# Weirdest Top 10 Singles

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-top-10-singles/467190>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 9, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-top-10-singles/467190 "2008-10-09T17:25:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-top-10-singles/467190/121 "2008-11-08T14:29:31Z")

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Telly “Kojak” Savalas had a top 10 hit in Holland with his spoken version of Bread’s If…

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-top-10-singles/467190/122 "2008-11-08T17:21:36Z")

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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir recorded a version of “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic.” It was released as a single in 1959 and reached #13 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. It also won a Grammy the following year.

Not quite Top 10, but strange enough for ya?

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