Johnny Cash’s live version of “Folsom Prison Blues” was the #1 country song of 1968. #32 pop. The whole album was #1 country, #13 pop.
Wow, I never knew. That’s pretty interesting.
Not the original version obviously. They had a #1 hit in the Netherlands in 1980 with a live version of Lola, but it looks like that did not get to the charts in the States.
The live version of “Freebird” gets a lot of radio play. (Whence the cultural phenomenon of shouting “Freebird!” during a lull at any random concert.)
Kinda close: The live version of Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS made #12, and it’s the only version I ever hear on the radio.
Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up (Live in Glasgow)” made it to #1 back around 1980.
How could I forget- Cheap Trick was largely unknown until their “Live at Budokan” album, which yielded the live hit “I Want You to Want Me.”
Larry Groce recorded his novelty hit “Junk Food Junkie” live in front of a small crowd.
There was also Elvis Presley’s “The Wonder of You,” a big hit in the USA and a much bigger hit in Europe.
“The Blues Brothers” had five Top-40 hits from live albums: “Soul Man”, “Rubber Biscuit”, “Gimme Some Lovin’”, “Who’s Making Love”, and “Think/Peter Gunn”. Their live album, “Briefcase Full of Blues”, went to #1.
Bruce Springsteen’s War was released from his live set.
Yup. See post #2 and #5. I came in to offer up this one.
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How about Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” aka Night Shift.
Love, Phil
Joey Dee and the Starlighters - Peppermint Twist was #1 back in the early 60s and I believe it was recorded live at the Peppermint Lounge
If we’re counting albums that charted, Allan Sherman recorded all of his live and My Son, the Nut peaked at #1.
That would also include Bob Newhart’s “The Button Down Mind” and “The Button Down Mind Strikes Back!” Both reached #1 on the album charts.
But the list of live albums that charted is a big one. The Who “Live at Leeds,” the Eagle’s “Hell Freezes Over,” the Rolling Stones, "Get Your Ya-Yas Out, " The Doors “Absolutely Live,” and just about every big name group who did a live album had something that hit the album top ten.
10,000 Maniacs’ version of “Because the Night” missed the Top 10 by one place.
I’m embarrassed to even know this, but John Denver’s Thank God I’m a Country Boy was a live recording.
Yeah, but he doesn’t sing. 
They also likely released singles to help promote those albums. AFAICT, Mr. Sherman only had one single crack the top 100.
The story behind Barry McGuire’s number one hit Eve of Destruction is interesting. It was written by P.F. Sloan a songwriter singer and guitarist of the 60s. He played the guitar intro on California Dreamin’ and wrote *You Baby *, Secret Agent Man and Where Were You When I Needed You among others.
He was friends with McGuire, best known as a sweet voiced folk singer with New Christy Minstrels and got him to do the vocal on a demo of the song. McGuire sang it reading the lyrics off a sheet of paper. McGuire’s phrasing was spotty, at at one point he interjected an “ahhh” where he momentarily couldn’t read the words. He offered to do another take but Sloan said not to bother they would fix it up later.
Over the weekend someone from the studio leaked a cut of it to a radio DJ who began playing it. The fixed version was never recorded.