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Verified claim that "One Night in Bangkok" was the last show *tune* to chart top 40; albums have been doing better, and "Hamilton" may change things.
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(Verified claim that "One Night in Bangkok" was the last show *tune* to chart top 40; albums have been doing better, and "Hamilton" may change things.)
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* [[Breakaway Pop Hit]]: "One Night in Bangkok" and "I Know Him So Well".
** "One Night In Bangkok", as performed by Murray Head, is (as of 2017) the last show-tune ever to chart on the Top 40 in the United States{{verify}}. Its then-contemporary new wave sound probably had something to do with it.
* [[Cut Song]]: The Broadway version, which was famously being rewritten as the season went on, has these a plenty. "Let's Work Together", the [[Villain Song]], was cut early on. But even before that, "East and West" seems to have been cut before opening night; it was only shown during previews (for the interested, it took the place of "Embassy Lament" and featured two CIA guys trying to convince Anatoly to move to New York City or LA, respectively).
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: In the latest concerts:
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