5TH DIMENSION (US)

The 5^th Dimension were an American group formed in Los Angeles. The group were originally called The Versatiles but changed their name in 1966 to The 5^th Dimension. The group’s members included Billy Davis Jr and Marilyn McCoo who also had a successful career as duet. The 5^th Dimension saw 29 Hot 100 hits in the US including 2 number 1’s in the form of ‘Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In’ and ‘Wedding Bell Blues’. The former of these 2 chart toppers, which were songs from the musical ‘Hair’, would be their only SA chart entry.

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
18-Apr-69	Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In	3	8
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	8

Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest fallers	2
Weeks with oldest in the charts	0
Longest run in the charts (weeks)	8
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts	0
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)	0
Top 30 points ranking	=817
Top 20 points ranking	=737
Top 30 points	178
Top 20 points	98