#1 This Week In 1965

Two months after she took it to #2 in the UK, this week in 1965 Petula Clark topped the U.S. pop charts for two weeks with Downtown, becoming the first British woman to have a #1 single in America. The first of 15 consecutive U.S. top 40 hits for Clark, Downtown won the 1965 Grammy for Best Rock And Roll Song and in 2004 was listed in the Grammy Hall Of Fame. Originally intended for the Drifters, Downtown was composed by British songwriter Tony Hatch after his first visit to New York City.

TRIVIA: Downtown has been covered by numerous artists, most successfully in the U.S. by Dolly Parton, who in 1984 took it to #27 on the country charts. The disco remix of Parton's cover was a particular favorite of gay T-dance DJs. In 2006, Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton took her version to #3 on the UK charts. Of course, the all time greatest cover of Downtown was recorded by the B-52s in 1978.

UPDATE: By popular demands in the comments, here's Mrs. Miller's cover of Downtown.