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The following is a list of most watched television broadcasts in the United States based on average viewership of the broadcasts by Nielsen. The Super Bowl has frequently been the most watched American television broadcast of the year. Super Bowl XLIX is currently the most watched U.S. television broadcast with 115.2 million viewers.[1]
Contents
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1 Most watched broadcasts
2 Most watched television broadcasts by year
2.1 2017
2.2 2016
2.3 2015
3 Most watched TV series
3.1 Most watched by year
3.2 Most watched series finales
4 References
Most watched broadcasts[edit]
The following is a list of the twenty most watched TV broadcasts in the United States according to Nielsen.[2][3][4]
No.
Show
Viewership (millions)
Date
Network
1 Super Bowl XLIX 114.4 February 1, 2015 NBC
2 Super Bowl XLVIII 112.2 February 2, 2014 Fox
3 Super Bowl 50 111.9 February 7, 2016 CBS
4 Super Bowl LI 111.3 February 5, 2017 Fox
5 Super Bowl XLVI 111.3 February 5, 2012 NBC
6 Super Bowl XLV 111.0 February 6, 2011 Fox
7 Super Bowl XLVII 108.7 February 3, 2013 CBS
8 Super Bowl XLIV 106.5 February 7, 2010 CBS
9 M*A*S*H (Finale) 105.9 February 28, 1983 CBS
10 Super Bowl LII 103.4 February 4, 2018 NBC
11 Super Bowl XLIII 98.7 February 1, 2009 NBC
12 Super Bowl XLII 97.4 February 3, 2008 Fox
13 Super Bowl XXX 94.1 January 28, 1996 NBC
14 Super Bowl XLI 93.2 February 4, 2007 CBS
15 Super Bowl XX 92.6 January 26, 1986 NBC
16 Super Bowl XXVII 91.0 January 31, 1993 NBC
17 Super Bowl XL 90.7 February 5, 2006 ABC
18 Super Bowl XXVIII 90.0 January 30, 1994 NBC
19 Super Bowl XXXII 90.0 January 25, 1998 NBC
20 Super Bowl XXXVIII 89.8 February 1, 2004 CBS
Most watched television broadcasts by year[edit]
2017[edit]
The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2017 according to Nielsen.[5]
Indicates broadcast unrelated to sports.
No.
Show
Viewership
(in millions)
Date
Network(s)
1 Super Bowl LI 111.3 February 5, 2017 Fox
2 Packers vs. Cowboys 48.5 January 15, 2017 Fox
3 Steelers vs. Patriots 48.0 January 22, 2017 CBS
4 Donald Trump Congressional Address 47.7 February 28, 2017 VOA
5 Packers vs. Falcons 46.3 January 22, 2017 Fox
6 Giants vs. Packers 39.3 January 8, 2017 Fox
7 Steelers vs. Chiefs 37.1 January 15, 2017 NBC
8 89th Academy Awards 32.9 February 26, 2017 ABC
9 Inauguration of Donald Trump 30.6 January 20, 2017 VOA
10 Dolphins vs. Steelers 29.9 January 8, 2017 CBS
11 Descendants 2 21.0 Disney Channel, Disney XD, [[Freeform], ABC, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies
2016[edit]
The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2016 according to Nielsen.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Indicates broadcast unrelated to the 2016 election.
No.
Show
Viewership
(in millions)
Date
Network(s)
1 Super Bowl 50 111.9 February 7, 2016 CBS
2 First presidential debate 84.0 September 26, 2016 CPD
3 Third presidential debate 71.6 October 19, 2016 CPD
4 Super Bowl 50 post-game show 70.0 February 7, 2016 CBS
5 Second presidential debate 60.3 October 9, 2016 VOA
6 World Series Game 7: Cubs vs. Indians 40.5 November 2, 2016 Fox
7 Vice presidential debate 37.0 October 4, 2016 CPD
8 Redskins vs. Cowboys 35.1 November 24, 2016 Fox
9 Donald Trump RNC acceptance speech 34.9 July 21, 2016 VOA
10 88th Academy Awards 34.4 February 28, 2016 ABC
2015[edit]
The following is a list of the ten most watched TV broadcasts in the United States in 2015 according to Nielsen.[12]
Indicates broadcast unrelated to sports.
