did it perform well on the charts?
Yes, it was  a number-one hit on "Billboard" magazine's Best Sellers in Stores chart in 1957, the song peaked at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed for three weeks
That'll Be the Day
The Brunswick single was a number-one hit on "Billboard" magazine's Best Sellers in Stores chart in 1957. It went to number two on "Billboard"'s R&B singles chart. The song peaked at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957 and stayed in that position for three weeks.

On December 20, 1969, a reissue of the single by Coral Records was awarded a "gold single" by the RIAA. 

On September 20, 1986, the song appeared on the UK Singles Chart at number 85 and left the chart a week later.
who did not get on the plane the day the music died UNANSWERABLE what is it about? American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson when did it happen? February 3, 1959 who was the first musician mentioned? Charles Hardin Holley,  known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll what musical style did he follow? His singing style was characterized by his vocal hiccups and his alternation between his regular voice and falsetto which was his debut album? UNANSWERABLE can you name a few of his works? "That'll Be the Day", "It's So Easy, "Heartbeat", "Rave On" is the first one a song? Yes,  written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison is there any other version of the song released? Yes, the second recording of the song was made on February 25, 1957, seven months after the first, at the Norman Petty studios in Clovis, New Mexico
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That'll Be the Day [SEP] Charts and certification
The Brunswick single was a number-one hit on "Billboard" magazine's Best Sellers in Stores chart in 1957. It went to number two on "Billboard"'s R&B singles chart. The song peaked at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957 and stayed in that position for three weeks. On December 20, 1969, a reissue of the single by Coral Records was awarded a "gold single" by the RIAA. On September 20, 1986, the song appeared on the UK Singles Chart at number 85 and left the chart a week later.