number one on that inaugural top ten list was tommy dorsey's "i'll ner smile again." followed by jimmy dorsey with "the breeze and i." more "charts" would come. the billboard 200 was released in march of 1958. the billboard 200 was released in march of 1958. magazine started showcasing the billboard hot 100 which would become the music industry's standard record chart for singles and it's where ro stations find the top 40. he was calle"the entertainer of the century." so as look back at milestones in music, tod we pay tribute to the larger-than- legend frank sinatra. "social scientists study the amazing effect of sinatra's romantic crooning on his audience and most of them report, 'youth is still the same as ever!'" from the idol of the bobby- soxers to "the chairman of the board" ... "i thought you went home!" frank sinatra lived many lives, and lived them all grand, full and large. born ci on december 12, 1915, hgot his start with tommy dorsey's big band and quickly became the twentieth century's first superstar. at his peak, he was hollywood royalty, an oscar winne

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