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"'''Need You'''" is a 1967 single by [[Sonny James]]. The single went to number one on the |
"'''Need You'''" is a 1967 single by [[Sonny James]]. The single went to number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart where it spent two weeks at the top.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=172}}</ref> "Need You" spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart. |
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"Need You" is known as the song that began a string of 16 consecutive single releases that reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart without a miss. The string would continue into 1971, capped by the song "[[Here Comes Honey Again]]," the string finally being broken in 1972 with "[[Only Love Can Break a Heart]]." The string of 16 consecutive (non-holiday) single releases would be surpassed in 1985 by the country supergroup [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]; the band would go on to have 21 No. 1 songs in a row, and to date is the only act to match James' record. |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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"Need You" is a 1967 single by Sonny James. The single went to number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard] Hot Country Singles chart where it spent two weeks at the top.[1] "Need You" spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.
"Need You" is known as the song that began a string of 16 consecutive single releases that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart without a miss. The string would continue into 1971, capped by the song "Here Comes Honey Again," the string finally being broken in 1972 with "Only Love Can Break a Heart." The string of 16 consecutive (non-holiday) single releases would be surpassed in 1985 by the country supergroup Alabama; the band would go on to have 21 No. 1 songs in a row, and to date is the only act to match James' record.
Chart performance
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
External links
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