A Million to One explained

A Million to One
Cover:	A_Million_to_One_-_Jimmy_Charles_and_the_Revelletts.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Jimmy Charles and the Revellettes
B-Side:	Hop Scotch Hop
Released:	1960
Label:	Promo (P-1002)
Next Title:	The Age of Love
Next Year:	1960

"A Million to One" is a song written by Phil Medley and first recorded by Jimmy Charles and the Revellettes.

Chart history

The single, released by Promo Records (P-1002), peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.^[1]

Chart (1960)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides^[2]	8

Covers

"A Million to One" has been covered by many artists^[3] and some versions appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 (peak positions indicated below).^[4]

• Patti Austin (1967)
• Five Stairsteps (1968) – No. 68
• Brian Hyland (1969) – No. 90
• The Manhattans (1972) - No. 114^[5]
• Donny Osmond (1973) – No. 23
• Jermaine Jackson (1973)
• J. R. Bailey (1977)
• Selena (1986)
• New Edition (1986)

Notes and References

1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 112.

3. Web site: Million to One (search results) . AllMusic.com . 2009-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090603090016/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg . June 3, 2009 .
4. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&kw=&keyword=A+million+to+one&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH Search results on Billboard.com
5. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004