The Daily Dose/June 20, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
GET OUT YOUR ERRATUM SLIPS: On Saturday, May 25, in this space, we noted that Post Malone had become the fifth act in the Hot 100 era to have hit #1 on Billboard’s pop, soul, and country charts when his latest hit, with Morgan Wallen, was at #1 on both pop and country charts. It was Malone’s first country #1.
Yay: Our glee was total, too, because the item was dated Today, meaning we nailed the accomplishment the day it happened because new Billboard charts come out on Saturday. We were pleased with ourselves and happy for our valued reader(s).
Fly In The Ointment: We were wrong though, because it turns out Malone was the sixth person to have turned the trick.
We Are Not Making This Up: The fifth person was – and, again, we are not making this up – Beyonce – Beyonce!!! She had already accumulated nine pop and ten soul #1s, and earlier this year her song Texas Hold ‘Em spent ten consecutive weeks at #1 on the country chart. So she was the fifth, joining the Everly Brothers, Elvis, Ray Charles, and – of all people – Billy Ray Cyrus and preceding Malone.
Warm, Personal Remembrance: Ages ago, while working security in Las Vegas, we happened to meet Beyonce while supervising her security detail. Nice girl, though she was always behind schedule.
In Other News: We listened to this song and it’s pretty good. If Reba or Tanya – or any one of a dozen of country’s great lady voices – had done it, it would’ve done well, too, and perhaps have even become a standard.
The Bottom Line: Completely whiffing on one of our favorite pieces of chart history stung. We don’t work in the Billboard PR office, but we keep tabs on the charts in a manner that would cause Casey Kasem to achieve and maintain a state of arousal and we missed this. We should’ve thought of it, too, frankly, the instant we saw a pic of Beyonce in a cowboy hat. But for reasons that may never be clear, we never put two and two together. Apologies are issued.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow pays a bill in person. Today’s Diary.
…and, odd for the third decade of the 21st century, they do not offer a link so you can pay online…You’re expected to send a 19th-century check or kick it Middle Ages and come by and pay it in person.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1782 – The Congress of the Confederation adopts the Great Seal of the United States. The seal authenticates certain government documents, like treaty ratifications, ambassador appointments, and warrants. The current seal was made in 1903, is kept at the State Department, and is used between 2,000 and 3,000 times a year. The seal has a reverse side, consisting of a 13-step pyramid with an eye above it, that is never used as a seal.
In 1960 – Floyd Patterson becomes the first person to regain the world heavyweight title, defeating Ingemar Johannson of Sweden with a 5th-round knockout at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Patterson had lost the title to Johannson the year before and would beat him in another rematch the following year. Patterson would lose the title to Sonny Liston in 1962 and these remain the only world title fights for Johannson.
In 1970 – The Beatles are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with The Long and Winding Road. The song also went to #1 in Canada, was not released as a single in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 41st-biggest song of the year. It was the group’s 20th and final #1 song, a Hot 100 record that still stands. The song only spent ten weeks on the Hot 100, all in the Top 40, including six weeks in the Top 10, and jumped to the #1 spot from #10.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
When their turn in the spotlight of History came, these people challenged the accepted thinking of their day.
David J Peck
Or Perish in the Attempt: Wilderness Medicine in the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The largest margin of victory in the Belmont States was 31 lengths by Secretariat in 1973.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many weeks did the Beatles spend at #1 on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