No.
Show
Viewership
(in millions)
Date
Network
1 Super Bowl XLIX 115.2 February 1, 2015 NBC
2 Super Bowl XLIX post-game show 73.2 February 1, 2015 NBC
3 Colts vs. Patriots 42.3 January 18, 2015 CBS
4 87th Academy Awards 37.2 February 22, 2015 ABC
5 College Football Playoff National Championship 33.7 January 12, 2015 ESPN
6 Lions vs. Cowboys post-game show 33.1 January 4, 2015 ESPN
7 Panthers vs. Seahawks 31.1 January 10, 2015 Fox
8 The Blacklist ("Luther Braxton", Super Bowl XLIX lead-out) 30.5 February 1, 2015 NBC
9 Colts vs. Broncos post-game show 28.6 January 11, 2015 NBC
10 Alabama vs. Ohio State 28.5 January 1, 2015 ESPN
Most watched TV series[edit]
Most watched by year[edit]
Nielsen began compiling ratings for television beginning in 1950. Prior to that year, television ratings were compiled by a number of other sources, including C. E. Hooper (which was bought out by Nielsen in February 1950) and Variety.
American Idol holds the record for most consecutive seasons at No. 1 (also its total), with eight. Note however that American Idol usually airs two episodes a week; for the 2003–2004 season, only the Tuesday show was ranked No. 1, overall American Idol was ranked No. 2 that season. For the show taken as a whole, it was No. 1 for seven consecutive seasons.[13] All in the Family, and The Cosby Show share second place for most consecutive (and total) seasons at No. 1, with five each. Counting in for total seasons at No. 1, 60 Minutes also holds a share of a three-way second place, and is the first (and currently only) U.S. primetime television show to lead the annual Nielsen ratings in at least 3 separate decades - 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Season
Show
Network
1950–1951 Texaco Star Theatre NBC
1951–1952 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts CBS
1952–1953 I Love Lucy
1953–1954
1954–1955
1955–1956 The $64,000 Question
1956–1957 I Love Lucy
1957–1958 Gunsmoke
1958–1959
1959–1960
1960–1961
1961–1962 Wagon Train NBC
1962–1963 The Beverly Hillbillies CBS
1963–1964
1964–1965 Bonanza NBC
1965–1966
1966–1967
1967–1968 The Andy Griffith Show CBS
1968–1969 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In NBC
1969–1970
1970–1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
1971–1972 All in the Family CBS
1972–1973
1973–1974
1974–1975
1975–1976
1976–1977 Happy Days ABC
1977–1978 Laverne & Shirley
1978–1979
1979–1980 60 Minutes CBS
1980–1981 Dallas
1981–1982
1982–1983 60 Minutes
1983–1984 Dallas
1984–1985 Dynasty ABC
1985–1986 The Cosby Show NBC
1986–1987
1987–1988
1988–1989
1989–1990 (tie) The Cosby Show
(tie) Roseanne ABC
1990–1991 Cheers NBC
1991–1992 60 Minutes CBS
1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995 Seinfeld NBC
1995–1996 ER
1996–1997
1997–1998 Seinfeld
1998–1999 ER
1999–2000 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ABC
2000–2001 Survivor: The Australian Outback CBS
2001–2002 Friends NBC
2002–2003 (tie) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS
(tie) Friends NBC
2003–2004 American Idol Fox
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC[14]
2012–2013 NCIS CBS
2013–2014 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC[18]
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
Most watched series finales[edit]
The number of viewers for M*A*S*H (105.9 million) and Cheers (84.4 million) are the numbers most commonly reported. M*A*S*H has also been reported at 121.6 million viewers and Cheers has been reported at 93.5 million viewers.[19][20] For M*A*S*H and Cheers, 121.6 million and 93.5 million represent the total audience who watched at least six minutes and the 105.9 million and 84.4 million represent the viewers who watched the average minute.[3] Regular episodes of M*A*S*H were thirty minutes long, but the final episode was a television movie of running length of two hours and thirty minutes, which reached a peak audience of 125 million by the primetime telecast conclusion of the 1983 M*A*S*H series finale.
