‘The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald’ Is Finally a Billboard No. 1 After Shipwreck’s 50th Anniversary

Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is No. 1 on a Billboard chart for the first time following the shipwreck's 50th anniversary.

50th anniversary of Edmond Fitzgerald sinking brings Gordon Lightfoot classic back to charts

Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 tune “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is back on the Billboard charts.The renewed interest in the ...

Chart Rewind: The Legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald Lives on in Gordon Lightfoot’s Hit Tribute

The loss was commemorated in folk-rocker Gordon Lightfoot ’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” which hit No. 2 on the ...
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Remember When The Rolling Stones Scored a No. 1 Album with ‘Black and Blue’ While Welcoming a New Guitarist

The album spent four non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in May and June of 1976. The Stones released two singles from the record, the ballad “Fool to Cry” and the funky “Hot Stuff.” ...