The Wurzels' Combine Harvester celebrates 50 years - it reached no.1 (fun story) (UK) 15/Jun/2026

Here's a fun story of the day.. The most unlikely Number One of 1976, Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) by the Wurzels, topped the charts on this day 50 years ago. It was a parody of Brand New Key by Melanie, and stayed at the top spot for two weeks, beating Wings, Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart. Band member Pete Budd said the sound engineers predicted that it was going to be Number One when we recorded it because it was an "everyman's song". "Afterwards, we couldn't walk into the services like we used to for our egg and chips because everyone was there asking us for autographs," added Budd. #thewurzels #combineharvestersong #1976number1song #UKsongof1976 #funstory