The M*A*S*H finale was notorious in that after the episode finished, water flow in New York City increased by 6.7 million gallons, representing about 1 million people using the bathroom. While contributing to the CD-ROM computer game Blast from the Past, in association with TV Land, Loretta Swit commented on the event, stating she thought it was due to the fact viewers stayed glued to the screens for the whole show, and then rushed to the facilities. The 2004 finale of Friends had overtaken the record of Seinfeld in 1998 since in its last 6 minutes were seen by almost 80 million people, but viewership remained at 65.9 million because it was the audience for most of the episode. Part one of the Friends finale had 52.47 million viewers and part 2 had 65.9 million viewers and both parts were broadcast on May 6, 2004 on NBC from 21:00 to 22:06.[21]
Series
Viewership
(in millions)
Household rating
Share
Date
Network
M*A*S*H 105.9[3] 60.2%[3] 77%[3] 000000001983-02-28-0000February 28, 1983[3] CBS[3]
Cheers 84.4[22] 45.5% 64%[19] 000000001993-05-20-0000May 20, 1993 NBC
The Fugitive 78.0[23] 45.9% 72% 000000001967-08-29-0000Aug 29, 1967 ABC
Seinfeld 76.3[22] 41.3% 58% 000000001998-05-14-0000May 14, 1998 NBC
Friends 52.5[24] 29.8% 43%[25] 000000002004-05-06-0000May 6, 2004 NBC
Magnum, P.I. 50.7 32.0% 48% 000000001988-05-01-0000May 1, 1988 CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 50.0[22] 30.0% 46% 000000001992-05-22-0000May 22, 1992 NBC
The Cosby Show 44.4[22] 28.0% 45% 000000001992-04-30-0000April 30, 1992 NBC
All in the Family 40.2[22][26] 26.6% 43% 000000001979-04-08-0000April 8, 1979 CBS
Family Ties 36.3 20.8% 35% 000000001989-05-14-0000May 14, 1989 NBC
Home Improvement 35.5[27] 21.6%[28] 43%[27] 000000001999-05-25-0000May 25, 1999 ABC
Frasier 33.7[29] 16.3% 25% 000000002004-05-13-0000May 13, 2004 NBC
Dallas 33.3 22.0% 38% 000000001991-05-03-0000May 3, 1991 CBS
Everybody Loves Raymond 32.9[29] 20.2% 29% 000000002005-05-16-0000May 16, 2005 CBS
Star Trek: The Next Generation 31.0[30] 17.4% 34% 000000001994-05-23-0000May 23, 1994 Syndication
Gunsmoke 30.9[26] N/A N/A 000000001975-03-31-0000March 31, 1975 CBS
Happy Days 30.5 20.5% 31% 000000001984-09-24-0000September 24, 1984 ABC
The Golden Girls 27.2 18.9% 38% 000000001992-05-09-0000May 9, 1992 NBC
Full House 24.3 14.6% 25% 000000001995-05-23-0000May 23, 1995 ABC
St. Elsewhere 22.5[26] 17% 29% 000000001988-05-25-0000May 25, 1988 NBC[31]
MacGyver 22.3 13.8% 26% 000000001992-05-21-0000May 21, 1992 ABC
L.A. Law 22.1 15.9% 27% 000000001994-05-19-0000May 19, 1994 NBC
ALF 21.7 13.1% 24% 000000001990-03-24-0000March 24, 1990 NBC
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 21.16 16.5% 28% 000000001977-03-19-0000March 19, 1977 CBS
The Wonder Years 21.0 13.9% 23% 000000001993-05-12-0000May 12, 1993 ABC
Quantum Leap 20.6 13.7% 23% 000000001993-05-05-0000May 5, 1993 NBC
Who's the Boss? 20.5 12.7% 24% 000000001992-04-25-0000April 25, 1992 ABC
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 19.9 13.1% 22% 000000001996-05-20-0000May 20, 1996 NBC
Mad About You 19.8 13.6% 20% 000000001999-05-24-0000May 24, 1999 NBC
Knots Landing 19.6 13.9% 22% 000000001993-05-13-0000May 13, 1993 CBS
