#OnThisDay… October 4, 1980 • QUEEN: ‘Dusts’ Diana Ross for #1 [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 4, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

October 4th, 1980 Reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart today was the world-wide hit Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. After stalling for two weeks at #3 (behind the Australian duo Air Supply [All Out Of Love] and Motown diva Diana Ross [Upside Down]),...

#OnThisDay… September 30, 1978 • EXILE: ‘Kiss You All Over’ at #1 [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 30, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40

SEPTEMBER 30, 1978 The #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 came from the proverbial ‘one-hit-wonder’ category – Kiss You All Over by the American group Exile. Once inside the Top 10, the record had a frustrating climb to the top, slowed for four...

#OnThisDay… September 29, 1973 • GRAND FUNK: The ‘American Band’ Was On Top! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 29, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

SEPTEMBER 29, 1973 After spending nine prior weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the hard rock band Grand Funk finally climbed to the top of the heap by replacing the Marvin Gaye classic, Let’s Get It On. But after just seven days, Half-Breed by...

#OnThisDay… September 25, 1970 • THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY: TV Series Debuts on ABC [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 25, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

September 25, 1970 On a Friday evening 45 years ago today, the ABC-TV series The Partridge Family made its series debut. It ended an 18-month absence of a weekly music-oriented television sitcom aimed at teens, after The Monkees NBC series wrapped up its one and a...

#OnThisDay… September 21, 1974 • BARRY WHITE Hits The Top! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 21, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

September 21, 1974 Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe by iconic soul singer Barry White reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; it replaced I Shot The Sheriff by Eric “Slowhand” Clapton. It would, however, be a short stay at the top for the smooth,...

#Post • BILL WITHERS: 70’s Soul Hitmaker to be Honored at Carnegie Hall [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 20, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

Bill Withers (R) at The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with (L-R) Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney (April 2015) Seventies soul singer Bill Withers is being honored next month in New York City. Often referred to as “Brother”...