Music question

[Davy]

courtesy of my youtube obsession, here is a mindbender. What record was the biggest selling until Hey Jude? Guess you need to be kinda old or good at scouring the internet :raisehat:

 

[Shades]

courtesy of my youtube obsession, here is a mindbender. What record was the biggest selling until Hey Jude? Guess you need to be kinda old or good at scouring the internet :raisehat:

White Christmas.

 

[The__Proclaimer]

You've basically asked what was the biggest selling song of the 60's. Presuming it's not a Beatles record. 'please release me' famously kept them of the top spot so that's my first guess.

 

[Doc Shrink]

courtesy of my youtube obsession, here is a mindbender. What record was the biggest selling until Hey Jude? Guess you need to be kinda old or good at scouring the internet :raisehat:

I would have thought "She Loves You" was a bigger hit than Jude, but maybe it was just earlier.

I'm guessing it was something 'unexpected' so.....

Ken Dodd
Frank Ifield
or Acker Bilk.




Probably Elvis then.

Or Louis Armstrong.

 

[GORDONSMITH7]

If no it should have been. Quality. Lennon / McCartney eat yer Merricks oot.

[video=youtube;2nTBNHwar5o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nTBNHwar5o[/video]

BIG G

 

[vasco de gama]

courtesy of my youtube obsession, here is a mindbender. What record was the biggest selling until Hey Jude? Guess you need to be kinda old or good at scouring the internet :raisehat:

What do you mean biggest selling? It was the longest single in time duration to reach number 1 and it was the biggest selling debut release for a record label but it never sold as many copies as many records before it including some Beatles singles (and a Ken Dodd record).

 

[GORDONSMITH7]

What do you mean biggest selling? It was the longest single in time duration to reach number 1 and it was the biggest selling debut release for a record label but it never sold as many copies as many records before it including some Beatles singles (and a Ken Dodd record).

Shite.These utter classics outsold all Beatles songs.....

[video=youtube;uoBXAUNU1HE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoBXAUNU1HE[/video]

Scouse tax dodging Tory bastard too......

[video=youtube;CejKxTc3sc4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CejKxTc3sc4[/video]

BIG G

 

[GORDONSMITH7]

This outsold 'Help'....

[video=youtube;dHSpdXpObmI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSpdXpObmI[/video]

BIG G

 

[GORDONSMITH7]

Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart regularly played this on Junior Choice which sold 825,000,000 platters mare than Hey Jude.......mostly bought by my good amigos Mixu and J'mon.

[video=youtube;80sMpIY6pBs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80sMpIY6pBs[/video]

BIG G

 

[The__Proclaimer]

What do you mean biggest selling? It was the longest single in time duration to reach number 1 and it was the biggest selling debut release for a record label but it never sold as many copies as many records before it including some Beatles singles (and a Ken Dodd record).

For bonus points what's currently the record holder for 'longest song to reach number 1'.

 

[The__Proclaimer]

American Pie. The Don McLean version, no the Madonna $#@!e.

Incorrect.

 

[Davy]

What do you mean biggest selling? It was the longest single in time duration to reach number 1 and it was the biggest selling debut release for a record label but it never sold as many copies as many records before it including some Beatles singles (and a Ken Dodd record).

Ok looked into it a bit more, seems the person who wrote that was slightly misinformed...but not much. here are some stats that might help you re-define your search

It went on to set an at-the-time record of nine consecutive weeks at #1 ,[1] a record which would not be broken until 1977, when "You Light Up My Life" spent ten weeks at #1 . (Elvis Presley's double-sided hit "Don't Be Cruel/ Hound Dog" remained at #1 for 11 weeks in 1956 prior to the 1958 creation of the Hot 100 chart; The Beatles' "Hey Jude" tied, but did not break, the nine-week record in 1968

It remains the longest-running #1 instrumental in the history of the chart. Billboard ranked **** version as the Number One song for 196*.



ps, it's not Acker Bilk stranger on the shore

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For bonus points what's currently the record holder for 'longest song to reach number 1'.

That was the song wet wet wet almost undone...was it Bryan Adams, everything I do?

 

[The__Proclaimer]

That was the song wet wet wet almost undone...was it Bryan Adams, everything I do?

I meant longest in minutes and seconds.

 

[The__Proclaimer]

Sorry, I misread your post, I thought you had said "decent".

In that case it'll be "All Around the World".

The Oasis version, no Lisa Stansfield (more's the pity).

You win!

But also lose for liking Lisa Stansfield.

 

[Davy]

Answer was

Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer Place - YouTube