THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!



NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Herb Alpert * 06/16/68 – 07/13/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING June 22, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “This Guy’s In Love With You” by Herb Alpert peaked this week at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. June 16 through July 13, 1968. (Source: Billboard)

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50TH! THE NATION’S HOTTEST ALBUM: THIS WEEK IN ’67!

AMERICA’S HOTTEST LP. THIS WEEK. MARCH 12 – 18, 1967

WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS* A&M (COMPLETE LP) * 1965

WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS

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This week in 1967, and still after an astounding 97 weeks on the LP chart, Herb Alpert’s album holds the number 11 spot (for the second week) on Billboard, week-ending March 18. The album, “Whipped Cream And Other Delights,” debuted on the Billboard Top LP chart at number 113, May 15, 1965.



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50TH! THE NATION’S TOP 150 ALBUMS, THIS WEEK IN ’66

A rip from the Billboard pages. THE BILLBOARD TOP LP’S chart, April 16, 1966. (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).
A rip from the Billboard pages. THE BILLBOARD TOP LP’S chart, April 16, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
Q: What artist had FIVE ALBUMS in the Billboard top 20 LP’s, this week, in 1966?
THE NUMBER ONE LP IN AMERICA! April 16, 1966
THE NUMBER ONE LP IN AMERICA! April 16, 1966
‘GOING PLACES’ * Herb Alpert & The Brass * A&M (COMPLETE LP)
THE NUMBER ONE LP IN AMERICA! April 16, 1966
THE NUMBER ONE LP IN AMERICA! April 16, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest PC view)

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50TH! THE NATION’S TOP 150 ALBUMS, THIS WEEK IN ’66

BILLBOARD TOP LP'S January 1, 1966
A rip from the Billboard pages. THE BILLBOARD TOP LP’S chart. January 1, 1966 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).
‘WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS’ * Herb Alpert & The Brass * A&M (COMPLETE LP)
THE NUMBER ONE LP IN AMERICA! January 1, 1966
THE NUMBER ONE LP IN AMERICA! January 1, 1966

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50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’65!



HERB ALPERT * 1965

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GRAMMYS’ RECORD OF THE YEAR! ON THIS DAY IN ’66

Herb Alpert's 'Whipped Cream And Other Delights' A&M LP (1965)


 A TASTE OF HONEY * Herb Alpert * WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS (1965)

T H I S   D A Y   I N    P O P    M U S I C    H I S T O R Y

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VOTED GRAMMY AWARDS ‘RECORD OF THE YEAR’ 1965

1966: Tonight’s winners at the Grammy Awards in New York City: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for A Taste Of Honey (Record Of The Year), Frank Sinatra’s September Of My Years (Album Of The Year), and “The Shadow Of Your Smile” (Song Of The Year).

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source: oldies.about.com/MARCH 15


Herb Alpert poses next to the album cover (cut-out) his A&M Records made famous, 1965. (Click on image 2x for largest view).
Herb Alpert beams down on model Dolores Erikson next to the A&M album cover (cut-out) they made famous in 1965. (Click on image for largest view).

Herb Alpert's 'Whipped Cream And Other Delights' A&M LP, 1965. (Click image 2x for largest detailed view).
Herb Alpert’s ‘Whipped Cream And Other Delights’ A&M LP, 1965. (Click image 2x for largest detailed view).


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