Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is No. 1 on a Billboard chart for the first time following the shipwreck's 50th anniversary.

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On Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in the Great Lakes, inspiring Gordon Lightfoot to write a hit song called 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' ...

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” holds atop the Hot 100, while Michael Jackson makes history in the top 10 with “Thriller.” ...

Newspaper clippings donated to the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth recount the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975.

The loss was commemorated in folk-rocker Gordon Lightfoot ’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 a little more than a year later, on the chart dated Nov. 20, ...

As "dudes rock' moments go, there are few that are as universally agreed upon as the shared love of Gordon Lightfoot's iconic folk rock ballad "The Wreck ...

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Many artists dream of selling their singles, millions of times over. And some have already achieved this. Here we'll show you which songs made it to the top when it comes to record sales. Surprisingly ...