Bonanza 19.3[26] ? ? 000000001973-01-16-0000January 16, 1973 NBC
Designing Women 18.8 14.2% 22% 000000001993-05-24-0000May 24, 1993 CBS
Matlock 18.7 13.2% 20% 000000001995-05-07-0000May 7, 1995 ABC
Will & Grace 18.6 12.9% 20% 000000002006-05-18-0000May 18, 2006 NBC
The Facts of Life 18.2 13.2% 29% 000000001988-05-07-0000May 7, 1988 NBC
Jake and the Fatman 18.1 12.9% 20% 000000001992-05-06-0000May 6, 1992 CBS
Major Dad 17.9 12.6% 20% 000000001993-04-16-0000April 16, 1993 CBS
Murphy Brown 17.5 12.3% 19% 000000001998-05-18-0000May 18, 1998 CBS
Beverly Hills, 90210 16.8 11.9% 21% 000000002000-05-17-0000May 17, 2000 Fox
Roseanne 16.6 11.6% 19% 000000001997-05-20-0000May 20, 1997 ABC
Murder, She Wrote 16.5 12.3% 21% 000000001996-05-19-0000May 19, 1996 CBS
The Oprah Winfrey Show 16.404 11.5% N/A 000000002011-05-25-0000May 25, 2011 Syndication
ER 16.4 10.4% 17% 000000002009-04-02-0000April 2, 2009 NBC
NYPD Blue 16.1 10.4% 17% 000000002005-03-01-0000March 1, 2005 ABC
Miami Vice 16.1 11.0% 21% 000000001989-06-28-0000June 28, 1989 NBC
Perfect Strangers 15.8 11.8% 16% 000000001993-08-06-0000August 6, 1993 ABC
Married... with Children 15.2 10.0% 16% 000000001997-05-05-0000May 5, 1997 Fox
In the Heat of the Night 15.0 10.9% 17% 000000001995-05-16-0000May 16, 1995 CBS
Kate & Allie 14.9 11.9% 20% 000000001989-05-22-0000May 22, 1989 CBS
Dynasty 14.7 10.8% 17% 000000001989-05-11-0000May 11, 1989 ABC
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 14.6 -% -% 000000002014-02-06-0000February 6, 2014 NBC
Monday Night Football 14.4[32] 9.2% 16% 000000002005-12-26-0000December 26, 2005 ABC
Wings 14.2 10.2% 16% 000000001997-05-21-0000May 21, 1997 NBC
JAG 14.0[33] 9.0% 15% 000000002005-04-29-0000April 29, 2005 CBS
Mr. Belvedere 13.8 8.5% 16% 000000001990-07-08-0000July 8, 1990 ABC
The Late Show with David Letterman 13.76 9.3% -% 000000002015-05-20-0000May 20, 2015 CBS
Lost 13.6 7.5% 13% 000000002010-05-23-0000May 23, 2010 ABC
Evening Shade 13.5 9.6% 15% 000000001994-05-23-0000May 23, 1994 CBS
Two and a Half Men 13.5 -% N/A 000000002015-02-19-0000February 19, 2015 CBS
The King of Queens 13.5 8.8% 13% 000000002007-05-14-0000May 14, 2007 CBS
Doogie Howser, M.D. 13.4 9.2% 14% 000000001993-03-24-0000March 24, 1993 ABC
American Idol 13.3[34] 9.6% 15% 000000002016-04-07-0000April 7, 2016 Fox
Providence 13.3 9.0% 16% 000000002002-12-20-0000December 20, 2002 NBC
Life Goes On 13.2 8.9% 17% 000000001993-05-23-0000May 23, 1993 ABC
The X-Files 13.2[35] 7.9% 12% 000000002002-05-19-0000May 19, 2002 Fox
How I Met Your Mother 13.13 8.6% 13% 000000002014-03-31-0000March 31, 2014 CBS
Coach 13.1 9.3% 16% 000000001997-05-14-0000May 14, 1997 ABC
Touched by an Angel 12.9[36] 8.9% 15% 000000002003-04-27-0000April 27, 2003 CBS
Amen 12.9 8.3% 19% 000000001991-05-11-0000May 11, 1991 NBC
Falcon Crest 12.3 9.3% 15% 000000001990-05-17-0000May 17, 1990 CBS
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.2 N/A N/A 000000002015-09-27-0000September 27, 2015 CBS
Desperate Housewives 11.9 9.0% 14% 000000002012-05-13-0000May 13, 2012 ABC
3rd Rock from the Sun 11.9 7.9% 13% 000000002001-05-22-0000May 22, 2001 NBC
The Sopranos 11.9 6.5% 11% 000000002007-06-10-0000June 10, 2007 HBO
