Joy (Apollo 100 song)

"Joy" is a 1971 instrumental pop hit record by Apollo 100. It is a contemporary rendition of a 1723 composition by Johann Sebastian Bach entitled "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", shortened to simply "Joy".^[1][2][3]

"Joy"
Single by Apollo 100
B-side	"Exercise in A Minor"
Released	December 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Progressive pop, baroque pop
Label	Mega Records
Songwriter(s)	Bach
Apollo 100 singles chronology
"Joy" (1971) "Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)" (1972)

It reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 1972 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, "Joy" reached number 24.^[4] It is ranked as the 71st biggest U.S. hit of 1972.^[5]

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1971–1972) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 3 Canada RPM Top Singles 24 New Zealand (Listener)[7] 20 South Africa (Springbok)[8] 18 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 6 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 6

Year-end charts Chart (1972) Rank Australia[6] 33 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 71

Other versions

The Ventures released a version of "Joy" in 1972. It reached number 109 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart.^[11]