Martini Lounge/Rumpus Room, May 13th, 2026
The very first number-one song on the Easy Listening chart was "Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton, 1961. The chart was introduced without any special editorial mention, quietly appearing next to the Hot 100 as a 20-position survey.
Hour One
Johnny Mathis I Only Have Eyes For You
Bread Guitar Man
The Supremes The Happening
Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr Home To Us
Player Givin' It All
Lyle Lovett If I Had A Boat
Jewel You Were Ment For Me
Poco Barbados
Michael Stanley Rosewood Bitters
Brook Benton The Boll Weevil Song
Jimmy Buffett In The Shelter
Pattie Page Tennesse Waltz
Nat King Cole Mona Lisa…
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