Empty Nest 11.6 8.7% 17% 000000001995-04-29-0000April 29, 1995 NBC
Ally McBeal 11.5 7.5% 11% 000000002002-05-20-0000May 20, 2002 Fox
Homicide: Life on the Street 11.4 8.4% 15% 000000001999-05-21-0000May 21, 1999 NBC
Without a Trace 11.2 7.3% 12% 000000002009-05-19-0000May 19, 2009 CBS
The Nanny 11.1 8.1% 14% 000000001999-05-12-0000May 12, 1999 CBS
Picket Fences 11.1 8.2% 14% 000000001996-04-24-0000April 24, 1996 CBS
The Practice 10.9 7.5% 13% 000000002004-05-16-0000May 16, 2004 ABC
Walker, Texas Ranger 10.8 6.8% 13% 000000002001-05-19-0000May 19, 2001 CBS
Judging Amy 10.8 7.6% 12% 000000002005-05-03-0000May 3, 2005 CBS
Sex and the City 10.6[37] ? ? 000000002004-02-22-0000February 22, 2004 HBO
Becker 10.6 7.3% 11% 000000002004-01-28-0000January 28, 2004 CBS
The Good Wife 10.6 TBA TBA 000000002016-05-08-0000May 8, 2016 CBS
Grace Under Fire 10.5 7.4% 11% 000000001998-02-17-0000February 17, 1998 ABC
Highway to Heaven 10.5 7.1% 16% 000000001989-08-04-0000August 4, 1989 NBC
Melrose Place 10.4 7.3% 12% 000000001999-05-24-0000May 24, 1999 Fox
Twin Peaks 10.4 N/A N/A 000000001991-06-10-0000June 10, 1991 ABC
Breaking Bad 10.28 000000002013-09-29-0000September 29, 2013 AMC
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 10.2 6.7% 15% 000000001998-05-16-0000May 16, 1998 CBS
Sisters 10.1 7.1% 14% 000000001996-05-04-0000May 4, 1996 NBC
The West Wing 10.1 6.2% 10% 000000002006-05-14-0000May 14, 2006 NBC
The Mentalist 10.1 % % 000000002015-02-18-0000February 18, 2015 CBS
That '70s Show 10.0 6.0% 10% 000000002006-05-18-0000May 18, 2006 Fox
Boy Meets World 10.0 6.1% 12% 000000002000-05-05-0000May 5, 2000 ABC
Cold Case 10.0 6.4% 11% 000000002010-05-02-0000May 2, 2010 CBS
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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
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"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album The Age of Aquarius
Released
March 1969
Genre
Psychedelic soul, sunshine pop
Length
4:49
Label
Soul City
Songwriter(s)
James Rado
Gerome Ragni
Galt MacDermot
Producer(s)
Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"California Soul"
(1969) "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
(1969) "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
(1969)
"California Soul"
(1969) "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
(1969) "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
(1969)
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"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (commonly called "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group The 5th Dimension. The song peaked at number one for six weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the spring of 1969. The single topped the American pop charts and was eventually certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.[1] Instrumental backing was written by Bill Holman and provided by session musicians commonly known as the Wrecking Crew.[2][3] The actual recording is something of a "rarity"; the song was recorded in two cities, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, then mixed together in the studio, afterwards.
