Zager and Evans were another duo from the late 60s and early 70s. They released In The Year 2525 in 1969 and it zoomed right to the top of the US charts and stayed there for six weeks. Number one with a bullet if you will.
The level of success achieved with In The Year 2525 makes Zager and Evans the superstars of underachievement. They made it all the way to number one and then never managed to break the top 100 again. As far as I know, they are the only group to ever accomplish this feat!
Let’s listen to their one and only hit…..
Without further ado…..cue the crickets……