1959: Black, White & Grey

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper would be killed in an infamous plane crash; the Guggenheim would open; and both Alaska and Hawaii would become states. In 1959 the Hot 100 would feature The Fiestas and proto-surf rockers, Jan and Dean. Join Micah McKee and trusty robot sidekick, Rando, for yet another philosophical jaunt into the past to examine the most important and puzzling metric for what Americans want in their earholes! This is American 100.