Was “Sugar Sugar” (1969) by The Archies the only song by an animated group to top the charts?

The real singers had to take on the name The Archies because of the songs success to perform it. I bet the lead singer hated it.

He was quite cute though.

The Alvin & Chipmunks Christmas song is the first that comes to mind.

There was also "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas, Don't Be Late) by Alvin and the Chipmunks, 1958.

Also that Peanuts song

Nope. The Gorillaz had several hits in the earlier 2000's. Animated group. Best song is "Feel Good, Inc".

Feel Good Inc. by the Gorillaz.

The lead singer Ron Dante sort of specialized in being fictional groups. He sang “Tracy,” a song that was credited to The Cufflinks. and “Leader of the Laundromat” was released by The Detergents, and “You Deserve a Break Today” for McDonalds

OT but did anyone else have the Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits tribute CD?

But Gorillaz was an intentional virtual band.

Anyone know how Sugar, Sugar became popular? Did they have it on the show and decide to release it as a single?

Does this song count?

Number one on American Bandstand

Lmaoooo at all that white bread trying to dance 😂

R10 yes. And a song that still is played every Holiday season

#1 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom

Also #1 in the UK and Ireland.

R11, that's an amazing collection of fuggos.

When I lived in San Francisco I used to play it on the jukebox in Mel's Diner on Mission St. Love that song.

" yes. And a song that still is played every Holiday season."

Actually, no. The music is not by an "animated group." It's by the great jazz musician Vince Guaraldi and other supporting musicians. The music isn't attributed to "The Peanuts Gang."

This is the real singer, no?

It was a massive hit worldwide. A fucking fake cartoon band topping the charts all over the world lmao.

Argentina #6

Australia #5

Austria #1

Belgium #1

Brazil #1

Canada #1

Denmark #1

Finland #6

France #14

Germany #1

Ireland #1

Italy #12

Malaysia #2

Mexico #1

Netherlands #3

Norway #1

Philippines #2

Singapore #1

South Africa #1

Spain #1

Sweden #1

Switzerland #2

Turkey #2

UK #1

USA #1

Zimbabwe #1...

Insane.

R18 thats literally the video at r1

Ooops. Sorry, R1.

It was the best selling single in the USA and UK in 1969, and second best selling in Canada.

The Monkees, incredibly enough, turned down their chance to record "Sugar, Sugar." Don Kirshner, who knew a hit song when heard one, wanted them to do it but they supposedly were in a snit about not being able to record more of their own songs. Mickey Dolenz talked about it:

“As you know, Don Kirschner presented that as our next tune,” Dolenz said. “I was going to record it. That’s when Mike Nesmith led the palace revolt and we fought for the right to have at least some sort of control over the music. I didn’t go to the session – I’d gone to England, and that’s when I met the Beatles. Don Kirschner got fired, but then he recorded the song with the "Archies.” Kirschner joked the Archies wouldn’t talk back to him — after all, they were a cartoon band.

What a damn shame. Although Dolenz said he was going to do it, that song was made to be sung by Davy Jones. I always imagined him singing it in his smooth, teen idol voice, "Sugah...aw honey, honey. You are mah candee guuurl, and ya got me wantin' yooou...'

That's "candy GHEL". ^^

So happy The Monkees DIDNT do this. Omg it would have been awful with them

Josie and the Pussycats had some quality bubblegum pop songs.

R26 did they chart well?

They didn’t release but a couple singles and they didn’t chart well. I got a Rhino release of their recordings like twenty years ago. Most was filler, but some was quite infectious. I think with a better lead singer they could’ve had hits.

The ones with the “Valerie” singing lead show the potential.

R28 thats the difference, those did not chart well, but this one was a number one hit all over the world.

I do wanna hear some of their songs though.

The real singer was cute

I used to love this song! It’s super cute!

[quote] Lmaoooo at all that white bread trying to dance

Someone always has to inject race into things.

The Archies follow up to Sugar, Sugar was Jingle Jangle. It didn't do as well on the charts but I still have the 45RPM. Ron Dante did not sing on that one.

They also charted with "Bang-Shang-A-Lang".

That was the name of Marilyn Monroe's character in "Some Like it Hot."

R5 the single ‘DARE’ was huge for Gorillaz. It was high on the charts for what felt like years (it may well have been years in the U.K., cba to check right now). I’d say the same for their other singles ‘Tomorrow Comes Today’ (my personal favourite), ‘19-2000’, ‘5/4’, ‘Rock The House’, ‘Kids With Guns’, Clint Eastwood’, ‘Dirty Harry’, ‘El Mañana’, ‘On Melancholy Hill’, and more recently ‘DoYaThing’, ‘Empire Ants’, ‘Stylo’, ‘Rhinestone Eyes’, ‘Momentz’, ‘We Got The Power’, and ‘Magic City’.

They’re still going strong as a group, btw. Their last album SONG MACHINE was fucking amazing, with tracks released last year such as ‘Aries’, ‘Désolé’, and ‘Momentary Bliss’ doing very well. Their recent video for ‘The Lost Chord’ almost broke the Internet, for its references to fanlire.

What’s so funny about the concept, is that it began in 1998-9 as a joke project, meant as a criticism by Albarn & Hewlett to lampoon the way pop bands are so manufactured and forced to act like cartoon characters to sell records. However, that backfired somewhat when people responded with overwhelming interest and positivity to the satirical characters and the excellent poptronica that came from them, so now 23 years later they’re more legit than most 3D bands (excuse the pun).