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As this list of the biggest No. 1 rock songs of the decade shows, the '60s weren't always as revolutionary as you might think. Sure, there was the revolution of the British Invasion, when the ...
Lou Christie, the pop singer who indeed had lightning strike in a big way with his “Lightnin’ Strikes” smash in the 1960s, died Wednesday at 82, his family announced on social media. No date or cause ...
The 1960s marked an unquestionable evolution—and revolution—in rock music. ... Stacker looked at the #1 rock songs of the 1960s using data from the Billboard Hot 100 and MusicBrainz, ...
Their first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Subsequently, they had 17 more No. 1 singles on the chart in the 1960s, ...
The 1960s marked an unquestionable evolution — and revolution — in rock music. Here's a look back at some of the top hits of the decade.
Ten awful songs that hit number-one during the 1960s. From a historical perspective, it’s fair to argue that its popularity may have bolstered flagging support for a disastrous war.
Christie had three top 10 singles in the U.S. across a period of six years in the ’60s, the biggest being “Lightnin’ Strikes,” which was released in 1965 and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot ...
Lou Christie, the singer-songwriter who hit No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart in 1966 with 'Lightnin' Strikes,' has died. The ...