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Fast Riser Number One Pop Songs

All songs that rose from outside top 10 to pop number one.

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1 Sherry 1   Sep 1962  
  The 4 Seasons  
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2 Rag Doll 1   Jun 1964  
  The 4 Seasons  
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3 Where Did Our Love Go 1   Jul 1964  
  The Supremes  
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4 I'm Telling You Now 1   Apr 1965  
  Freddie And The Dreamers  
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5 They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! 1   Jul 1966  
  Napoleon XIV  
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6 Get Back 1   Apr 1969  
  The Beatles With Billy Preston  
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7 My Melody Of Love 1   Nov 1974  
  Bobby Vinton  
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8 You Light Up My Life 1   Oct 1977  
  Debby Boone  
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9 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 1   Jan 1979  
  Rod Stewart  
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10 We Are The World 1   Mar 1985  
  USA For Africa  
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11 I'll Make Love To You 1   Aug 1994  
  Boyz II Men  
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12 I'm Your Angel 1   Dec 1998  
  Celine Dion & R. Kelly  
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13 Jumpin, Jumpin 1   Jul 2000  
  Destiny's Child  
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In pop chart history, very few songs have skipped the entire top 10 and rose straight to the number one song spot. Here is the complete list of pop fast risers in Tune Timeline order as they shot to number one, 1960-2014.
Also Fast Riser Songs To Number One Rock


Top Pop Fast Riser Number One Pop Songs

1You Light Up My Life
 Debby Boone
2Sherry
 The 4 Seasons
3We Are The World
 USA For Africa
4Where Did Our Love Go
 The Supremes
5Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
 Rod Stewart
6I'll Make Love To You
 Boyz II Men
7Get Back
 The Beatles With Billy Preston
8Rag Doll
 The 4 Seasons
9Jumpin, Jumpin
 Destiny's Child
10They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
 Napoleon XIV

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