Billboard Top 100 of Past 50 Years Has Surprise Leader

Surely the best-selling No. 1 song of the past half-century was by Elvis or The Beatles? Well, no – The King isn’t even in the Top 10, and (in a testimony to the nation’s taste) “Hey, Jude” comes in behind “You Light Up My Life” and “Macarena.” Twisting to the top of the chart of charts is Chubby Checker.