#uksingleschart — Public Fediverse posts
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"Being with You" is a 1981 song recorded by American singer #SmokeyRobinson. The song spent five weeks at No. 1 on the #HotSoulSingles chart from March to early May 1981 and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind "Bette Davis Eyes" by #KimCarnes, his highest charting solo hit on the Billboard pop charts. It also reached number one in the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Babylon" is a song by British singer-songwriter #DavidGray. Originally released on 12 July 1999 as the second single from his fourth album, #WhiteLadder (1998), it was re-released as the album's fourth single on 19 June 2000. Described as Gray's signature song, "Babylon" is "about a love that is lost and found again". "Babylon" peaked at number five on the #UKSinglesChart on re-release in June 2000 and, eventually.
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"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by English #synthpop duo #PetShopBoys from their debut studio album, #Please (1986). It was released as a single in 1985 and re-recorded and reissued in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. After the song was featured in a Super Bowl ad in February 2021.
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"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by English #synthpop duo #PetShopBoys from their debut studio album, #Please (1986). It was released as a single in 1985 and re-recorded and reissued in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. After the song was featured in a Super Bowl ad in February 2021.
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"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by English #synthpop duo #PetShopBoys from their debut studio album, #Please (1986). It was released as a single in 1985 and re-recorded and reissued in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. After the song was featured in a Super Bowl ad in February 2021.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Midnight at the Oasis" is a song by the American singer #MariaMuldaur from her 1973 debut album, #MariaMuldaur. Written by #DavidNichtern, it is her best-known recording. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1974. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1974. It was also nominated for both #RecordOfTheYear and #SongOfTheYear at the #17thAnnualGrammyAwards, held in 1975. In Canada.
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"Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by the American rock artist #EddieCochran. It was written by Cochran and his manager #JerryCapehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958, and number 18 on the #UKSinglesChart. It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for #countryMusic artist #AlanJackson.
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"Baby, I Love You" is a song originally recorded by #theRonettes in 1963 and released on their debut album #PresentingTheFabulousRonettes (1964). The song was written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector, and #produced by Spector. Released in November 1963, the single reached number 24 on both the US #Billboard #Hot100 and Cashbox Top 100 charts, and peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"When Can I See You" is a song by American musician #Babyface from his third album, #ForTheCoolInYou (1993). It was written by Babyface and co-produced by him along with #AntonioReid and #DarylSimmons. Released in May 1994 by #EpicRecords, the song became Babyface's highest-charting single on the US #Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4. The song also peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard #HotRAndBSingles chart and at No. 35 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Lovin' You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter #MinnieRiperton from her second studio album, #PerfectAngel (1974). It was written by Riperton and her husband, #RichardRudolph, produced by Rudolph and #StevieWonder, and released as the album's third single on November 29, 1974 by #EpicRecords. The song peaked at number one on the US #Billboard #Hot100 on April 5, 1975. Additionally, it reached number two on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Good Times" is a #disco #soul song by American R&B band #Chic, released in June 1979 by #AtlanticRecords as the first single from their third album, #Risqué (1979). It was both written and produced by #BernardEdwards and #NileRodgers, and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on August 18, 1979. In Europe, the song peaked at number five on the #UKSinglesChart and was a top-20 hit in Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden.
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"Lazy Sunday" is a song by the English band #SmallFaces, which reached number two on the #UKSinglesChart, number one in #theNetherlands, number five in #Australia and number 42 in #Canada. It was written by the Small Faces songwriting duo #SteveMarriott and #RonnieLane, and appeared on the band's 1968 concept album #OgdensNutGoneFlake. Against the band's wishes, it preceded the album as a single release.
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"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter #JohnStewart shortly before he left #theKingstonTrio. It was recorded by #theMonkees, with #DavyJones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was the Monkees' third and last No. 1 hit in the U.S. In 1979, "Daydream Believer" was recorded by Canadian singer #AnneMurray.
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"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song by British musician #EltonJohn and lyricist #BernieTaupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, #Caribou (1974), and was released as a single that peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached number 16 on the #UKSinglesChart. A version of the song recorded live as a duet between John and #GeorgeMichael reached number one in the UK in 1991 and in the US in 1992.
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"The #TearsOfAClown" is a song written by #HankCosby, #SmokeyRobinson, and #StevieWonder and originally recorded by #SmokeyRobinsonAndTheMiracles for the Tamla Records label subsidiary of #Motown, first appearing on the 1967 album #MakeItHappen. The track was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in July 1970, and it became a number-one hit on the #UKSinglesChart for the week ending September 12, 1970. Subsequently, Motown released a partially re-recorded.