The song listed at number 66 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time".[4]
Contents
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1 History
2 Track listing
3 Charts
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 Cover versions
5 In popular culture
6 See also
7 References
History[edit]
This song was one of the most popular songs of 1969 worldwide, and in the United States it reached the number one position on both the Billboard Hot 100 (for six weeks in April and May) and the Billboard Adult Contemporaries Chart. It also reached the top of the sales charts in Canada and elsewhere. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 record overall for 1969.[5]
The recording won both the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group for the Grammy Awards of 1970, after being published on the album The Age of Aquarius by the 5th Dimension, and also being released as a seven-inch vinyl single record.
The lyrics of this song were based on the astrological belief that the world would soon be entering the "Age of Aquarius", an age of love, light, and humanity, unlike the current "Age of Pisces". The exact circumstances for the change are "When the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars." This change was presumed to occur at the end of the 20th century; however, astrologers differ extremely widely as to when. Their proposed dates range from 2062 to 2680.
Astrologer Neil Spencer denounced the lyrics as "astrological gibberish", noting that Jupiter forms an astrological aspect with Mars several times a year and the moon is in the 7th House for two hours every day.[6] These lines are considered by many[who?] to be merely poetic license, though some people take them literally.
The American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Songs list, published in 2004, ranked "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" as number 33.
Track listing[edit]
Side
Title
Length
A. "Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" 4:50
radio edit 3:07
B. "Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya" 3:54
"Aquarius"
A chorus from the Original Broadway Cast
"The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In"
The last verse of "The Flesh Failures" and first chorus of "Let the Sunshine In" from the Original Broadway Cast
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Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1969)
Peak
position
Australia 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 11
Canada RPM Top Singles 1
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 1
Dutch Top 40[8] 12
Finland 2
Germany 3
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 15
New Zealand (Listener)[10] 6
Switzerland[11] 4
UK Singles Chart 11
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
US Billboard Black Singles 6
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1969)
Rank
Canada[13] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] 13
US Black Singles[15] 50
US Cash Box[16] 3
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Cover versions[edit]
The crowd at the Woodstock Festival (August 1969) sang the song. The recording is featured on the double album Woodstock Two (released 1971).[citation needed]
Donna Summer, then Donna Gaines, was cast in the German version of the musical singing the lead in Wassermann (Aquarius), in 1968.[17]
Checkmates, Ltd. released a version of the song as part of "The Hair Anthology Suite" on their 1969 album, Love Is All We Have to Give.
Ray Stevens recorded "Aquarius" for his 1969 studio album Have a Little Talk with Myself.
Cilla Black recorded the song for her 1969 studio album Surround Yourself with Cilla.
Engelbert Humperdinck recorded a cover of the song on his 1969 self-titled album.
Andy Williams released a version in 1969 on his album, Get Together with Andy Williams.
