Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music" (1976)
Feb 24, 2020 23:04:09 GMT -5
Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Feb 24, 2020 23:04:09 GMT -5
The single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 18, 1976; it was also #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 2 million records and eventually sold 2.5 million in the United States alone.The song was listed at No. 93 on Billboard magazine's "All-Time Top 100 Songs" in 2018. It was also the group's only US Top 40 song.
It was later covered by Vanilla Ice and the band Roxanne. Both of their versions peaked at #4 and #63 on the Hot 100, respectively.
