1969 Hit Ranked the ‘Top Bubblegum Pop Song’ Was by Fictional Band The Archies

In a list compiled by Rock Cellar magazine, the 1969 chart topper “Sugar, Sugar” by the Archies was ranked the top bubblegum pop song. The tune, written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, beat out songs such ...
Staten Island Advance

From the Archies’ “Sugar Sugar” to Barry Manilow’s hits, native Staten Islander Ron Dante helped create some of the top songs in music history

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – There’s going to be a big homecoming next week for a native Staten Islander who sang one of the most popular songs of all time. Ron Dante will perform with the Turtles as part of ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz Once Recorded a ‘Dirty’ Cover of The Archies’ ‘Sugar, Sugar’

The Monkees passed on the opportunity to record “Sugar, Sugar,” which became a huge hit for The Archies. Subsequently, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz recorded a solo version of the song. Dolenz’s rendition ...
Variety

‘The Archies’: Sony Music India Chief on How Soundtracks Enhance Films: ‘Music Is Intrinsic to the Fabric of Society’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The first image that the word ‘Bollywood’ conjures up is one of song and dance. And Netflix’s “The Archies” promises to be a prime example of that. “The Archies” is a 1960s-set feature film adaptation ...