AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN – 5TH DIMENSION

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
18-Apr-69	15	New
25-Apr-69	13	2
02-May-69	6	7	Star rater
09-May-69	5	1
16-May-69	3	2	Peak
23-May-69	3	0	Peak
30-May-69	9	-6	Biggest faller
06-Jun-69	16	-7	Biggest faller

Written by: Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
Produced by: Bones Howe
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Liberty

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	3
Weeks	8
Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	2
Top 20 points	98
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1128
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	178
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1307
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1969

=45

Other chart success:

Australia	3
Austria	11
Belgium	23
Canada	1
Germany	2
Ireland	15
Netherlands	14
New Zealand	6
Sweden	3
Switzerland	4
UK	11
US	1
Zimbabwe	3

The story goes that 5^th Dimension singer, Billy Davis Jr, left his wallet in a cab in New York and the man who found it was involved in the stage production of the musical ‘Hair’. He invited the group to see the show and afterwards they were really excited and wanted to record ‘Aquarius’ from the musical. This, however, was not a full song, so producer, Bones Howe, came up with the idea of doing a medley of the 2 songs from the musical. It would top the US charts for 6 weeks before being ousted by The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’. It would go on to win the Grammy for Record Of The Year.

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Artist link: 5^th Dimension

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