Number One Songs This Date, June 1, 2011-- Part 2

These songs were rannked number one on the Billboard Charts, this date going back to June 1, 1901.

1979 HOT STUFF-- Donna Summer-- The Queen of Disco, and what a great song. Doesn't get much tougher than this.
1978 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE-- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
1977 SIR DUKE-- Stevie Wonder

1976 LOVE HANGOVER-- Diana Ross-- Goes Disco.
1975 THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY-- John Denver-- My brother, sister, Liz and I played this song many, many times at the old Silver Dollar Saloon in Carolina Beach, NC, back then.
1974 THE STREAK-- Ray Stevens-- It was a new craze back then and Ray cashed in. Hilarious. "Don't look Ethel!!"

1973 MY LOVE-- Paul McCartney & Wings
1972 I'LL TAKE YOU THERE-- Staple Singers
1971 BROWN SUGAR-- Rolling Stones
1970 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL-- Ray Stevens-- (makes two #1s on this list for Ray)

1961 RUNNING SCARED-- Roy Orbison
1951 HOW HIGH THE MOON-- Les Paul & Mary Ford-- (#1 the day I was born.)
1941 MY SISTER AND I-- Jimmy Dorsey

1931 (THERE OUGHT TO BE) MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME-- Guy Lombardo-- (You've got to love this play on words.)
1921 MY MAMMY-- Paul Whiteman-- (Would probably be considered racist and pi today.)
1911 COME, JOSEPHINE, IN MY FLYING MACHINE-- Ada Jones, Bill Murray & American Quartet-- (And those flying machines hadn't been around long at this point, either.)
1901 TELL ME, PRETTY MAIDEN-- Harry McDonough & Grace Spencer

"Yes, They Call Him the Streak...He's So Proud of His Anatomy." --RoadDog


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