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What year did Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” reach the No.1 position?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Although it was first written in 1952, the best-known version of the song was by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954. The song became a No.1 single in both the US and the UK.
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What year did Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” reach the No.1 position?

  • 1956
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
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