Peak
25
Weeks
8
Score
889
Chart Year
1961
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position25
Peak DateJul 10, 1961
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted8
Weeks in Top 404
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc316
Weekly Calc573
Total Score889
Rankings
Year Ranking#244
Decade Ranking#2,481
Billboard Year#253
Top 5000#14,195
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Hi Records
- Genre
- Rock & Roll
- Media Type
- 45
- Composer(s)
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Entered Chart
- Jun 5, 1961
- Peak Date
- Jul 10, 1961
- Released
- 1961
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Hi 2036
- B-Side
- Yogi
- Original Artist
- Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
Music Video
Notes
"Ole Buttermilk Sky" is a song written by Hoagy Carmichael which was first a hit in 1946 for big band leader and old-time radio personality Kay Kyser. It has been covered by a multitude of artists / singers over the years and decades since. It was nominated in 1947 for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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Chart History (8 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 5, 1961 | 94 | 32 |
| 2 | Jun 12, 1961 | 77 | 49 |
| 3 | Jun 19, 1961 | 55 | 71 |
| 4 | Jun 26, 1961 | 34 | 92 |
| 5 | Jul 3, 1961 | 26 | 100 |
| 6 | Jul 10, 1961 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Jul 17, 1961 | 40 | 86 |
| 8 | Jul 24, 1961 | 84 | 42 |