This day in history: "Theme from A Summer Place", by Percy Faith's orchestra, hit No. 1 on this day in 1960 and stayed there for nine weeks, making it the most popular song of 1960.
The song is an instrumental pop song composed by Max Steiner. In 1960, Billboard ranked Faith's version as the number one song of the year. The song remains the longest-running number one instrumental in the history of the Hot 100. It is also the first instrumental and movie theme to win a Grammy's Record of the Year award.
Steiner passed away in 1971, and Percy Faith passed away in 1976.
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