Mercy released a version of the song on their 1969 album, Love Can Make You Happy.[18]
Diana Ross recorded a cover on the Supremes' 1969 Let the Sunshine In album but, without The Supremes; it was a solo recording sung on The Dinah Shore Television Special 1969 with background vocalists from the Television Special.
The instrumental band the Ventures covered the medley on their 1969 album Hawaii Five-O.
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" was also covered by the Osmonds on the 1970 album, Hello! The Osmond Brothers.
The Undisputed Truth recorded a version called "Aquarius" for their 1971 self-titled LP.
Charles Earland, a jazz Hammond organ player, recorded a version of this song in his album Black Talk.
George Shearing, a piano player, recorded a version of the song in 1974 on the album The Way We Are.
Ren Woods sang the song in the opening scene of the 1979 film adaption of the play. A soundtrack album was subsequently released, which featured her version as the first track on the A side.
Pop-gabber Dutch band Party Animals covered "Aquarius" on their debut album Good Vibrations in 1996. The single was certified Platinum[19] and peaked at the number one position for three weeks.[20]
A cover of the medley was recorded for the Killdozer / Alice Donut split single "Michael Gerald's Party Machine! Presents:", released in 1996.[21][better source needed] It was credited to "Kill Donut", a one-off band consisting of members of both bands.
The lyrics "Let the Sunshine In" from the song "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" are sampled in "One More Time (The Sunshine Song)" by Australian Electronic Artist Groove Terminator.
The "Let the Sunshine In" portion of the medley was covered by Swedish dance group Army of Lovers on their 2000 album Le Grand Docu-Soap. Their version also included most of the original verses (with some changes) performed as a pseudo-rap by group member Dominika Peczynski.
Lightspeed Champion covered the song on his Domino Records special edition covers EP. The track is listed as "The Flesh Failures".[22]
Star Academy Arab World season one finalist students covered the song and made it as their first single, known as Jay Al-Hakyka.
Spencer Davis Group single "Aquarius Der Wasserman" b/w "Let the Sunshine In", was released because Davis studied German in college and found tour audiences there so appreciative, he decided to honor their support with a version of this pop hit in German.
The German krautrock/progressive rock band Jeronimo on their 1970 album Cosmic Blues.
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll and the Trinity recorded this song on their album "Streetnoise" Brian Auger & The Trinity (1969).
The Austrian singer Marianne Mendt recorded a German-language version of "Aquarius" about the City of Vienna in 1970 named "Der Wasserkopf (Aquarius)".
The Chopsticks (a Hong Kong female duo, made up of Sandra Lang (仙杜拉) & Amina (亞美娜)), covered this medley song on their 1971 LP All of a Sudden.
Jackie Davis released a cover of "Aquarius" under his moniker, "Chico Arnéz". The track, Chico Arnez - "Aquarius" features on his album New Sounds of Chico Arnez, released on Contour records in 1972.[23]
Hans Zimmer recorded a cover version for the introductory section to the 1990 movie Bird on a Wire, listed on the soundtrack as "Aquarius".
The cast of the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin covered the song for the ending of the film.
The "Let the Sunshine In" portion of this medley was covered by Lisa Cool and the South Spirit for the rhythm dance game Pump It Up: The PREX 3.[24]
"Let the Sun Shine", an Ibiza-inspired re-make of the "Let the Sunshine In" portion of this medley was released by the German housemusic duo Milk & Sugar in 2003. In 2009, they released a remix featuring Jamaican vocalist Gary Pine and Bob Sinclar entitled "Let The Sun Shine 2009."
Edurne, a Spanish singer, recorded "Aquarius" for her album Première (álbum) (es).
Les Poppys, a French musical group of 17 children, recorded 'Laissez entrer le soleil/Let the sun shine in', a French/English cover of 'Let the sun shine in', in 1971 for their first album called Poppys.
Digital Daggers recorded a cover that was featured on the television show Star-Crossed, and appeared on their album Reimaginations, Vol. 1.
