Wonderful World
: Sam CookeDate: 05/1960
Comment:
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #373]
[Keen 8-2112]
written by Sam Cooke
, Herb Alpert & Lou Adler| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| US | 09/05/1960 | 12 |
| US R&B | 2 | |
| UK | 09/07/1960 | 27 |
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| Sam Cooke singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teenage Sonata (03/1960 • 23 pts) | Wonderful World (05/1960 • 141 pts) | Chain Gang (08/1960 • 307 pts) |
| Sam Cooke singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shake (01/1965 • 136 pts) | Wonderful World (05/1960 • 141 pts) | Frankie and Johnny (07/1963 • 167 pts) |
Music video
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 • Sam Cooke • Wonderful World |  |  | |
| 1965 • Herman's Hermits • Wonderful World | | | |
| 1976 • Johnny Nash • (What a) Wonderful World | | | |
| 1978 • Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon • (What a) Wonderful World | | ||
| 1986 • Sam Cooke • Wonderful World | | ||