If you're a baby boomer, you remember the 1969 hit, "In the Year 2525." Its apocalyptic message that mankind would do itself in before the year 10,000 was a stark counterpoint to the jubilation caused ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. On July 20, 1969 ...

“In the Year 2525” took over the top spot on the Hot 100 from the instrumental “Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” by Henry Mancini, and spent six weeks at No. 1. The song was knocked from the pinnacle ...

In 1969, Rock Duo, Zager and Evans, released a hit song called, In the Year 2525. It was a song that was added to many, from my generation’s, car Karaoke lists. It was a great sing-a-long song, and ...

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Few songs become such classics that they're played during moon landings, but the Zager & Evans classic song, "In the Year 2525," made the cut to be ...

During the summer of the first Apollo moon landing, one song dominated the Billboard Hot 100. A band called Zager & Evans sat atop the charts for six weeks, from July 12 to Aug. 16, 1969—tied for the ...

When it comes to the key musical acts of 1969, you will rarely hear about Zager and Evans. Mind you, this was a year that saw the Beatles limping along on the verge of collapse, Led Zeppelin emerging ...

The biggest hit to come out of Nebraska, Zager and Evans’ “In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)” spent six weeks at the top of the Billboard charts in 1969. It was the most popular song in the ...

Gary Reber, who manages gifts to the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, saw the in-kind donation form pop up on his computer screen, saw the number and the donor, and figured somebody was having ...

When it comes to the key musical acts of 1969 you will rarely hear about Zager and Evans. Mind you this was a year that saw the Beatles limping along on the verge of collapse, Led Zeppelin emerging in ...