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Professor of Communication | Scholar of Media | Voice Talent

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Moldy Oldies: June 25, 1988

On this date in 1988, the most popular song in the USA made this female artist the youngest ever to write, produce, and perform a number one hit.

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Moldy Oldies: June 24, 1967

On this date in 1967, the number one song in America had completely dropped off the charts just three weeks later, one of the fastest drops from the top in the history of the Billboard Hot 100.

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Moldy Oldies: June 23, 1984

On this date in 1984, the number one song in the USA was the first to be performed by a band whose name is an epizeuxis.

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Moldy Oldies: June 22, 1968

The singer of this number one hit from June 22, 1968 would eleven years later become the only musician to have both a vocal and instrumental recording reach the top of the charts

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Moldy Oldies: June 21, 1975

On this date in 1975, both the English and the Spanish recordings of this #1 hit song were simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Moldy Oldies: June 20, 1981

On this date in 1981, the official title of the number one song in the USA was 41 words long — the longest title of any recording on the Billboard charts.

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