The Forest Rangers covered the song and it was played during the last few minutes of Sons of Anarchy S07E05.
Mike Doughty interpolated the "Let the Sunshine In" portion for his song "Fort Hood" off of his album Golden Delicious.
Shannon Mier covered the song on his 2003 album On the Failure of Science to Understand My Spirit.
Kanye West produced the song "Sunshine" for Mos Def's second album The New Danger (2004), employing the "Let the Sunshine In" portion throughout the song.
In popular culture[edit]
From 1970–77, "Aquarius" was used as the theme song to the British arts programme Aquarius.
In 1970, "Let The Sunshine In" was used in an Ad Council PSA for the National Urban Coalition; the commercial promoted racial harmony using a large all-star choir including cameos by Ray Charles, Peggy Cass, Johnny Carson, Will Geer and Leonard Nimoy.
"Let the Sunshine In" has been adopted by soccer fans in Argentina and popularized in Uruguay's "Soy Celeste" to proclaim their support.
Peter Lawford sang the song "Aquarius" in the Hollywood Palace in November 1969.
The song also appeared in episode 3 ("Harmony of the Worlds") of Carl Sagan's Cosmos during a sequence debunking the practice of astrology.[25]
In episode 16, season 3 of The Simpsons ("Bart the Lover"), "Age of Aquarius" is played during a yo-yo demonstration at a school assembly.[26]
The song appeared at the end of the 2001 movie Recess: School's Out.
The song also appeared at the end of the 2005 movie The 40-Year Old Virgin.
A sample of the song as it appears in the film Hair carries the main loop of the Boards of Canada song of the same name, appearing on their debut LP.
The beginning of the song is heard during a flashback at the start of episode 2 of American Horror Story Season 1: Murder House
The song is featured in Just Dance 2014.
See also[edit]
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1969
List of recordings of songs Hal Blaine has played on
References[edit]
Jump up ^ AllMusic.com The Age of Aquarius page Accessed: November 8, 2013
Jump up ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
Jump up ^ Discogs credits for Bill Holman 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In'
Jump up ^ "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. 1980-12-08. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
Jump up ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969
Jump up ^ Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, p. 124.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-05-19. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
Jump up ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 23, 1969. Accessed: November 26, 2006
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Aquarius-Let the Sunshine In". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ [1] Flavour of New Zealand, June 27, 1969. Accessed: November 27, 2016
Jump up ^ SwissCharts.com Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" page. Accessed: November 26, 2006
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 3, 1969
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
^ Jump up to: a b Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Accessed December 7, 2016.
Jump up ^ [2] The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1969. Accessed: November 27, 2016
Jump up ^ "Donna Summer discography" (in Italian). Donnasummer.it. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
Jump up ^ Mercy, Love Can Make You Happy Retrieved May 7, 2015
Jump up ^ NVPI.nl Certification page. Accessed: November 26, 2006
Jump up ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 Nr. 1 Hits uit de Top 40, page 330, ISBN 90-230-0944-4 (Book in Dutch)
Jump up ^ "Killdozer & Alice Donut - Michael Gerald's Party Machine Presents..." Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
Jump up ^ "Lightspeed Champion". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
Jump up ^ "Chico Arnez". Retrieved 20 January 2012.
Jump up ^ "Prex-3-CZ-Let the Sunshine-Youtube". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
Jump up ^ "Carl Sagan on the pseudoscience of Astrology". YouTube. 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
Jump up ^ "The Simpsons UK Cuts, Season 3 — Simpsons Crazy". www.simpsoncrazy.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
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April 12, 1969 (six weeks) Succeeded by
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April 7, 1969 - April 21, 1969 (three weeks) Succeeded by
"You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Preceded by
"Galveston" by Glen Campbell Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single (The Fifth Dimension version)
May 10, 1969 (two weeks) Succeeded by
"Happy Heart" by Andy Williams
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