#OnThisDay in 1980, Chic climbed 11 places to a highest UK chart position of number 21 with "My Feet Keep Dancing".

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#OnThisDay in 1980, with previous single "One Step Beyond" still on the chart at number 22, Madness entered at number 54 with new release "My Girl". This would become the band's highest charting UK single so far, reaching number 3.

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#OnThisDay in 1978, Heatwave released their new single "The Groove Line". The first single lifted from their second studio album "Central Heating", "The Groove Line" would go on to reach number 12 on the UK singles chart during February.

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Remembering Lou Rawls, who died aged 72 on this day in 2006.

Singer, record producer, composer & actor, Rawls had 6 Billboard Top 40 hits, including the 1976 US number 2/UK number 10 "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine".

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📷 Garry Null

Remembering Danny Webster, guitarist & occasional vocalist with Dayton funk band Slave, born on this day in 1959.

Slave's most iconic track was the 1977 US R&B number 1 "Slide".

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📷 Raymond Boyd

Remembering Van McCoy, born on this day in 1940.

Record producer, arranger, songwriter & singer, McCoy produced songs for David Ruffin, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin & others. He had major solo success with "The Hustle" (1975) & "The Shuffle" (1977).

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Heading for a two-week stint at number 1, Pet Shop Boys went up a place to number 3 on the UK singles chart "OnThisDay in 1986 with"West End Girls".

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#OnThisDay in 1986.

A-ha had the highest climber (up 12 places to number 27) on the UK Top 40. "The Sun Always Shines on TV" would go on to top the chart for two weeks during January/February.

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#OnThisDay in 1975.

Having reached number 11 back in December, Pilot were down four places at number 30 on the UK singles chart with their first hit single "Magic".

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#OnThisDay in 1975.

Having peaked at number 20, Ace were down from number 28 to number 37 on the UK singles chart with "How Long".

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