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"Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English #rock band #thePolice from their fifth and final studio album #Synchronicity (1983). Written by #Sting, the single was the biggest American and Canadian hit of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks (the band's only No. 1 hit on that chart), and the Canadian #RPM chart for two weeks. Their fifth UK No. 1, "Every Breath You Take" topped the #UKSinglesChart for four weeks.
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"Father Figure" is a song by the English singer and songwriter #GeorgeMichael from his debut studio album, #Faith (1987). It was released on 28 December 1987 by #ColumbiaRecords and #EpicRecords as the fourth single from the album. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart. Additionally it was a top five hit in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.
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"Love Bites" is a song by English #glamMetal band #DefLeppard from their 1987 album #Hysteria. The #powerBallad is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a Top 10 hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. The track peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by #MikeHawker and #IvorRaymonde. Released as the debut solo single by British singer #DustySpringfield under her long-time producer #JohnnyFranz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart in January 1964. "I Only Want to Be with You" has been recorded by a wide range of artists, and three remakes of the song were UK chart hits. The first two by the #BayCityRollers (1976).
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"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by #MikeHawker and #IvorRaymonde. Released as the debut solo single by British singer #DustySpringfield under her long-time producer #JohnnyFranz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart in January 1964. "I Only Want to Be with You" has been recorded by a wide range of artists, and three remakes of the song were UK chart hits. The first two by the #BayCityRollers (1976).
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"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by #MikeHawker and #IvorRaymonde. Released as the debut solo single by British singer #DustySpringfield under her long-time producer #JohnnyFranz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart in January 1964. "I Only Want to Be with You" has been recorded by a wide range of artists, and three remakes of the song were UK chart hits. The first two by the #BayCityRollers (1976).
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"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by #MikeHawker and #IvorRaymonde. Released as the debut solo single by British singer #DustySpringfield under her long-time producer #JohnnyFranz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart in January 1964. "I Only Want to Be with You" has been recorded by a wide range of artists, and three remakes of the song were UK chart hits. The first two by the #BayCityRollers (1976).
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"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by #MikeHawker and #IvorRaymonde. Released as the debut solo single by British singer #DustySpringfield under her long-time producer #JohnnyFranz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the #UKSinglesChart in January 1964. "I Only Want to Be with You" has been recorded by a wide range of artists, and three remakes of the song were UK chart hits. The first two by the #BayCityRollers (1976).
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"Couldn't Get It Right" is a song by the #ClimaxBluesBand. The song was written after the band's label told them that their 1976 album #GoldPlated lacked a standout track and asked them to "try and write a hit". They then wrote it, in the words of its bassist #DerekHolt, "from absolutely nowhere", and it hit number 10 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song was covered by American band #FunLovinCriminals for their 1999 album #Mimosa.
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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
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"You #NeededMe" is a song written by #RandyGoodrum, who describes it as being about "unconditional undeserved love". It was a number-one single in the United States in 1978 for Canadian singer #AnneMurray, for which she won a Grammy Award. In 1999, Irish pop band #Boyzone recorded a hit cover of the song that reached number one on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Ventura Highway" is a 1972 song by the #American rock band America, released on their second studio album, #Homecoming. Written by #DeweyBunnell, the song reached the #8 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #43 in the #UKSinglesChart. The #song remains one of the band's most popular and well-recognized.
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"Butterfly" is a #popular #song written by #BernieLowe and #KalMann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a #pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of #AmericanBandstand. The original recording of the song by #CharlieGracie reached No. 1 on the #Billboard Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the #RAndBChart and No. 12 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1957.
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"Father Figure" is a song by the English singer and songwriter #GeorgeMichael from his debut studio album, #Faith (1987). It was released on 28 December 1987 by #ColumbiaRecords and #EpicRecords as the fourth single from the album. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart. Additionally it was a top five hit in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.
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"Riders on the Storm" is a song by American #rock band #theDoors, released in June 1971 by #ElektraRecords as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, #LAWoman. It is known for being the last song that #JimMorrison recorded prior to his sudden death in #Paris on July 3, 1971. It reached number 14 on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100, number 22 on the #UKSinglesChart, and number seven in the #Netherlands.
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"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter #JohnStewart shortly before he left #theKingstonTrio. It was recorded by #theMonkees, with #DavyJones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was the Monkees' third and last No. 1 hit in the U.S. In 1979, "Daydream Believer" was recorded by Canadian singer #AnneMurray.
