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The very first number-one song on the Easy Listening chart was "Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton, 1961. The chart was introduced without any special editorial mention, quietly appearing next to the Hot 100 as a 20-position survey.Hour OneJohnny Mathis I Only Have Eyes For YouBread Guitar ManThe Supremes The HappeningPaul McCartney/Ringo Starr Home To UsPlayer Givin' It AllLyle Lovett If I Had A BoatJewel You Were Ment For MePoco BarbadosMichael Stanley Rosewood BittersBrook Benton The Boll Weevil SongJimmy Buffett In The ShelterPattie Page Tennesse WaltzNat King Cole Mona LisaPaolo Nutini/PHJB Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Starbuck Moonlight Feels RightHour TwoStephen Bishop It Might Be YouDave Stewart/Candy Dullfer Lilly Was HereStevie Wonder Master Blaster (Jammin)Jefferson Airplane Pretty As You FeelThe Fleetwoods Come Softly To MeThe Manhattan Transfer That Cat Is HighRocco DeLuca Doctor's LamentRamsey Lewis Hey Mrs. JonesPilot MagicJeff Golub Mercy Mercy Me 10cc Dreadlock HolidayRobert Palmer Every Kind of PeopleJoni Mitchell Help Me Squirrel Nut Zippers Wash Jones [email protected]RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON FACEBOOKRUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON INSTAGRAMRUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON X