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‘Wishing You Were Here’ by Chicago peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 30 1974)

November 30, 20241970s, Popular Music 1970sadmin

(Saturday, November 30, 1974) — “Wishing You Were Here” by Chicago peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

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