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   "Steve Newport"  wrote in message   
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   From: fkellis@sticx.net (Fred Ellis)   
   >>Edith Bunker was played by Jean Stapleton.   
   -----------------------------------   
   >I've also seen her on stage.   
      
   She got a special nod last week from Billboard magazine as the song 'Those   
   were The Days' from All in the Family was named as the Best song to Ever   
   peak at #43 on the Billboard Pop Chart.   
      
   Some other TV related nods went out to:   
   Best Ever:  The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) by The Banana Splits   
   peaked at #96   
   Best Ever:  Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy peaked at #83   
   Best Ever:  'Deep, Deep Trouble'  The Simpson (Bart and Homer) peaked at #69   
   Honorable Mention:  'WKRP in Cinncinnatti' by Steve Carlisle peaked at #65   
   Best Ever:  Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble' by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh   
   Prince of Bell-Air (also sampled I Dream of Jeanie) peaked at #57   
   Honorable Mention:  'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' by the Beatles peaked at #49   
   Best Ever:  Paul Shaffer for his song (he wrote it) It's Raining Men which   
   peaked at #46   
   Honorable Mention:  'Mission-Impossible' version by Lalo Schifrin peaked at   
   #41   
   Honerable Mention:  'Meet the Flintstones' (B-52s version) peaked at #33   
      
   A big note of thanks to Allen Kirshner who's tracking of Billboard / TV   
   songs in a post to alt.music.lyrics aided in my compiling this list.   
   The Top25 list for Billboard's Best songs Ever to Peak at position 'X' will   
   be released later today.   
      
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