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- Domenico Modugno’s “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)” finished as Billboard ‘s first year-end No. 1 Hot 100 song. The track, which spent five total weeks at No. 1, was the second song to top the weekly Hot 100, after Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool.”
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Prior to its creation, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes" and "The Top 100". These charts, which ranged from 20 to 100 slots, were phased out at different times between 1957 and 1958.
Released in America in July, Nel Blu entered the Hot 100 at #54 on August 4th, moved to #2 the following week, and took over the top spot on August 18th. Tops among the many competing versions was one waxed by Dean Martin, who took another word from the lyrics – “volare” (to fly) – as the title.
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- Domenico Modugno, "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" Peak date: Aug. 18, 1958. Peak position: No. 1 (five weeks) Language: Italian. Listen here.
- Lolita, "Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea)" Peak date: Dec. 19, 1960. Peak position: No. 5. Language: German. Listen here.
- Emilio Pericoli, "Al Di La'" Peak date: July 7, 1962. Peak position: No. 6. Language: Italian. Listen here.
- Kyu Sakamoto, "Sukiyaki" Peak date: June 15, 1963. Peak position: No. 1 (three weeks) Language: Japanese. Listen here.
On 18 August 1958, it topped the Hot 100, becoming the second song to reach the top spot on the chart, after Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool". [23] The song later completed a run of five non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, [24] selling two million copies in the United States during 1958. [25]
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Studio drummer Hal Blaine appeared on the most number one hits, thirty-nine in all, between 1961 and 1976. During the 12-week period from January 18-April 5, 1975, the Hot 100 was topped by 12 different number one singles, the longest such stretch of constant chart turnover.
In 1958, the weekly Hot 100 chart debuted with Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” in the No. 1 spot, though it was “Volare” by Domenico Modugno that ended up being the best-performing song that year, based on the number of weeks it spent on the chart, the number of records sold, and how much airplay it received.
