I was listening earlier to the 2 first 45's I ever bought with my own money when I was just 15 years old...and I still have them in the attic even though I played them till they were bald...they've travelled all over the world with me and so many different homes
Band of Gold was always special to me, it came out the year I married my husband. When I hear it reminds of those days.
Does anyone remember this ...? In my youth this was played wherever there was a fairground or penny arcades
Not YouTube, but this Billboard Top 100 History page is the biggest blast from the past I have ever seen: https://pudding.cool/2017/03/music-history/ I found this on Reddit. Click around for month and year at the bottom of the page.