1970: Shocking Blue, a three man, one woman band from Holland, had the top single in America with "Venus". It made #8 in the UK.
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1988: Dusty Springfield returns to the US Top 10 for the first time in nineteen years with a duet with Pet Shop Boys called "What've I Done To Deserve This". Her last big hit in America was "Son Of A Preacher Man" in December, 1968.
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1983: After cracking the US Top 10 in 1978 with "Hold The Line" (#5) and again in 1982 with "Rosanna" (#2), Toto has their first and only Billboard #1 hit with "Africa". Over the next five years, they would reach the Top 40 five more times.
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1956: James Brown And The Famous Flames record "Please, Please, Please" at King Studios in Cincinnati. The single would go on to become a Billboard #5 R&B hit, selling over a million copies, but nine subsequent releases would fail to live up to the success of their debut. It would take over two years for the group to return to the charts with the #1 R&B hit, "Try Me".
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1979: The British rock band The Babys break through to the Billboard Top 40 with "Every Time I Think Of You". Just like their first chart entry, "Isn't It Time", the song will peak at #13.
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