(Saturday, August 20, 1977) — “Best of My Love” by The Emotions peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five non-consecutive weeks (Aug. 20/27, Sept. 3/10/24, 1977). Continue reading ‘Best of My Love’ by The Emotions peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)
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‘Whatcha Gonna Do?’ by Pablo Cruise peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)
(Saturday, August 20, 1977) — “Whatcha Gonna Do?” by Pablo Cruise peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Whatcha Gonna Do?’ by Pablo Cruise peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)
‘Sunflower’ by Glen Campbell peaks at #39 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)
(Saturday, August 20, 1977) — “Sunflower” by Glen Campbell peaked at #39 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sunflower’ by Glen Campbell peaks at #39 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)
Voyager heads toward outer planets 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)
Video: 'Voyager 2 Spacecraft Reaches 35 Years Old'
(Saturday, August 20, 1977, 14:29:00 UTC) — Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft built to study the outer planets, was launched today at Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a 12-inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature. Continue reading Voyager heads toward outer planets 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1977)