SUGAR SUGAR
“Sugar, Sugar” is a pop song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. It was performed by The Archies, a band formed by a group of fictional teenagers in the television cartoon series The Archie Show. It reached number one in the US in 1969 and stayed there for four weeks. It was number one in the UK in that same year for eight weeks. The song is listed as the 73rd top hit of all-time in Billboard’s 55th year anniversary edition. (More from Wikipedia)
To begin with, there are other songs in the “Stars on 45 Medley” besides those by the Beatles. A short section of “Sugar Sugar” by the Archies is near the front of the medley; they are surely the only band consisting of animated characters that reached the top of the charts. Amazingly, “Sugar Sugar” was the Number One song for the entire year of 1969 and, if memory serves, outsold every single Beatles 45.
(September 2012)
