![]() (“Best Sellers in Stores” and “Most Played in Jukeboxes” charts) If pre-1955 charts are considered, Nat “King” Cole’s Billboard career extended from November 1943 until his studio-spliced “duet” with daughter Natalie in 1991 (“Unforgettable”), some 48 years later. For non-posthumous artists, Frankie Valli first charted as one of the Four Lovers in 1956, and had his final placement with The Four Seasons in 1995. The artist with the longest overall span of hits on Billboard’s chart is Elvis Presley, who debuted with “Heartbreak Hotel” in February 1956 a remixed version of “Rubberneckin'” charted in late 2003, more than 47 years later.Before that, Burns’ most recent charting record had been a spoken word comedic routine with his wife and partner Gracie Allen in the summer of 1933. This 1980 release peaked at number forty-nine. The oldest artist to chart on the Hot 100 is comedian George Burns, whose “I Wish I Was Eighteen Again” began its 10-week chart run the day before his 84th birthday.The youngest artist to chart on the Hot 100 is Jordy, a four-year-old from France whose “Dur Dur D’Être Bébé” (roughly, “It’s Tough to Be a Baby”) reached number fifty-eight.Wonder’s single was also the first live recording to top the chart. The youngest female to top the Hot 100 is Little Peggy March, also in 1963, with “I Will Follow Him” at the age of 15. ![]()
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