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Hits of the Year Edition Part 1

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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The Ghosted Hits of the Analog Charts

Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green B'reys was a legitimately big hit in 1966. Still, it's weird that 1966 has two official Billboard Year-end number one songs. It suggests that there was a fudge factor on the charts back in those pre-computerized times.

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