On November 14th 1969, “Sugar Sugar” by the Archies was halfway through its 8 week reign at the top of the British pop chart. Not only did the song mark the first No.1 hit by an animated cartoon band, but, after holding its position for eight weeks, it became the longest-running one-hit-wonder in the UK. It was written by veteran songwriter Jeff Barry and Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Kim. The latter went on to have a huge solo hit with “Rock Me Gently” in 1974. Ron Dante sang lead vocals, he was also the voice of bubblegum pop band the Cufflinks and he went on to produce Barry Manilow’s first nine albums. “Sugar Sugar” also spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and went to No.1 in many countries, including South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Brazil, Sweden, Singapore, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Mexico. This single was also the first one that I ever bought.
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