What A Wonderful World (No.15)
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"What A Wonderful World" was originally written by Bob Thiele and George Weiss, and was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single by him in 1968.
The song was not initially a hit in America, it sold less than 1,000 copies at the time of it's release because the head of ABC Records didn't like the song, so never bothered promoting it. However, It was a massive success in the UK reaching No.1 on the singles chart.
It was also the biggest selling single of 1968 in the UK. The song, at the time, made Louis Armstrong the oldest male to top the Charts, at 66 years of age.