"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was written by the great Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1966, released that year by The Supremes (before Diana Ross got separate billing), and reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. A hard rock version was released a a year later by Vanilla Fudge, hitting number six, and then again in 1986 by the British pop star Kim Wilde, who also reached number one. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" is one of the few songs ever to reach number one for two different artists (the others are listed at the bottom of this post). I think it is also remarkable for having charted in at least four different genres: Motown, hard rock, pop, and country (sort of, by Reba McIntyre).
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Number One hits for multiple artists: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Roberta Flack and the Fugees); "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers and Club Nouveau); "Venus" (Shocking Blue and Bananarama); "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton); "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green and Tina Turner); "The Sound of Silence" (Simon & Garfunkel and Disturbed); "I'll Be There" (Jackson Five and Mariah Carey); "Lady Marmalade" (Labelle, Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya, and Pink); "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston); "Please Mr. Postman" (The Marvelettes and The Carpenters; also recorded by the Beatles, but not released as a single); "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley and UB40); "A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson and Leona Lewis).
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