Friday, December 28, 2018

"Touch Me" by the Doors debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending December 28, 1968


"Touch Me" by The Doors was one of 2 singles that eventually reached Billboard's top 10, the other being by Jay & the Americans, whose 1962 debut single, "She Cried", reached the top 10, one of 4 to do so.  Two other Doors' singles made the top 10, "Light My Fire" (1967) and Hello I Love You" (1968), both reaching #1.

Related article:
The Legacy of Jim Morrison and the Doors.  (Rolling Stone, 4/4/1991)
The legacy of the Doors.  (Chicago Tribune, 12/6/20170




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