<P> For that version, it represented a last and a first . The "last" was Price's seventh and most recent No. 1 single, in a string dating back to his 1956 hit "Crazy Arms ." The "first": It was the No. 1 single on the debut program of "American Country Countdown," which used the Billboard chart in its programming . Although it fell short of the top 40 in his native United States, the song was an easy listening hit in Canada, his third such hit there . </P> <P> In the early - to mid-1970s, Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded several of Weatherly's songs, and in 1974, they dipped into his catalog once again with their rendition of the song . Their version, titled "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 that spring and topped the Hot Soul Singles for two weeks . The single was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies . It also reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1974) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK (OCC) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Adult Contemporary </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1974) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1974) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK (OCC) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Adult Contemporary </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1974) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

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