1961: “Mother-in-Law,” By Ernie K-Doe– The ballad in which Ernie K-Doe croons about something many of us are familiar with, that pesky mother-in-law! In 1961 it became a crossover hit, reaching the top spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. While K-Doe never had another top-40 pop hit, he did reach the R&B charts two more times with 1961’s “Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta,” and 1967’s “Later For Tomorrow.”

1960:”Stay,” by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs– Clocking in at just 1:38, “Stay,” is the shortest song to ever peak at number one on the charts to this day. The song itself isn’t much of a one-hit-wonder (later renditions by The Four Seasons and Jackson Browne both went on to reach the Top 20 in the U.S, and the Beatles were said to have performed it live once or twice), but The Zodiacs never reached the Top-40 charts again.

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