(Saturday, September 16, 1978) — “Got to Get You into My Life” by Earth, Wind & Fire (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Got to Get You into My Life’ by Earth, Wind & Fire peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1978)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Mork & Mindy’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1978)
Video: 'Mork & Mindy Season 1 Episode 1 2 Pilot'
(Thursday, September 14, 1978, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Mork & Mindy, an American prime time television sitcom series about an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth from the planet Ork in a small, one-Orkan egg-shaped spaceship, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘Mork & Mindy’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1978)
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‘Taxi’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1978)
Video: 'S1 - E1 Like Father Like Daughter'
(Tuesday, September 12, 1978, 9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT) — Taxi, an American prime time television sitcom series about the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘Taxi’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1978)
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‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ by A Taste of Honey peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
(Saturday, September 9, 1978) — “Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sep. 9/16/23, 1978). Continue reading ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ by A Taste of Honey peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
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‘Hot Blooded’ by Foreigner peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
(Saturday, September 9, 1978) — “Hot Blooded” by Foreigner peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hot Blooded’ by Foreigner peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
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‘Shame’ by Evelyn “Champagne” King peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
(Saturday, September 9, 1978) — “Shame” by Evelyn “Champagne” King peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Shame’ by Evelyn “Champagne” King peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
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‘London Town’ by Wings debuts at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
(Saturday, September 9, 1978) — “London Town” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings debuted at #75 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘London Town’ by Wings debuts at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978)
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Rock drummer Keith Moon pronounced dead 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1978)
Video: 'Keith Moon - Final 24 (Documentary)'
(Thursday, September 7, 1978, pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. BST) — Keith Moon, the wild, raucous drummer of The Who rock group, was found dead today by his girlfriend Annette Walter-Lax hours after attending a party thrown by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at Peppermint Park in Covent Garden. Continue reading Rock drummer Keith Moon pronounced dead 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1978)
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‘Macho Man’ by Village People peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1978)
(Saturday, September 2, 1978) — “Macho Man” by the Village People peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for week. Continue reading ‘Macho Man’ by Village People peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1978)
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‘Grease’ by Frankie Valli peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 26 1978)
(Saturday, August 26, 1978) — “Grease” by Frankie Valli peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Aug. 26, Sept. 2, 1978). Continue reading ‘Grease’ by Frankie Valli peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 26 1978)
