# Number One with their first single

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-one-with-their-first-single/849847>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 19, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-one-with-their-first-single/849847 "2020-03-19T22:36:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-one-with-their-first-single/849847/161 "2020-06-04T00:46:35Z")

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The Highwaymen, with “Michael Row The Boat Ashore”.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-one-with-their-first-single/849847/162 "2020-06-04T23:06:25Z")

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The Love Unlimited Orchestra, with “Love’s Theme”.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-one-with-their-first-single/849847/163 "2020-06-05T22:58:07Z")

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The Elegants, with “Little Star”, [“topped both the R&B Best Sellers list and the Billboard Hot 100; however, it was the only song that ever charted for The Elegants. Reportedly, the Elegants refused to pay payola to a prominent New York disc jockey, which inhibited air play of their follow up recordings.”](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Star_(The_Elegants_song))

And, on that depressing note, I think I’ve had my fill of bumping this thread for a while. If anyone else feels like adding more, [I’m Leaving It Up To You](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_Leaving_It_Up_to_You).

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