Sammy Davis Jr. 's version appears on the '' Sammy Davis Jr . Now '' album . Though Davis admitted to disliking the song , finding it too saccharine , it became his only number-one hit , spending three weeks at the top of the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 chart starting 10 June 1972 , and two weeks at the top of the easy-listening chart . '' Billboard '' ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1972 . The track featured backing vocals by the Mike Curb Congregation , who had earlier released their own unsuccessful version of the song . It is recognized as one of Davis 's signature songs , and " The Candy Man " came to be his moniker later in his career . The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance , Male at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards
15th Annual Grammy Awards
15th Annual Grammy Awards
The Candy Man