The event became known as 'The Day The Music Died' after Don Mclean described it in No.1 hit 'American Pie'.

As adjuncts to our highly popular 'America's Greatest Hits' series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early '60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in the Billboard charts - 'The First Top 100 Nov. 1955' (ACQCD7062), 'The First Hot 100 Aug. 1958' (ACQCD7083), 'The First Hot 100 of the '60s' (ACQCD7097), and 'The 'Heartbreak Hotel' Top 100' (ACQCD7122) each comprising all the records in the Top 100 for the date in question. This collection commemorates the 60th anniversary of another significant musical landmark, and comprises the complete Top 100 on the date when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died when their light aeroplane crashed in Clear Lake, Iowa, when travelling between tour dates. The event later became known as 'The Day The Music Died' after singer/songwriter Don Mclean described it in this way in his 1971 No. 1 hit 'American Pie'. For countless music fans, it certainly represented a genuine tragedy, since Buddy Holly in particular had proved himself to one the great songwriters and influential performers of the rock 'n' roll era, and caused the inevitable question to be asked as to what he might have gone on to achieve. Interestingly, of the three artists who died so tragically, only Ritchie Valens had records in this particular chart, but inevitably the Top 100 from that time is a fascinating and entertaining snapshot of that moment, including many musical obscurities and one-hit-wonders not widely available on CD, which give a fascinating insight into the music of the time. It contains a 12,000+ word booklet featuring

Track Listing

• The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
• Bill Parsons & His Orchestra - All American Boy
• Ritchie Valens - Donna
• The Crests - Sixteen Candles
• Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
• Connie Francis - My Happiness
• Billy Grammer - Gotta Travel On
• Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
• Clyde McPhatter - A Lover's Question
• Jack Scott - Goodbye Baby
• Reg Owen & His Orchestra - Manhattan Spiritual
• Fats Domino - Whole Lotta Loving
• Annette with the Afterbeats - Tall Paul
• Neil Sedaka - The Diary
• Paul Anka - All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings
• Andy Williams - Hawaiian Wedding Song
• McGuire Sisters - May You Always
• Ray Anthony and His Orchestra - Peter Gunn Theme
• Lavern Baker - I Cried A Tear
• Cyril Stapleton & His Orch. & Children's Chorus - The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)
• Dee Clark - Nobody But You
• Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
• The Chipmunks with David Seville - The Chipmunk Song
• The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
• Billy And Lillie - Lucky Ladybug

• Jesse Lee Turner - Little Space Girl
• Jimmie Rodgers - Bimbombey
• Elvis Presley - One Night
• Mitch Miller and His 'Singalong With Mitch' Chorus - The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)
• Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town
• Pat Boone - With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
• The Everly Brothers - Problems
• The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley
• Duane Eddy His 'Twangy' Guitar & The Rebels - The Lonely One
• Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Petite Fleur
• Harry Simeone Chorale - The Little Drummer Boy
• Billy Vaughn - Blue Hawaii
• Fabian - I'm A Man
• Johnny Cash - Don't Take Your Guns To Town
• Ames Brothers - Red River Rose
• Sam Cooke - Love You Most Of All
• Quaker City Boys - Teasin'
• Patti Page - Trust In Me
• Johnny Mathis - Let's Love
• The Mark IV - I Got A Wife
• Elvis Presley - I Got Stung
• The Applejacks - Rock-A-Conga
• The Playmates - Beep Beep
• Dion & The Belmonts - Don't Pity Me
• James Brown And The Famous Flames - Try Me (I Need You)

• Eddie Cochran - C'Mon Everybody
• The Diamonds - She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
• Eugene Church and The Fellows - Pretty Girls Everywhere
• Flamingos - Lovers Never Say Goodbye
• Cadillacs - Peek-A-Boo
• The Kalin Twins - It's Only The Beginning
• Pat Boone - Good Rockin' Tonight
• Linda Laurie - Ambrose (Part 5)
• Tommy Edwards - Love Is All We Need
• The Four Lads - The Girl On Page 44
• Frankie Avalon - I'll Wait For You
• Joni James - There Must be A Way
• Wild Cats - Gazachstahagen
• Bobby Darin - Queen of The Hop
• Billy Graves - The Shag (Is Totally Cool)
• June Valli - The Wedding
• Bell Notes - I've Had It
• Royal Tones - Poor Boy
• The Coasters - Charlie Brown
• Kingston Trio - Raspberries, Strawberries
• Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay, You Win
• Bobby Darin - Plain Jane
• Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter of Time
• Thomas Wayne With The Delons - Tragedy
• Johnny Mathis - You Are Beautiful

• Tab Hunter - Apple Blossom Time
• Mills Brothers - Yellow Bird
• Teresa Brewer - One Rose
• Cathy Carr - First Anniversary
• Wade Flemons and the Newcomers - Here I Stand
• Don Gibson - Who Cares
• Huey Piano Smith with His Clowns - Don't You Know Yockomo
• Earl Grant - Evening Rain
• Cookie & His Cupcakes - Matilda
• Peggy Lee - My Man
• Danny Zella & His Zell Rocks - Wicked Ruby
• Tommy Sands - The Worryin' Kind
• Roy Hamilton - Pledging My Love
• Accents - Wiggle Wiggle
• Ricky Nelson - I Got A Feeling
• Conway Twitty - The Story of My Love
• Nu Tornados - Philadelphia, USA
• Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe
• Link Wray and The Wraymen - Rawhide
• Billy Williams - Nola
• Nat King Cole - Give Me Your Love
• Dicky Doo and the Don'ts - Teardrops Will Fall
• Bobby Day - The Bluebird, The Buzzard And The Oriole
• Marty Robbins - The Hanging Tree
• Nat King Cole - Madrid

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Pop/Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 141 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/08/19

UPC: 824046713324