On this day, 55 years ago, Cher celebrated one of her greatest milestones as a solo artist.
Long before Cher became one of the greatest-selling music artists of all time, she performed with her then-husband, Sonny Bono, as the legendary Sonny & Cher music duo.
The pair started their run together in the early ’60s, scoring one No. 1 hit in the United States with their signature 1965 track, “I Got You Babe.”
Though the duo’s popularity began to decline by the end of the decade, Cher had long established herself as a prominent solo artist. Cher released her debut album, All I Really Want to Do, in 1965. That hit album went on to reach No. 16 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
Six years later, Cher celebrated her first No. 1 hit as a solo artist. That special moment took place on Nov. 13, 1971, when “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cher recorded the song at Larrabee Sound Studios in Los Angeles, California. The song was released on Sept. 1, 1971, as part of her seventh studio album, Chér.
Cher Had Two More No. 1 Hits in the ’70s
Cher arrives for the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, on May 4, 2026.ANGELA WEISS / Getty Images
“Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, ending Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May/Reason To Believe” five-week run at the top. Cher’s hit song would be knocked off the top spot by Isaac Hayes’ “Theme from Shaft.”
Two years later, Cher achieved her second No. 1 hit as a solo artist in the United States when “Half-Breed” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, beginning on Oct. 6, 1973. Five months later, on March 23, 1974, “Dark Lady” went No. 1.
Cher’s last No. 1 hit in the US, “Believe,” topped the chart for the week of March 13, 1999.
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