BILLBOARD TOP 40 HITS 1971: #22: “BLUE MONEY”- VAN MORRISON

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Billboard Top 40 Hits 1971: #22: “Blue Money”- Van Morrison. February 6, 1971.

  • Single: “Blue Money”- Van Morrison
  • Record Company-Warner Brothers
  • Genre: R&B
  • Written by Van Morrison
  • Time: 3:40
  • B-side:”Sweet Thing”
  • Album-His Band And The Street Choir
  • Grade: A+
  • Peaked at #23 12 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100.

Van Morrison has never been a singles artist – he’s only had 5 Top 40 hits and his last Top 40 hit was “Wild Night” in the fall of 1971. His biggest hit on the charts is “Domino” #9 in 1970. His most known song by the masses “Brown Eyed Girl” #10 in 1969. “Blue Money” was a big favorite in New York City and Boston- Van commented at the time -“Out here I get asked to play ‘Blue Money’ all the time. All the kids love it, the kids in the street. It’s their favorite number.”