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- February 18: The Platters topped the
Billboard Top 100 chart for 2 weeks with
"The Great Pretender."
- June 10: The Platters hit the
Billboard Top 100 Top 40 with "My
Dream."
Billboard
chart run:38 - 30 - 29 - 18 - 33 - 26 - 29 -
off
from the LP The Platters - Volume 2
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
- January 19: The Platters topped the
Billboard Hot 100 chart for 3 weeks with
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes."
- August 10: The 4 male members of the
group were arrested in Ohio for 'aiding and
abetting prostitution.'
- December 10: The 4 male members of the
group were acquitted of charge in Ohio of 'aiding
and abetting prostituition, lewdness, and
assignation.'
- June 6: Tony Williams left the
group to go solo.
- January 2: David Lynch died of
cancer at the age of 51.
- June 1: Nate Nelson died of heart
disease at the age of 52.
- February 1: Paul Robi died of cancer
at the age of 57.
- August 14: Tony Williams died of
emphysema at the age of 64.
- April 30: Zola Taylor died of
pneumonia after several strokes at the age of 69.
- June 12: Founding member, Herb
Reed died of heart diesease at the age of 83.
Top Pop
Singles:
- "My
Prayer" 1 (5) / 20 (1956)
- "The Great
Pretender" 1(2) / 19 (1956)
- "Only You
(And You Alone)" 5 / 21 (1955)
- "Smoke Gets
In Your Eyes" 1 (3) / 16 (1959)
- "Twilight
Time" 1(1) / 14 (1958)
- "(You've
Got) The Magic Touch" 4 / 16 (1956)
- "Harbor
Lights" 8 / 11 (1960)
- "You'll
Never Know" 14 / 12 (1956)
- "Enchanted"
12 / 11 (1959)
- "I'm
Sorry" 19 / 11 (1957)
- "He's
Mine" 23 / 9 (1957)
- "It Isn't
Right" 23 / 9 (1956)
- "With This
Ring" 14 / 7 (1967)
- "To Each His
Own" 21 / 8 (1960)
- "My
Dream" 28 / 7 (1957)
- "On My Word
Of Honor" 27 / 6 (1957)
- "I Love You
1,000 Times" 31 / 5 (1966)
- "I'll Never
Smile Again" 25 / 4 (1961)
- "One In A
Million" 31 / 2 (1957)
- "Heaven On
Earth" 39 / 1 (1956)
- "If I Didn't
Care" 30 / 2 (1961)
- "Red Sails
In The Sunset" 36 / 1 (1960)
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- "Winner Take
All" (1956)
- "I'm Just A
Dancing Partner" (1956)
- "Only
Because" (1957)
- "I
Wish" (1958)
- "You're
Making A Mistake" (1958)
- "Helpless"
(1958)
- "It's
Raining Outside" (1958)
- "Remember
When" (1959)
- "Where"
(1959)
- "Wish I Were
Me" (1959)
- "Ebb
Tide" (1960)
- "Sleepy
Lagoon" (1960)
- "Trees"
(1961)
- "It's
Magic" (1962)
- "I'll Be
Home" (1966)
- "Washed
Ashore (On A Lonely Island In The Sea"
(1967)
- "Sweet,
Sweet Lovin'" (1967)
| Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine. |
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