Kon-Tiki (song)

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"Kon-Tiki"
Song
B-side"36-24-36" (Welch-Marvin-Harris-Meehan)

"Kon-Tiki" is an instrumental tune by The Shadows. It became a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in October 1961.[2] It was the fifth Shadows hit and their second to reach the top of the UK chart.[1]

Personnel

Meehan was replaced by Brian Bennett in the Shadows line-up whilst this single was still at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ "ChartArchive - The Chart Archive". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
Preceded by UK number-one single by The Shadows
5 October 1961
Succeeded by