On this date, September 5th, 1967, Louis Armstrong released the single “What a Wonderful World”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhCQZaH4Vs&pp=ygUmbG91aXMgYXJtc3Ryb25nIHdoYXQgYSB3b25kZXJmdWwgd29ybGQ%3DWorld" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single. In April 1968, it topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom,[3] but performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, disliked the song and refused to promote it.
After it was heard in the film Good Morning, Vietnam, it was reissued as a single in 1988, and rose to number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Armstrong's recording was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
Weekly charts
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Chart (1967–68) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 6
Denmark[19] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[21] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 6
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[25] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[26] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[27] 6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[28] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 8
Poland 22
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 32
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[33] 7
Year-end charts
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Chart (1988) Rank
Australia[34] 8
Canada RPM Top Singles[35] 78
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[36] 194
Certifications
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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[37] 5× Platinum 400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[38] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[39] 3× Gold 900,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[40] Platinum 70,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[43] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