On This Day: February 23 1980 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen Became the Number One Song in America

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On This Day: February 23 1980 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen Became the Number One Song in America.

On this day February 23 1980 Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen became the number one song in America. This rockabilly-inspired track, written by Freddie Mercury, marked Queen’s first number one hit in the United States. It held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 from February 23 to March 21 and also reached number one in Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia.

Freddie Mercury famously wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in just a few minutes while soaking in a bathtub at the...
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