Category Archives: The Beatles 1970s

‘London Town’ by Wings peaks at #39 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1978)

(Saturday, October 14, 1978)“London Town” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings peaked at #39 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘London Town’ by Wings peaks at #39 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1978)

‘Oh! Darling’ by Robin Gibb peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1978)

(Saturday, October 7, 1978)“Oh! Darling” by Robin Gibb (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Oh! Darling’ by Robin Gibb peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1978)

‘Come Together’ by Aerosmith peaks at #23 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)

(Saturday, September 30, 1978)“Come Together” by Aerosmith (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) peaked at #23 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Come Together’ by Aerosmith peaks at #23 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)

‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’ by The Beatles peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)


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(Saturday, September 30, 1978)“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”/“With a Little Help from My Friends” by The Beatles, issued as a single for the first time since the tracks were originally released on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to capitalize on the release of the new film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, peaked at #71 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’ by The Beatles peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)

‘Got to Get You into My Life’ by Earth, Wind & Fire peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1978)

(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)

‘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)

Rock drummer Keith Moon pronounced dead 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1978)


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(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)

‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’/’A Day in the Life’’ single by The Beatles released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1978)


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(Monday, August 14, 1978) — To coincide with the release of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band film, Capitol records today released the single “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”/“With a Little Help from My Friends” with “A Day In The Life” on the B-side (released in the UK on Sept. 30, 1978), 11 years after the tracks were released on the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and eight years after the group disbanded. Continue reading ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’/’A Day in the Life’’ single by The Beatles released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1978)

‘London Town’/’I’m Carrying’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1978)


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(Friday, August 11, 1978) — The single “London Town”/“I’m Carrying” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the UK (Aug. 21, 1978, in the U.S.), the third of three singles from the group’s album London Town. Continue reading ‘London Town’/’I’m Carrying’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1978)

‘I’ve Had Enough’ by Wings peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1978)

(Saturday, August 5, 1978)“I’ve Had Enough” by (former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band) Wings, , the second single from their album London Town, peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’ve Had Enough’ by Wings peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1978)