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On This Day in 1961: Motown released its first #1 song
August 21, 1961 – Motown released its first #1 hit Motown records certainly became a juggernaut in the music world, but its future wasn’t so certain on August 21, 1961. It was on that day that its Tamla imprint released “Please Mr. Postman,” the debut single by The Marvelettes. The song absolutely took off, becoming first Motown single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also became a million seller and set the stage for a decade of s…
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On This Day in 1961: Motown released its first #1 song
August 21, 1961 – Motown released its first #1 hit Motown records certainly became a juggernaut in the music world, but its future wasn’t so certain on August 21, 1961. It was on that day that its Tamla imprint released “Please Mr. Postman,” the debut single by The Marvelettes. The song absolutely took off, becoming first Motown single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also became a million seller and set the stage for a decade of s…
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