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- Foreigner’s album “4” was released in the United Kingdom.
- Guy Stevens, British musician, producer, and manager, died at the age of 38 after overdosing on prescription medication he was taking to reduce his dependence on alcohol. He worked with Mott The Hoople, Free, and The Clash and produced The Clash’s third album “London Calling”. He was president of the Chuck Berry Appreciation Society and brought Chuck Berry to the UK for his first tour. Procol Harum and Mott The Hoople also owed their distinctive names to Stevens.
- Aneka's song "Japanese Boy" reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart. The song also reached No. 1 in Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland, and sold more than five million copies worldwide.
- Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie reached its third week at No. 1.
- Electric Light Orchestra's ninth studio album "Time" began a two-week run at No. 1 on the UK album chart. The album is a concept story about a man from the 1980s who travels through time to the year 2095.
- Foreigner's album "4" spent its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the US album chart.
- The two-day Rock on the Tyne festival began in Gateshead, England. Performers included Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, U2, Rory Gallagher, Doll By Doll, Wang Chung, Becket, Dr Feelgood, The Gingers Nutters with Ginger Baker, Trimmer and Jenkins, and Lindisfarne.
- Soft Cell reached No. 1 on the UK chart with "Tainted Love".
- The Grateful Dead performed at the Aladdin Hotel Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Prince released the single “Controversy”.