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- The Floaters reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Float On”. In the USA, the song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. For the Detroit soul-funk group, it was their only UK hit, making them a one-hit wonder.
- Donna Summer released “I Feel Love” in the United States.
- Yes performed at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, near Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby is held.
- AC/DC performed at the famous Whisky A Go-Go club in Los Angeles.
- Three men were arrested in Memphis while attempting to steal Elvis Presley's body from his mausoleum at Forest Hills Cemetery and demand a ransom for it. Police were waiting for them after receiving a tip about the planned break-in. The city of Memphis subsequently approved Vernon Presley's request to change the use of the land at Graceland and establish Presley Family Cemetery. Elvis's remains were then moved to the Meditation Garden at Graceland, where they were placed in safety.
- Canadian progressive rock band Rush released their fifth studio album "A Farewell to Kings".
- Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor from the group Arashi, was born.
- Co-founder and frontman of alternative rock band The Vines, Craig Nicholls was born in Sydney, Australia.
- American musician and songwriter Derek Gruen, known as Del Marquis, was born in New York City. He became known as a member of pop-rock band Scissor Sisters.
- Yes performed at Dane County Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Blondie signed their first contract with a major record label, Chrysalis Records. The group had been signed to the independent label Private Stock Records, which released their self-titled debut album in late 1976. Chrysalis Records bought out their existing contract with Private Stock and acquired the rights to the original recordings.
- Cabaret and music performer Clinton Leupp, known as Coco Peru, was born.
- Generation X released their debut single “Your Generation.”
- Despite sharp disputes over the group's artistic direction and financial management, The Beach Boys played a free concert in New York's Central Park before an estimated audience of more than 150,000 people. Despite the tension backstage, they delivered an energetic concert featuring hits such as “California Girls,” “In My Room,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.” and “Help Me, Rhonda.”
- Lyricist and composer René Goscinny died at the age of 51.
- The Commodores remained at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Three Times A Lady”.
- Thin Lizzy released the album “Bad Reputation”. The group appeared as a three-piece on the recording after guitarist Brian Robertson left during the recording sessions. The album included the songs “Dancing in the Moonlight”, “Dear Lord” and “Killer Without a Cause”.
- After Elvis Presley’s death, he had 27 albums and nine singles in the UK Top 100; the album “Moody Blue” reached No. 1 on the album chart and “Way Down” topped the singles chart. Presley thus achieved a total of 17 UK No. 1 singles, equal to The Beatles.
- Grateful Dead, with supporting acts The Marshall Tucker Band and New Riders Of The Purple Sage, played a headline concert at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. The concert lasted 11 hours and, with an attendance of 107,019, set a US record for attendance at a paid concert outside festivals, which stood until 2024, when it was surpassed by George Strait.
- Studio engineer Keith Harwood was killed in a car accident shortly after leaving a recording session with The Rolling Stones. He worked with David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, among others; The Rolling Stones later dedicated the album Love You Live to him.
- Rush performed at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on the shores of Lake Superior.
- Dutch house DJ and producer Fedde Le Grand was born. In 2006, his single “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit” reached No. 1 in the UK.
- Rush performed at Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- The Rolling Stones reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with “Miss You,” where it spent one week. It was their eighth U.S. No. 1 hit, and the song reached No. 3 in the UK.
- “Substitute,” performed by the South African group Clout and recorded by the studio group Circus, reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart and became a major international hit.
- “King Tut” by Steve Martin reached No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and later sold more than one million copies.
- Pete Meaden, former manager and publicist for The Who, died at the age of 36.
- Aerosmith performed at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Aerosmith vystoupili na Comiskey Park v Chicagu.
- Neil Diamond performed at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan.
- Muddy Waters performed at a White House picnic for President Jimmy Carter.
- Luke Concannon, guitarist and singer of the British duo Nizlopi, was born.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at the Agora Theater in Cleveland during his Darkness Tour. The concert became well known and was widely circulated through unofficial recordings.
- Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon each arrived separately at Universal Studios in Hollywood for a press launch of the new album “Who Are You”. The party was held on the set of the television series “Battlestar Galactica”.
- Thin Lizzy performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, a member of rap duo Kris Kross, was born in Atlanta. The duo, consisting of Chris Kelly and Chris Smith, became famous for the hit “Jump,” which reached No. 1 in the US and No. 2 in the UK in 1992. Kelly was 12 or 13 when the song was recorded. The duo was also known for wearing their clothes backwards, a style called “totally krossed out.”
- The Commodores achieved their first No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Three Times A Lady”; the song remained at the top for two weeks.
- Lionel Richie later said that the inspiration for “Three Times a Lady” came from his father's speech at his parents' 37th wedding anniversary celebration.
- AC/DC performed at Gusman Philharmonic Hall in Miami, Florida.
- They released their third single, “Can’t Stand Losing You”, which followed their debut hit “Roxanne”. The song was written by singer and bassist Sting as a song about suicide and caused controversy with its cover depicting Stewart Copeland appearing to hang himself.
- Epic Records released Boston's second studio album Don't Look Back. The album reached No. 1 on the US Billboard chart and No. 9 in the UK, sold more than one million copies within its first ten days and later received a seven-times-platinum certification. The title track reached No. 4 and “A Man I'll Never Be” reached No. 31.
- AC/DC performed at the Concert Hall in Calderone, New York.
- Melvin Franklin of The Temptations was shot four times in the hand and leg in Los Angeles while attempting to prevent a man from stealing his car. Although he survived the attack, his injuries prevented him from taking part in The Temptations' upcoming tour of Poland.
- The Who released the album Who Are You, the band's last studio album with drummer Keith Moon.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Actor Gary Busey joined the band for Buddy Holly’s “Rave On”.
- After nine weeks at number one on the UK singles chart, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s “You’re the One That I Want” was knocked off the top by The Commodores’ “Three Times a Lady”, which began a five-week run at number one on the UK singles chart. In 2013, with two million copies sold in the UK, “You’re the One That I Want” was still ranked fifth among the country’s best-selling singles of all time. Lionel Richie wrote “Three Times a Lady” about his love for his wife, mother and grandmother, hence the title “Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady”. The album “Elvis – NBC TV Special” also reached number 50 on the UK album chart that week.