On This Day: July 6, 1985 – Sussudio by Phil Collins Became the Number One Song in America

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On This Day: July 6, 1985 – Sussudio by Phil Collins Became the Number One Song in America.

On this day July 6, 1985, Sussudio by Phil Collins reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it remained through July 12. Released as the lead single from his third solo album No Jacket Required, the song became one of Collins’s most recognizable and enduring hits of the decade.

Built around a catchy synth riff, punchy horns, and an unforgettable hook, Sussudio was pure 80s pop energy. The lyrics told the story of a man infatuated with a woman named Sussudio, a word Collins...

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