"Joy" is a 1971 instrumental pop hit record by
Apollo 100
Apollo 100 was a short-lived British instrumental group, that had a U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 hit with the Johann Sebastian Bach–inspired single "Joy" in 1972.
History
Apollo 100 was founded by arranger and multi-instrumentalist Tom P ...
. It is a contemporary rendition of a 1723 composition by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...
entitled "
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (or simply "Joy"; German: ''Jesus bleibet meine Freude'') is the most common English title of a piece of music derived from a chorale setting from the cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'', BWV 147 ("Heart and ...
", shortened to simply "Joy".
The song reached number 6 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1972 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, "Joy" reached number 24. It is ranked as the 71st biggest U.S. hit of 1972.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Other versions
The Ventures
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the ...
released a version of "Joy" in 1972. They reached number 109 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' pop chart.
[Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004]
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1971 songs
1971 singles
1970s instrumentals
Pop instrumentals
Mega Records singles
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