“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” #1 1/3/1970

Billboard’s first #1 of the 1970’s came from the Paul Newman/Robert Redford movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” The tune won an Oscar for Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and was the initial #1 for B.J. Thomas. He wasn’t the first choice to record the song, however. It was originally offered to Ray Stevens, then to Bob Dylan; both turned it down. Dionne Warwick recommended her label mate B.J. to Burt and Hal. Chuck Findley played the famous trumpet solos.