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50 Years Ago, Elton John Became First Artist to Enter Billboard 200 at No. 1 – Just How ‘Fantastic’ Was the Feat?

50 years ago, Elton John became the first artist to enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy scored in June 1975.

Clocking in at 6:45, “Someone Saved” was the longest song to crack the top five on the Hot 100 since The Temptations ’ symphonic soul smash “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (6:53), a No. With a heavy, slow, and instantly unforgettable piano-pounding melody that matches the theatrical storytelling … ‘Someone’ is like slowly walking through molasses in the best possible way, Sugar Bear.” Unlike Captain Fantastic, Rock was led by a highly commercial single, the zesty funk-reggae smash “Island Girl,” which topped the Hot 100 for three weeks.

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