Burt Bacharach wrote seven Hot100 No. 1s.
in some capacity in the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, and then, largely via samples and covers, in the ‘90s, ’00s and ‘10s.
The Grammy and Academy Award winner wrote or co-wrote seven No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in his lifetime, and they reigned in four distinct decades. Here’s a rundown, listed chronologically:B.J. Thomas, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” Dionne & Friends , “That’s What Friends Are For” “Slow Jamz” contains a sample of Luther Vandross’ 1981 hit “A House Is Not a Home,” which Bacharach penned with frequent collaborator Hal David.
While the majority of Bacharach’s chart entries are as a songwriter or producer, he also tallied hits as a billed recording artist . His songs “Saturday Sunshine” and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” popularized further by Dionne Warwick and Tom Jones, both peaked at No. 93 on the Hot 100, in 1963 and 1969, respectively.
On the Adult Contemporary survey, Bacharach charted four songs as a billed recording act : “Reach Out for Me” , “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” , “All Kinds of People” and “Something Big” . Bacharach also charted eight sets on the Billboard 200, the highest-charting being his self-titled album in 1971.charts over the last few years: In 2018, he scored his final songwriting entry on the Hot 100, via Meek Mill’s “What’s Free,” featuring Rick Ross and Jay-Z . The song samples Richard Evans’ 1972 hit “Close To You,” a cover of the Carpenters’ former No. 1. In October, Richard Marx’s LP, which includes the track “Always” that he co-wrote with Bacharach, hit the Top Album Sales tally.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hot 100 First-Timers: Junior H & Oscar Maydon Debut With ‘Fin de Semana’.juniorh_oficial and Oscar Maydon make their first entries on the Hot100 with 'Fin de Semana!' 👏
Read more »
Akon & Eminem’s ‘Smack That’ Video Grinds Into the Billion Views Club on YouTube.Akon & Eminem’s 'Smack That' video joins YouTube's Billion Views Club.
Read more »
5 Colorado hotels rank among top 100 in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World ReportCan you guess the best-ranked hotel in Colorado? Can you guess all five?
Read more »
Man with more than 100 warrants arrested after holding up traffic, authorities sayAuthorities say they have arrested a man who had multiple warrants out for his arrest.
Read more »
Ukraine to receive 100 more Leopard 1 tanks as war rolls into second yearThe Russia-Ukraine war will hit the one-year mark later this month.
Read more »
Column arguing eggs are 'really cheap' compared to 100 years ago blasted: 'Freaking nuts'Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle wrote a column arguing that the price of eggs is relatively inexpensive compared to prices from over 100 years ago.
Read more »