Inspired by a thought I had in another thread, has there ever been cover songs / the original songs in the charts at either the same time or same year?

Here is one to begin:  Canadian/American group The Band had a hit in 1968 called The Weight that peaked at #35 in Canada and #63 in the US.  A cover version by Jackie DeShannon was released shortly thereafter, in fact, her version entered the US Hot 100 a week before The Band's version.  In Canada, as both songs rose up the charts at the same time, the charts for whatever reason paired them together, so both versions peaked at #35 during the same week.  Jackie's version made it to #55 in the US

The Band - The Weight
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Jackie DeShannon - The Weight
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In 1969, there were two more cover versions of The Weight in the charts:

Diana Ross and the Supremes with The Temptations - The Weight
This made it to #46 in the US and #36 in Canada
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Aretha Franklin - The Weight
This made it to #19 in the US and #12 in Canada
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Yeah, that sorta thing was common in the early years of the Rock Era.

For example, I think there were plenty of versions of "Unchained Melody" that charted before the Righteous Brothers' famous 1965 recording.

Yep, four versions of it were hits in 1955:

Lex Baxter
Jimmy Young
Roy Hamilton
Al Hibbler


But were they all charted at the same times?

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1994-04-23

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“I Swear” by John Michael Montgomery and covered by All 4 One.

In 1995, All 4 One covered “I Can Love You Like That” also by John Michael Montgomery. They would have been on the chart at the same time but the country version didn’t make the pop chart this time.

I remember that well and I only thought of All 4 One as ripping off country songs before the seat was even cold.

Not the same calendar year but so close.

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Black Velvet, Alannah Myles, December 17 1989

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Black Velvet, Robin Lee, February 1990

I prefer the Robin Lee version. It doesn’t sound overproduced, and the bass is real. Kinda funny, she even resembles Alannah.

"How Do I Live" in 1997 is another example.

Of course LeAnn Rimes had a big hit on the pop charts with her rendition (even though she was primarily a country artist). However, Trisha Yearwood (another female country music performer) also recorded a version that I think was popular on the country charts.

The Wind Beneath my Wings.

So many it is unreal.

This gives you a list of who preformed it and when.

https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/44134/versions


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Yeah, that sorta thing was common in the early years of the Rock Era.

For example, I think there were plenty of versions of "Unchained Melody" that charted before the Righteous Brothers' famous 1965 recording.

Yep, four versions of it were hits in 1955:

Lex Baxter
Jimmy Young
Roy Hamilton
Al Hibbler


But were they all charted at the same times?
Add Liberace to the list.

Also, the British comedy team The Goons, which featured Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and (future film star) Peter Sellers, the record was produced by George Martin.

"All I Really Want to Do" is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on his Tom Wilson-produced 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. Two covers were in the charts at the same time, Cher and The Byrds. Cher's cover was the more successful in the U.S., reaching the Billboard top 20, while the Byrds' single faltered at #40. The reverse was true in the UK, where the Byrds' single reached #4.