The #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 20, 1966, belonged to California pop band The Association, whose ‘Cherish’ topped the chart for three weeks that year.

This was one of five top ten hits, and two #1s, for The Association, all in the same three year span between 1966-1968. The sextet delivered dreamy Beach Boys-style harmonies on syrupy love songs such as ‘Windy,’ ‘Never My Love,’ and today’s SOTD.

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