(Saturday, September 8, 1979) — “Goodbye Stranger” by Supertramp peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Goodbye Stranger’ by Supertramp peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1979)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s
Ringo Starr appears on ‘Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1979)
Video: 'Ringo Starr & Bill Wyman answering phones on the Jerry Lewis Telethon 1979'
(Monday, September 3, 1979) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr appeared today at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as a special guest on the annual “The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon,” an annual Labor Day telethon to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Continue reading Ringo Starr appears on ‘Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1979)
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‘Young Blood’ by Rickie Lee Jones peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1979)
(Saturday, September 1, 1979) — “Young Blood” by Rickie Lee Jones peaked at #40 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Young Blood’ by Rickie Lee Jones peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1979)
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‘Voulez-Vous’ by ABBA peaks at #80 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1979)
(Saturday, September 1, 1979) — “Voulez-Vous” by ABBA peaked at #80 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Voulez-Vous’ by ABBA peaks at #80 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1979)
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‘My Sharona’ by The Knack peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
(Saturday, August 25, 1979) — “My Sharona” by The Knack peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Aug. 25, Sep. 1/8/15/22/29, 1979). Continue reading ‘My Sharona’ by The Knack peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
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‘Mama Can’t Buy You Love’ by Elton John peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
(Saturday, August 25, 1979) — “Mama Can’t Buy You Love” by Elton John peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Mama Can’t Buy You Love’ by Elton John peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
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‘Arrow Through Me’ by Wings debuts at #83 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
Video: 'Sir Paul McCartney & Wings - Arrow Through Me [New Master Exp.] [HD]' (videotaped June 6, 1979)
(Saturday, August 25, 1979) — “Arrow Through Me” by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings, the second single from their album Back to the Egg, debuted at #83 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Arrow Through Me’ by Wings debuts at #83 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
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‘Good Times’ by Chic peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1979)
(Saturday, August 18, 1979) — “Good Times” by Chic peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Good Times’ by Chic peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1979)
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‘You Can’t Change That’ by Raydio peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1979)
(Saturday, August 18, 1979) — “You Can’t Change That” by Raydio peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Can’t Change That’ by Raydio peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1979)
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‘Arrow Through Me’/’Old Siam, Sir’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1979)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Arrow Through Me' (videotaped June 6, 1979)
(Monday, August 13, 1979) — The single “Arrow Through Me”/“Old Siam, Sir” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S., the second single from the band’s album Back to the Egg. Continue reading ‘Arrow Through Me’/’Old Siam, Sir’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1979)
