Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam

Saturday, December 6, 1969 – December 19, 1969 All day

Artist: Steam Weeks at #1: 2 weeks Chart dates: December 6, 1969 – December 13, 1969

About

One of the last 1969 #1 songs, written, produced and sung by Paul Leka and friends, who arranged the record in one session, intended to be a B-side of another song, and then invented a group, called it “Steam” and issued a mega hit. Some of the recording musicians were too embarrassed by the song to allow their names to appear on the credits. Still, a classic case of “one Hit Wonder”. The band formed after the song’s success and performed as a “legitimate” pop group. The genre has some soul, some Bubble Gum and even some Doo Wop.