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Saturday’s Nostalgic News – May 13

  • 1977 – Dolly Parton made her New York City debut with a concert at the Bottom Line.
  • 1978 – Boney M were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Rivers of Babylon’.
  • 1978 – Yvonne Elliman went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Gibb brothers song ‘If I Can’t Have You’. The song was featured in the film ‘Saturday Night Fever’; a No.4 hit in the UK.
  • 1988 – Scottish band Fairground Attraction were at No.1 on the UK singles with ‘Perfect’.
  • 1989 – Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I’ll Be There For You’, the group’s fourth US No.1, a No.18 hit in the UK.

  • 1989 – Kylie Minogue was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with her second solo No.1 ‘Hand On Your Heart.’
  • 1989 – Simple Minds went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Street Fighting Years’, their fourth No.1 album. The album featured ‘Mandela Day’, ‘Belfast Child’ and ‘Biko’.
  • 1996 – Oasis became the fastest selling group in UK history after all 330,000 tickets for their summer shows sold out in just nine hours, the tickets for shows at Knebworth and Loch Lomand were priced at £22.50.

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