(Saturday, December 9, 1978) — “I Just Wanna Stop” by Gino Vannelli peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s
‘Time Passages’ by Al Stewart peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1978)
(Saturday, December 9, 1978) — “Time Passages” by Al Stewart peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1978)
(Saturday, December 2, 1978) — “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Dec. 2/16, 1978).
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Lennon records ad-libs ‘News Of The Day (From Reuters)’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1978)
Video: 'John Lennon ABSOLUTELY DESTROYING BOB DYLAN... AGAIN! "News of the world"'
(Monday, November 27, 1978) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded “News Of The Day (From Reuters),” a Bob Dylan parody performed while watching a TV news broadcast, using the words of the news reports to create spontaneous lyrics, today at his New York apartment. Continue reading Lennon records ad-libs ‘News Of The Day (From Reuters)’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1978)
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‘Wings Greatest’ album released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1978)
Video: 'Wings Greatest Hits' (12 videos)
(Monday, November 27, 1978) — Wings Greatest, the first official retrospective release from Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career, was released today in the U.S. (Dec. 1, 1978, in the UK). Continue reading ‘Wings Greatest’ album released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1978)
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‘Double Vision’ by Foreigner peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1978)
(Saturday, November 18, 1978) — “Double Vision” by Foreigner peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘How Much I Feel’ by Ambrosia peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1978)
(Saturday, November 18, 1978) — “How Much I Feel” by Ambrosia peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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‘It’s Over’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1978)
(Saturday, November 18, 1978) — “It’s Over” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #75 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘It’s Over’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1978)
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‘MacArthur Park’ by Donna Summer peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1978)
(Saturday, November 11, 1978) — “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Nov. 11/18/25, 1978).
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‘Beast of Burden’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1978)
(Saturday, November 11, 1978) — “Beast of Burden” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Beast of Burden’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1978)
