Us Hot 100 3Rd Feb. 1959: Day The Music Died / Var Us Hot 100 3Rd Feb. 1959: Day The Music Died / Var CD

As adjuncts to our highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early '60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in the Billboard charts - "The First Top 100 Nov. 1955" (ACQCD7062), "The First Hot 100 Aug. 1958" (ACQCD7083), "The First Hot 100 of the '60s" (ACQCD7097), and "The 'Heartbreak Hotel' Top 100" (ACQCD7122) each comprising all the records in the Top 100 for the date in question. This collection commemorates the 60th anniversary of another significant musical landmark, and comprises the complete Top 100 on the date when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died when their light aeroplane crashed in Clear Lake, Iowa, when travelling between tour dates. The event later became known as "The Day The Music Died" after singer/songwriter Don McLean described it in this way in his 1971 No. 1 hit "American Pie". For countless music fans, it certainly represented a genuine tragedy, since Buddy Holly in particular had proved himself to one the great songwriters and influential performers of the rock 'n' roll era, and caused the inevitable question to be asked as to what he might have gone on to achieve. Interestingly, of the three artists who died so tragically, only Ritchie Valens had records in this particular chart, but inevitably the Top 100 from that time is a fascinating and entertaining snapshot of that moment, including many musical obscurities and one-hit-wonders not widely available on CD, which give a fascinating insight into the music of the time. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring

1. The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 2. Bill Parsons ; His Orchestra - All American Boy 3. Ritchie Valens - Donna 4. The Crests - Sixteen Candles 5. Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee 6. Connie Francis - My Happiness 7. Billy Grammer - Gotta Travel on 8. Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops 9. Clyde McPhatter - a Lover's Question 10. Jack Scott - Goodbye Baby 11. Reg Owen ; His Orchestra - Manhattan Spiritual 12. Fats Domino - Whole Lotta Loving 13. Annette with the Afterbeats - Tall Paul 14. Neil Sedaka - the Diary 15. Paul Anka - All of a Sudden My Heart Sings 16. Andy Williams - Hawaiian Wedding Song 17. McGuire Sisters - May You Always 18. Ray Anthony and His Orchestra - Peter Gunn Theme 19. Lavern Baker - I Cried a Tear 20. Cyril Stapleton ; His Orch. ; Children's Chorus - the Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) 21. Dee Clark - Nobody But You 22. Ritchie Valens - la Bamba 23. The Chipmunks with David Seville - the Chipmunk Song 24. The Teddy Bears - to Know Him Is to Love Him 25. Billy and Lillie - Lucky Ladybug 26. Jesse Lee Turner - Little Space Girl 27. Jimmie Rodgers - Bimbombey 28. Elvis Presley - One Night 29. Mitch Miller and His "Singalong with Mitch" Chorus - the Children's 30. Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town 31. Pat Boone - with the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair 32. The Everly Brothers - Problems 33. The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley 34. Duane Eddy His 'Twangy' Guitar ; the Rebels - the Lonely One 35. Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur 36. Harry Simeone Chorale - the Little Drummer Boy 37. Billy Vaughn - Blue Hawaii 38. Fabian - I'm a Man 39. Johnny Cash - Don't Take Your Guns to Town 40. Ames Brothers - Red River Rose 41. Sam Cooke - Love You Most of All 42. Quaker City Boys - Teasin' 43. Patti Page - Trust in Me 44. Johnny Mathis - Let's Love 45. The Mark IV - I Got a Wife 46. Elvis Presley - I Got Stung 47. The Applejacks - Rock-A-Conga 48. The Playmates - Beep Beep 49. Dion ; the Belmonts - Don't Pity Me 50. James Brown and the Famous Flames - Try Me (I Need You) 51. Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody 52. The Diamonds - She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) 53. Eugene Church and the Fellows - Pretty Girls Everywhere 54. Flamingos - Lovers Never Say Goodbye 55. Cadillacs - Peek-A-Boo 56. The Kalin Twins - It's Only the Beginning 57. Pat Boone - Good Rockin' Tonight 58. Linda Laurie - Ambrose (Part 5) 59. Tommy Edwards - Love Is All We Need 60. The Four Lads - the Girl on Page 44 61. Frankie Avalon - I'll Wait for You 62. Joni James - There Must Be a Way 63. Wild Cats - Gazachstahagen 64. Bobby Darin - Queen of the Hop 65. Billy Graves - the Shag (Is Totally Cool) 66. June Valli - the Wedding 67. Bell Notes - I've Had It 68. Royal Tones - Poor Boy 69. The Coasters - Charlie Brown 70. Kingston Trio - Raspberries, Strawberries 71. Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay, You Win 72. Bobby Darin - Plain Jane 73. Brook Benton - It's Just a Matter of Time 74. Thomas Wayne with the Delons - Tragedy 75. Johnny Mathis - You Are Beautiful 76. Tab Hunter - Apple Blossom Time 77. Mills Brothers - Yellow Bird 78. Teresa Brewer - One Rose 79. Cathy Carr - First Anniversary 80. Wade Flemons and the Newcomers - Here I Stand 81. Don Gibson - Who Cares 82. Huey Piano Smith with His Clowns - Don't You Know Yockomo 83. Earl Grant - Evening Rain 84. Cookie ; His Cupcakes - Matilda 85. Peggy Lee - My Man 86. Danny Zella ; His Zell Rocks - Wicked Ruby 87. Tommy Sands - the Worryin' Kind 88. Roy Hamilton - Pledging My Love 89. Accents - Wiggle Wiggle 90. Ricky Nelson - I Got a Feeling 91. Conway Twitty - the Story of My Love 92. Nu Tornados - Philadelphia, USA 93. Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe 94. Link Wray and the Wraymen - Rawhide 95. Billy Williams - Nola 96. Nat King Cole - Give Me Your Love 97. Dicky Doo and the Don'ts - Teardrops Will Fall 98. Bobby Day - the Bluebird, the Buzzard and the Oriole 99. Marty Robbins - the Hanging Tree 100. Nat King Cole - Madrid