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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs‘ 1960 hit “Stay” is perhaps the greatest doowop song of all time, given the amount of compression. It’s also the shortest song to ever make the Number One slot on BillBoard’s Hot 100 Chart, clocking in at an impressive 99 seconds.
Although Duane Eddy had a US hit with “Some Kinda Earthquake” in 1959 (1:19), the next shortest song to make it to No. 1 in the U.S. was The Boxtops‘ 1967 hit “The Letter,” at 2 minutes.
I gotta stop rambling, except for one more thing. My current all time short favorite (1:28) is Liam Lynch‘s 2003 hit: “The Overnight Open Thread.”
Tags: BillBoard Top 100, Boxtops, doowop, Duane Eddy, Hits, Liam Lynch, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, Overnight Open Thread, Rock n' Roll, shortest songs, Stay, Video
