40 Years Ago, This Week, The Top 10 Billboard Hits Were…

6.) Alan O’Day – Undercover Angel

Although this song would be his only hit, O’Day described this tune as a “Nocturnal Novelette.” It was put out without fanfare in February 1977. Four months later, it was the #1 song in the country, and certified gold.

5.) Kenny Rogers – Lucille

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SDVkdcO8ts

The song is about a man in a bar who meets a woman who has left her husband. It became Rogers’ first major hit as a solo artist after leaving the successful country/rock group The First Edition the previous year.

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