Posted by Rich Appel on September 08, 2008 at 09:45:52:
In Reply to: Re: This Week in 1968 - An All-Time Record! posted by Bob T. on September 08, 2008 at 09:26:51:
I believe that'd be The Beatles' "Let It Be" which came in at #6. But remember, because the charts are today based on actual counts of track sales, as well as actual audience figures, they're technically more accurate as opposed to less. The 1968 charts were far more questionable, given that they were based on store reporting and station lists, where the 'tamper factor' was far far higher. The only key thing missing from today's charts are free downloads via P2P sites. So the songs which have displayed higher leaps than Jeannie since '06 have all had a legitimate reason for doing so.
-r