"American Pie" was the longest #1 hit single for a long time, but its title was of normal length. On this week's top 40 replay from 1972, Casey was asked who had the longest song title to hit #1. At that point, it was Brian Hyland from 1960 with "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini." (41 letters) After Casey answered the question, he resumed the countdown with B.J. Thomas'' "Rock and Roll Lullaby"
But what Casey didn't know is that the record for longest #1 song title would be broken by...B.J. Thomas! In 1975, Thomas made it to the top with "Hey, Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (49!)
The current record holder is a medley, known in 1981 as "Medley" or colloquially "The Beatles Medley" by Stars on 45, a studio cover band. The full official title on the label of the single and listed in Billboard was a mouthful: "Medley: Intro 'Venus' / Sugar Sugar / No Reply / I'll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want to Know a Secret / We Can Work It Out / I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man / You're Going to Lose That Girl / Stars on 45."
Among non-medleys, no one has yet to beat Thomas.
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