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The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley

Chart Trivia 2

  • Entered the US chart on 02 August 1958 and spent 4 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 24.
  • Entered the UK chart on 20 June 1958 and spent 8 weeks in the charts, reaching a high of number 12.

This track is available on the following Compilation Albums: 14

  • 100 Hits - The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album - DMGN100218
  • 100 Hits Of The '50s - NOT4CD002
  • 100 No.1 Hits Of The 50s - NOT4CD026
  • 100 Novelty Songs - NOT4CD036
  • American Heartbeat 1958 - DAY2CD233
  • Happy Days - 75 Classics Sounds from the Rock 'n' Roll Years
  • Lovesick Blues - Gems From The MGM Vaults - DAY3CD024
  • No. 1 Hits Of The 50s - NOT3CD113
  • Number 1 Hits of The 50s
  • The British Hit Parade - 1958 - Part 2 - June - December - ACQCD7027
  • The First US Hot 100 August 1958
  • True 50s - 984264-7
  • True Rock 'n' Roll
  • We Were First - 180 Hits in Their Original Versions - 600204

Other songs with the same (or similar) title 2

  • The Purple People Eater - Barry Cryer
  • The Purple People Eater Has notes - Jackie Dennis Has notes

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