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‘Easy’ by Commodores peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1977)

August 27, 20171970s, Popular Music 1970sadmin

(Saturday, August 27, 1977) — “Easy” by Commodores peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

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