In 1969, a song about love as sweet as candy was, as Mary Poppins might say, a spoonful of sugar for millions of listeners, but its success left the Monkees feeling bitter.

Beloved animated characters may have represented the musicians behind this hit, but the artists' saccharine song went on to dominate the charts in 1969.

57 years ago today, on September 20, 1969, a new pop song topped the Billboard 100. Even though Rolling Stone called it “as basic as it gets”, the song wouldn’t have been remarkable if it wasn’t for ...

In 1969, The Archies had the No. 1 song of the year with "Sugar, Sugar." The "faceless" band that recorded catchy hits for the TV cartoon series of the same name featured singers Ron Dante and Toni ...