In 1969, the fictional cartoon band The Archies topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Sugar, Sugar,” a studio-made bubblegum-pop track performed by real session musicians. The song spent four weeks at No. 1 and ended the decade as Billboard’s biggest hit, making it a rare case of an imaginary group outperforming real bands. Credit: Universal Music Group | History In Pictures

The Archies, the band behind the iconic song "Sugar, Sugar," did not exist in the real world. They were a fictional animated band created for the Archie Comics television show, The Archie Show, which aired on CBS in 1968. The Archies were composed of fictional teenagers from the Archie Comics universe: Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, and Veronica Lodge. However, the music for "Sugar, Sugar" was performed by session musicians managed by Don Kirshner. These musicians mi