Sunday’s Nostalgic News – May 21

• 1977 – “Hello Stranger” by Yvonne Elliman held off all challengers in a fourth week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

• 1977 – The Fleetwood Mac album Rumours regained the #1 spot after a tussle with Hotel California from the Eagles, which was able to hold on to #1 for seven weeks
• 1977 – Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the double A sided single ‘I Don’t Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest.’

• 1977 – Stevie Wonder started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his tribute to Duke Ellington, ‘Sir Duke’, his sixth US No.1, it made No.2 in the UK.

• 1979 – Elton John started a tour of Russia, when he played the first of eight concerts making him the first Western star ever to do so.
• 1979 – Donna Summer released the single “Bad Girls”

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