Fifty years ago, the song "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single by the cartoon band would go on... 50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still ...

In the late 1960s, the bubblegum pop music genre was in full force, with bands like The Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Lemon Pipers, and The Cufflinks frequently appearing on the Billboard Top 10 charts.

The Archies had one of the best built-in promotional outlets of any band of their era. They appeared on their very own Saturday morning cartoon, meaning that their single “Sugar, Sugar” was guaranteed ...