"Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 after the singer's tragic death, transforming the ...
On Dec. 29, 1973, Jim Croce’s“Time in a Bottle” became the last song of the year to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The emotional ballad remained No. 1 for two weeks, knocking Charlie Rich’s “The ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sadly, Croce never knew he had the year-ending No. 1 single. The singer died tragically three months prior, on Sept 20, 1973, in a ...