Top 10 Biggest Jumps To Number 1 (Singles, 1957-1997)

When it came to his #1 hit, Bobby Goldsboro had "big air." (YouTube)

When we say these songs were “number one with a bullet,” we really mean it. Here are the Top 10 Biggest Jumps to Number 1 in the history of pop music.

10. Paul Simon – “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover” (#10 to #1, 1976)

9. The Beatles – The Long and Winding Road (#10 to #1, 1970)

8. Bobby Goldsboro – “Honey” (#10 to #1, 1968)

[Note: There are two others that have jumped from #10 to #1: "The Chipmunk Song" and Vicki Lawrence's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia."]

7. The Rooftop Singers – “Walk Right In” (#11 to #1, 1963)

6. The Four Seasons – “Sherry” (#11 to #1, 1962)