The state of Georgia is in the title of three No. 1 songs: “Georgia On My Mind” Ray Charles, “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” Vicki Lawrence, and “Midnight Train To Georgia” Gladys Knight & the Pips. (Those last two were both in 1973).
In 1959, the city of “Kansas City” (Wilbert Harrison) was knocked out of the No. 1 spot by another city, “The Battle of New Orleans” (Johnny Horton).
Four songs with the name of an American city in the title were in the Top Ten at the same time in August 1974: “The Night Chicago Died” Paper Lace, “Please Come To Boston” Dave Loggins, “Waterloo” ABBA, and “Wildwood Weed” Jim Stafford.
The Bee Gees had two Top 20 hits in 1967 to name a state: “New York Mining Disaster 1941” and “(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts.”
For three consecutive years, Glen Campbell had a Top 40 hit with a city: 1967 "By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” 1968 “Wichita Lineman,” 1969 “Galveston”
1970 – the same year which gave us “American Woman” (The Guess Who), “United We Stand” (Brotherhood of Man), and a charted musical version of The Declaration of Independence (5th Dimension), also had no less than 8 Top 40 hits with a state in the title: “Arizona” Mark Lindsay, “Rainy Night In Georgia” Brook Benton, “Indiana Wants Me” R. Dean Taylor, “Kentucky Rain” Elvis Presley, “Mississippi” John Phillips, “Mississippi Queen” Mountain, “Ohio” Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and “Tennessee Bird Walk” Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan.
In 1959, the city of “Kansas City” (Wilbert Harrison) was knocked out of the No. 1 spot by another city, “The Battle of New Orleans” (Johnny Horton).
Four songs with the name of an American city in the title were in the Top Ten at the same time in August 1974: “The Night Chicago Died” Paper Lace, “Please Come To Boston” Dave Loggins, “Waterloo” ABBA, and “Wildwood Weed” Jim Stafford.
The Bee Gees had two Top 20 hits in 1967 to name a state: “New York Mining Disaster 1941” and “(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts.”
For three consecutive years, Glen Campbell had a Top 40 hit with a city: 1967 "By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” 1968 “Wichita Lineman,” 1969 “Galveston”
1970 – the same year which gave us “American Woman” (The Guess Who), “United We Stand” (Brotherhood of Man), and a charted musical version of The Declaration of Independence (5th Dimension), also had no less than 8 Top 40 hits with a state in the title: “Arizona” Mark Lindsay, “Rainy Night In Georgia” Brook Benton, “Indiana Wants Me” R. Dean Taylor, “Kentucky Rain” Elvis Presley, “Mississippi” John Phillips, “Mississippi Queen” Mountain, “Ohio” Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and “Tennessee Bird Walk” Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan.