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"'''Why'''" is a hit song recorded by [[Frankie Avalon]] in 1959 that went to #1 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] pop singles chart for the week of December 28, 1959, making it the last #1 single of the 1950s. The single also became the first #1 single of the 1960s on the [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox magazine]] charts. The song was written by Avalon's manager and record producer Robert "Bob" Marcucci and Peter De Angelis. It was Avalon's second and final #1 hit.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=38}}</ref> |
"'''Why'''" is a hit song recorded by [[Frankie Avalon]] in 1959 that went to #1 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] pop singles chart for the week of December 28, 1959, making it the last #1 single of the 1950s. The single also became the first #1 single of the 1960s on the [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox magazine]] charts. The song was written by Avalon's manager and record producer Robert "Bob" Marcucci and Peter De Angelis. It was Avalon's second and final #1 hit.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=38}}</ref> |
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[[Anthony Newley]] [[cover version|covered]] the song shortly after Avalon, and his version went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1960. [[Donny Osmond]] recorded the song in 1972, and it peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
[[Anthony Newley]] [[cover version|covered]] the song shortly after Avalon - ''The Very Best Of Anthony Newley'', and his version went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1960. [[Donny Osmond]] recorded the song in 1972, and it peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:48, 22 September 2013
"Why" is a hit song recorded by Frankie Avalon in 1959 that went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for the week of December 28, 1959, making it the last #1 single of the 1950s. The single also became the first #1 single of the 1960s on the Cashbox magazine charts. The song was written by Avalon's manager and record producer Robert "Bob" Marcucci and Peter De Angelis. It was Avalon's second and final #1 hit.[1]
Anthony Newley covered the song shortly after Avalon - The Very Best Of Anthony Newley, and his version went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1960. Donny Osmond recorded the song in 1972, and it peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1959 (U.S.)
- List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1960
- List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 38.
External links
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