July 25, 1970: The Carpenters "Close To You" topped the Billboard chart and became the first of twenty US Top 40 hits for the brother and sister team. While every artist’s No.1 is significant, “Close To You”’s success was a major milestone for more than the usual reasons. The duo’s first album, Offering, released just seven months earlier, failed to chart at all. And that album’s single, a wistful ballad reimagining of The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride,” stalled on the Hot 100 at just No.54.