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16 Candles (song)

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"16 Candles"
Single by The Crests
B-side"Beside You"
ReleasedOctober 1958 (US)
GenreDoo-wop
LabelCoed
Songwriter(s)Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent

"16 Candles" is a 1958 song performed by the Crests and written by Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent.

Track listing

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7" vinyl

  1. "16 Candles"
  2. "Beside You"

Single originally released in 1958 on Coed Records. (#506)

Chart performance

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  • The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price was at #1.[1] "16 Candles" also went #4 on the US R&B charts for 21 weeks in 1959.[2] In Canada it reached #5.[3]
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This song has appeared prominently in several 'entertainment' contexts, including at least two major Hollywood [motion picture] productions. It was an example of a typical Doo-wop song in the 1973 movie American Graffiti[4] and it had somewhat of a 'title role' in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles.[5]

Covers

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References

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  1. ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 138.
  3. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - January 26, 1959".
  4. ^ See e.g. the "Track listing" section of the article about the soundtrack of the movie American Graffiti
  5. ^ See e.g. the "Soundtrack and songs" section of the article about the movie Sixteen Candles
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
  7. ^ Sixteen Candles, retrieved 2023-05-14
  8. ^ "Sixteen Candles (1984) - Soundtracks - IMDb". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.imdb.com.
  9. ^ "Альбом «Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)» (Разные артисты)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via music.apple.com.
  10. ^ "Sha Na Na - The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.discogs.com.
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