It is in tribute to the late singer that the blog looks back on that historic top-40 list where he achieved his first No. Thomas, born Billy Joe Thomas in August 1942, died Saturday at age 78 after a long battle with lung cancer. It was a Billboard chart brimming with historical weight, unique coincidences, and symbolic beginnings and endings that – more than half a century later – read like a chapter out of “The Big Book of Irony” by Jon Winokur.Īlso, for most of us 50-something year-olds, it was the song that ushered in the decade of our youth, the decade where many of us began to come of age, and when many of us first realized our undying love of music.īefore I go further, I must note that it is with deep sadness that the blog is covering this, as B.J. Thomas’ “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” is the very chart that it presided over when it ascended to the top, particularly the top-40 portion. 1 songs indeed.īut what’s also special about B.J. 1 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the 1960s by Marty Robbins’ “El Paso,” the 1980s by KC & the Sunshine Band’s “Please Don’t Go,” and the ‘90s by Michael Bolton’s “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”…all classic, decade-beginning No. For instance, the 1950s were launched by Gene Autry’s No. He was 78.īy that very notion, any song that kicks off a new decade at the top of the charts is by definition special, especially those that did it during the 20th century. Singer BJ Thomas died of lung cancer on Saturday, May 29, 2021. 3) and, in doing so, forever etched its place in pop music history. It moved to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Janu(covering the week of Decem– Jan. The ukulele-infused, metaphorically titled tune that soundtracked one of the most memorable moments in that film also had the distinction of being the first No. Thomas perfectly sang “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” the Burt Bacharach/Hal David tune he contributed to the film Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, that made the song so special.
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