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"Lazy Sunday" is a song by the English band #SmallFaces, which reached number two on the #UKSinglesChart, number one in #theNetherlands, number five in #Australia and number 42 in #Canada. It was written by the Small Faces songwriting duo #SteveMarriott and #RonnieLane, and appeared on the band's 1968 concept album #OgdensNutGoneFlake. Against the band's wishes, it preceded the album as a single release.
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"Riders on the Storm" is a song by American #rock band #theDoors, released in June 1971 by #ElektraRecords as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, #LAWoman. It is known for being the last song that #JimMorrison recorded prior to his sudden death in #Paris on July 3, 1971. It reached number 14 on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100, number 22 on the #UKSinglesChart, and number seven in the #Netherlands.
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"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American #folkRock trio America. Written by #DeweyBunnell, it was released on the #WarnerBros label in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and on the US #Billboard Hot 100. It reached number 3 in the #UKSinglesChart. It was #certified #gold by the #RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmerica (#RIAA) on March 24, 1972.
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"Couldn't Get It Right" is a song by the #ClimaxBluesBand. The song was written after the band's label told them that their 1976 album #GoldPlated lacked a standout track and asked them to "try and write a hit". They then wrote it, in the words of its bassist #DerekHolt, "from absolutely nowhere", and it hit #10 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song was covered by #American band #FunLovinCriminals for their 1999 album #Mimosa.
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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
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"The Tears of a Clown" is a song written by #HankCosby, Smokey Robinson, and #StevieWonder and originally recorded by #SmokeyRobinsonAndTheMiracles for the Tamla Records label subsidiary of #Motown, first appearing on the 1967 album #MakeItHappen. The track was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in July 1970, and it became a number-one hit on the #UKSinglesChart for the week ending September 12, 1970. Subsequently, Motown released a partially re-recorded.
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"A Little in Love" is a song recorded by #CliffRichard, released as the second single from his 1980 album, #ImNoHero. The song spent five months on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 17. It reached number 15 on the #UKSinglesChart, reached the Top 5 in Canada and was a hit in numerous European countries. "A Little in Love" was the follow-up single to "#Dreamin" from Richard's I'm No Hero album.
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"Butterfly" is a #popular #song written by #BernieLowe and #KalMann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a #pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of #AmericanBandstand. The original recording of the song by #CharlieGracie reached No. 1 on the #Billboard Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the #RAndBChart and No. 12 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1957.
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"Carrie Anne" is a song written by #AllanClarke, #GrahamNash, and #TonyHicks and released by British #popRock group #theHollies. It was recorded on 1 May 1967 and was released as a single in the same month by #ParlophoneRecords in the United Kingdom and #EpicRecords in the United States. It became a hit in 1967, reaching No.3 on the #UKSinglesChart. It was also a hit in the US and Canada, peaking at No.9 on both pop charts. It also reached No.4 in the Irish charts.
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"Oh Babe, What Would You Say" is a #song by UK #recordProducer #HurricaneSmith, written by his wife Eileen Sylvia Smith, and released in the UK by EMI on its Columbia label in March 1972 and in the US by #CapitolRecords, also in March 1972. It was a transatlantic hit, becoming a US No. 1 #CashBox and a #Billboard Pop No. 3 hit, No. 3 in the Canadian #RPMMagazine chart, and No. 4 in the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Eyes Closed" is a song by English singer-songwriter #EdSheeran. It was released on 24 March 2023 through #Asylum and #AtlanticRecords as the lead single from his fifth studio album, −. The song was produced by #MaxMartin, #Shellback, #FredAgain, and #AaronDessner, and the former three producers wrote it with Sheeran. "Eyes Closed" debuted and peaked at the top of the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Baby, I Love You" is a song originally recorded by #theRonettes in 1963 and released on their debut album #PresentingTheFabulousRonettes (1964). The song was written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector, and #produced by Spector. Released in November 1963, the single reached number 24 on both the US #Billboard #Hot100 and #Cashbox Top 100 charts, and peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the #BeeGees, from the album #ChildrenOfTheWorld, released in 1976. It hit No. 1 for one week on the American #Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 for seven weeks on the US #HotDanceClubPlay chart, and in September the same year, reached No. 5 on the #UKSinglesChart. The song also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Soul chart. It was this song that first launched the Bee Gees into #disco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auo29DPfZ2E