Greatest hits collections are very often big sellers, and for obvious reasons. But few have been as successful as the Carpenters’ The Singles 1969–1973, which was released in early November ...
Norman Greenbaum achieved monumental success with "Spirit in the Sky" in 1969, a song that has become ... career did not take off beyond this hit, the song has endured over the decades, appearing ...
but it was first a hit for Dutch rock band Shocking Blue back in 1969. (Fun fact: Nirvana’s debut single was a cover of a different Shocking Blue song, “Love Buzz.”) 50: Linda Ronstadt ...