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Music History Events: Charts

January 6, 1979 The Bee Gees' "Too Much Heaven" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

January 6, 1979 Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 album hits #1 in America.

December 9, 1978 Chic's "Le Freak" hits #1.

December 2, 1978 Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 on the Hot 100 for the first of two weeks.

November 18, 1978 Billy Joel's 52nd Street album hits #1 in America and stays there for eight weeks.

November 11, 1978 Donna Summer's disco version of "MacArthur Park," a #2 hit for Richard Harris in 1968, goes to #1 in America.

November 4, 1978 Anne Murray's "You Needed Me" hits #1.

November 4, 1978 Linda Ronstadt's LP Living In The USA hits #1.

October 28, 1978 "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder goes to #1 in America.

October 14, 1978 The KISS solo LPs Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss enter Billboard Albums chart at these positions: Peter Criss: #85 Ace Frehley: #87 Gene Simmons: #88 Paul Stanley: #89 Simmons ends up selling the most copies.

September 30, 1978 Exile's "Kiss You All Over" hits #1 on the Hot 100, where it stays for four weeks. The group doesn't place another song higher than #40 ("You Thrill Me"), but returns as a country act in the '80s and score 10 Country chart-toppers.

September 16, 1978 Boston's second album, Don't Look Back, hits #1 in America. Their self-titled debut sold over 17 million, but never hit the top spot.

September 9, 1978 A Taste Of Honey's "Boogie Oogie Oogie" hits #1 for the first of three weeks.

September 9, 1978 "Beast Of Burden" by The Rolling Stones enters the Hot 100 at #70. The song, in part, is a veiled reference from Keith Richards to Mick Jagger; Richards felt like Jagger was taking control of the band and leaving his bandmates out of the creative process.

July 15, 1978 The Rolling Stones' Some Girls album hits #1 in America.

June 17, 1978 Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing," which he wrote with his brothers, the Bee Gees, hits #1 in America.

June 10, 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's Grease duet "You're The One That I Want" hits #1 in the US.

June 3, 1978 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams' "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" hits #1 in America.

May 20, 1978 Wings' "With A Little Luck" hits #1 in America.

March 25, 1978 It's peak P-Funk, with the Parliament song "Flash Light" replaced at #1 on the R&B chart with "Bootzilla" by Bootsy's Rubber Band, one of the many offshoots from the group.

January 14, 1978 Player's "Baby Come Back" hits #1 for the first of three weeks.

January 14, 1978 Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album hits #1 for a record 31st week on the US chart.

December 24, 1977 After 10 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" is knocked off by another lite favorite: "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees.

October 29, 1977 Paul Davis's "I Go Crazy" enters the charts.

July 30, 1977 Andy Gibb's "I Just Want To Be Your Everything," written by his brother, Barry Gibb, hits #1 in America. His next two singles, "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" and "Shadow Dancing," also hit the top spot, making him the first male solo artist with three straight #1 hits on the Hot 100.

July 23, 1977 Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It" hits #1 in America. Don't play it at your wedding - the song is about two people who know they're right for each other but couldn't make it work.

July 16, 1977 Shaun Cassidy's "Da Doo Ron Ron" hits #1 in the US. The song was first recorded by the girl group The Crystals in 1963. Cassidy's version changes the line "Someboy told me that his name was Bill" to "Someboy told me that her name was Jill."

July 16, 1977 Barry Manilow lands his first #1 album with Barry Manilow Live, recorded over a 12-night engagement at the Uris Theatre in New York City. A highlight is a medley of commercial jingles he wrote or sang on before he was famous, including "Stuck On Band-Aid" and McDonald's "You Deserve A Break Today."

July 9, 1977 Alan O'Day's "Undercover Angel" hits #1. It will hold the position for one week.

June 11, 1977 KC and the Sunshine Band's "I'm Your Boogie Man" hits #1 in America.