March 20, 1976 - 45 Years Ago Today: Diana Ross had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her single, "I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love)." The Michael Masser/Pam Sawyer-penned song was the second of three Hot 100 singles released from her self-titled album which was the second time in her solo career and second time in six years that two of her albums were self-titled. "I Thought It Took A Little Time," peaked at a disappointing No. 47 after the enormous leadoff single, "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)," went to No. 1 just eight weeks prior and also enjoyed a single week at No. 1 on the Billboard AC Chart. "I Thought it Took a Little Time," was on its way to another smash hit when its pop chart life was cut short due to having to rush the release of "Love Hangover" to obliterate a competing version by the 5th Dimension. "I Thought it Took a Little Tim...
July 29, 1978 - 43 Years Ago Today: Barbra Streisand had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her single, "Love Theme From 'Eyes Of Laura Mars' (Prisoner)." This Karen Lawrence/John Desautels-penned single was Streisand's 24th chart entry on the Hot 100 and it debuted just six weeks following her leadoff single and title track, "Songbird," which many felt the chart life of that single was cut short due to the release of this single. "Songbird" had peaked at No. 25 just one week prior to the debut of this single, but "Prisoner" had been released due to it being the leadoff single from the motion picture, "Eyes Of Laura Mars," which starred Faye Dunaway, which just happened to be produced by Jon Peters - Streisand's then-boyfriend of five years. "Prisoner," did moderately well peaking at No. 21 on September 30, 1978 spending three months on the chart and continued her string of Top 4...
August 7, 1976 - 45 Years Ago Today: Olivia Newton-John debuted at No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her single, "Don't Stop Believin'." This John Farrar-penned single was her twelfth chart entry on the Hot 100 and became her tenth Top 40 single which included five Top Tens and two No. 1's to date. The single peaked at No. 33 on September 18, 1976 and also enjoyed one week atop the Billboard AC Chart which was her eighth of ten AC No. 1's. In total, Newton-John scored forty singles on the Hot 100 chart which included twenty-seven Top 40's, fifteen Top Tens and five No. 1's. Her 1996 single, "The Grease Megamix," with John Travolta reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart which was published between October 20, 1984-November 28, 1998. Please click the following link to view the accompanying video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zts-JA1m2gA
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