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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.   
      
   Billboard just released their list of Best ever songs peaking at positions 1   
   through 25.   
   A few more of those with a TV related vibe include:   
      
   Honorable Mention:  'Rainbow Connection' sung by Kermit peaked at #25   
   Best Ever:  'Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard' by Waylon Jennings peaked at   
   #21   
   Honorable mention:  'I'll Be There For You' by The Rembrandts peaked at #17   
   Best Ever:  'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey (mentioned only as a reference   
   that it was the biggest hit so far from the TV show Glee) peaked at #9   
      
   > 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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