48 weeks on its Top200 chart; it was ...

The first country album to go platinum was released 50 years ago. See what it was, and look back on more country music history.

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, ...

Mr. Big's 'To Be with You': The Last Hair Metal Song to Top the Billboard Hot 100

A chart-topping 1992 power ballad helped close the door on the hair metal era as the genre’s dominance on the Billboard ...
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1966 was Motown's miracle year. We ranked its 19 greatest tracks

Motown gave us The Sound Of Young America throughout the ’60s, but one year – 1966 – was the year Berry Gordy’s label truly ...
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Chart-topping singer, with massive No. 1 hit and one of the biggest songs of 1992, turns 63

Her career-defining pop track is now a timeless classic.