In 2003, Mathis received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His album “Johnny’s Greatest Hits” went on to become one of the most popular albums of all time and spent 490 continuous weeks (almost 10 years) on the Billboard 200, before being eclipsed by Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” in 1983, when it reached 491 continuous weeks.
Over the course of his career, Mathis has had 34 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” notably debuting at No. He quickly became a household name, with his second single, “Chances Are,” selling over a million copies. He enjoyed early success and a record deal with Columbia Records, but it wasn’t until a 1957 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that he received national recognition. Mathis started his career with singles of standard music before finding success as an album artist, with 18 albums achieving gold status and six reaching platinum status. on Friday, December 16 at the Chumash Casino Resort. SANTA YNEZ, CA – Novem– Johnny Mathis, the Grammy Award winner and platinum-selling singer-songwriter, who has been entertaining fans for over 60 years, will treat the Samala Showroom audience to “A Johnny Mathis Christmas” at 8 p.m.