Peak
63
Weeks
6
Score
298
Chart Year
1961
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position63
Peak DateMar 20, 1961
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted6
Weeks in Top 400
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc38
Weekly Calc260
Total Score298
Rankings
Year Ranking#425
Decade Ranking#4,519
Billboard Year#427
Top 5000#22,807
Details
- Label
- Dot Records
- Genre
- Easy Listening
- Media Type
- 45s
- Duration
- 2:28
- Composer(s)
- Ervin T. Rouse
- Entered Chart
- Feb 20, 1961
- Peak Date
- Mar 20, 1961
- Released
- March 1961
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Dot 16174
- B-Side
- Wheels
- Original Artist
- Rouse
Music Video
Notes
"Orange Blossom Special" is a fiddle tune about the luxury passenger train of the same name. The song was written by Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981) in 1938 and was first recorded by Rouse and his brother Gordon in 1939. Often called simply "The Special" or "OBS", the song is commonly referred to as "the fiddle player's national anthem".
Instrumental
Chart History (6 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 20, 1961 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Feb 27, 1961 | 83 | 43 |
| 3 | Mar 6, 1961 | 85 | 41 |
| 4 | Mar 13, 1961 | 74 | 52 |
| 5 | Mar 20, 1961 | 63 | 63 |
| 6 | Mar 27, 1961 | 95 | 31 |