(Saturday, November 5, 1977) — “Brick House” by Commodores peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Brick House’ by Commodores peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1977)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #37 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1977)
(Saturday, November 5, 1977) — “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” by Jimmy Buffett peaked at #37 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #37 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1977)
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‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours’ by Peter Frampton peaks at #18 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1977)
(Saturday, October 29, 1977) — “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Peter Frampton peaked at #18 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours’ by Peter Frampton peaks at #18 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1977)
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‘Nobody Does It Better’ by Carly Simon peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
(Saturday, October 22, 1977) — “Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Nobody Does It Better’ by Carly Simon peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
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‘That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll’ by Shaun Cassidy peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
(Saturday, October 22, 1977) — “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Shaun Cassidy peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll’ by Shaun Cassidy peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
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‘Cold as Ice’ by Foreigner peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
(Saturday, October 22, 1977) — “Cold as Ice” by Foreigner peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Cold as Ice’ by Foreigner peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
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‘Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing)’ by Johnny Rivers peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
(Saturday, October 22, 1977) — “Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing)” by Johnny Rivers peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing)’ by Johnny Rivers peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1977)
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‘Love Songs’ album by The Beatles released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1977)
Video: 'The Beatles - Love Songs [1977]'
(Friday, October 21, 1977) — “Love Songs,” a compilation album that comprises love songs recorded by the Beatles between 1962 and 1970, was released today in the U.S. (Nov. 19, 1977, in the UK). Continue reading ‘Love Songs’ album by The Beatles released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1977)
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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s tour plane crashes 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1977)
Video: 'Story of Lynyrd Skynyrd' (Oct. 20, 1977, at 18:26)
(Thursday, October 20, 1977, 6:55 p.m. CDT) — A Convair CV-240 chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd ran out of fuel and crashed tonight in Gillsburg, Mississippi, near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Continue reading Lynyrd Skynyrd’s tour plane crashes 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1977)
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Supersonic Concorde makes first landing in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1977)
Photo: Air France / British Airways Concorde landing at JFK Airport after first supersonic transatlantic flight, New York, New York, October 19, 1977.
(Wednesday, October 19, 1977, 11:09 a.m. EDT) — After a 19-month battle over noise and pollution, the supersonic Concorde airliner made its maiden flight into New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport today with modest noise, no organized demonstrators to greet it and nonpaying officials and test teams as its only passengers. Continue reading Supersonic Concorde makes first landing in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1977)
