Apollo 100 was a British instrumental group that had a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit with the Bach–inspired single "Joy" in 1972.
History
Apollo 100 was founded by arranger and multi-instrumentalist Tom Parker, who was known for his arrangements from the Young Blood catalogue, such as the Top 20 American hit "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" and a number of Don Fardon's recordings. Parker had played keyboards, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and a number of other instruments from an early age, and entered the music industry as a session musician by the 1960s. In the intervening time, he associated with a number of groups, including The Mark Leeman 5, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and Eric Burdon with the New Animals. One Day in September and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as well as the television series The Man Who Fell to Earth. While not featured on the Battle of the Sexes soundtrack, the song is heard during a scene in the film and is cited in the end credits.
Charting discography
Studio albums
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart<br />positions
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>AUS<br /></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>US<br/></small>
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! scope="row" | Joy
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- Released: March 1972
- Label: Mega M31-1010
| - || 47
|-
! scope="row" | Master Pieces
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- Released: April 1973
- Label: Mega M51-5005
| 62 || -
|}
Compilation albums
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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>AUS<br />
|-
| 1971
! scope="row" | "Joy"
| 3 || 24 || 18 || 6
|-
| 1972
! scope="row" | "Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)"
| - || - || - || 94
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