“Leaving on a Jet Plane” was the only No. 1 hit for what group?
Steve Miller Band
Jefferson Airplane
The Mamas & the Papas
Peter, Paul and Mary
Fact: Although Peter, Paul and Mary were among the most successful folk groups of the 1960s, scoring hits like If I Had a Hammer and Puff, the Magic Dragon, their only single to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 was Leaving on a Jet Plane in 1969. Written by a young John Denver, the song became a bittersweet anthem of parting and remains one of the group’s most enduring recordings. Interestingly, Denver’s own version of the song would gain wider fame later in his career, but it was Peter, Paul and Mary who turned it into a chart-topping success.
Correct Answer: Peter, Paul and Mary