Joy (Apollo 100 song)

1972 instrumental Pop hit record by Apollo 100

"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)

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"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]

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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1971–1972)  | Peak
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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

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| Chart (1972)  | Rank

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Australia[6] | 33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 71

## Other versions

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

## References

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1. ^ Garrison, Bruce (4 March 1972). "Off the Record". Hattiesburg American. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
2. ^ Jerant, Fred (14 April 1973). "Take a Trip from Bach to Rock and Back". The Morning Call. p. 38. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
3. ^ Stuart, Don (24 March 2015). "Scratching that Bach itch". Rushville Republican. p. 6. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-02-26. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
5. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". www.musicoutfitters.com.
6. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
7. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
8. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
9. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 \- IS=BN 0-89820-089-X
10. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". www.musicoutfitters.com.
11. ^ Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004

## External links

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* Apollo 100 - Joy on YouTube
* The Ventures - Joy on YouTube
* New Symphony Orchestra of London - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring on YouTube

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Chamber music and orchestral works by, and transcriptions after, Johann Sebastian Bach

Solo|

* Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006
* Partita No. 1
* No. 2
* No. 3
* Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012
* Partita for Solo Flute, BWV 1013

Ensemble|

* Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019
* Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027–1029
* Flute Sonatas
* in B minor, BWV 1030
* in E♭ major, BWV 1031 (doubtful)
* in A major, BWV 1032
* in C major, BWV 1033 (doubtful)
* in E minor, BWV 1034
* in E major, BWV 1035
* Trio Sonatas
* Sonata for two flutes and continuo, BWV 1039
* Canonic Sonata for oboe, violin and continuo, BWV 1040

Concertos|

* Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
* Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
* Concerto for Two Violins, BWV 1043
* Triple Concerto, BWV 1044
* Sinfonia for violin and orchestra, BWV 1045
* Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051
* No. 5
* Keyboard concertos, BWV 1052–1065
* No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
* No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053
* No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
* For two harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060

Suites|

* Orchestral Suites, BWV 1066–1069
* Orchestral Suite in G minor, BWV 1070 (doubtful)

Fugal|

* The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
* The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
* discography

Adaptations|

* "Air on the G String"
* "Alphabet"
* "Ave Maria"
* Bach-Busoni Editions
* "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
* "Feel My Rhythm"
* "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
* "Joy"
* "Lady Lynda"
* "Sheep may safely graze"
* "They"
* Trio Sonata, BWV 525a
* "A Whiter Shade of Pale"

Albums|

* Bach's Greatest Hits
* Back to Bach
* Jazz Sebastian Bach
* Switched-On Bach
* Switched-On Bach II

* List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach

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* MusicBrainz work

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