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The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.Ben, by Michael Jackson, the theme from a movie about a beloved pet rat, enters the Billboard Black Singles Chart, where it will peak at No4 during a fourteen-week run.
One of the first electronic pop hits, Popcorn by Hot
Butter, peaks at No5 in the UK pop singles chart at No41. The
song is composed by Gershon
Kingsley of electronic duo Perrey And
Kingsley (1972)
David Bowie plays his first Ziggy Stardust concert at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London. Iggy Pop and Lou Reed both attend the show. Roxy Music is the support act. On the same day, Roxy Music release their debut single, Virginia Plain, a song based on a painting done by vocalist Bryan Ferry in 1964.
One of the first electronic pop hits, Popcorn by Hot
Butter, enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA where it will peak at
No9 during a 12-week run on the chart. The song, composed by
Gershon
Kingsley of electronic duo Perrey And
Kingsley, is the first primarily electronic-based piece of
music to reach the American popular music charts. (1972)
Ain't No Sunshine by Michael Jackson enters the UK Top 50 Singles chart where it will peak at No3 during a fourteen-week run.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Kiel Auditorium, St Louis, Missouri.
David Bowie plays his first Ziggy Stardust concert at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London. Iggy Pop and Lou Reed both attend the show. Roxy Music is the support act. On the same day, Roxy Music release their debut single, Virginia Plain, a song based on a painting done by vocalist Bryan Ferry in 1964.