On This Day March 12 1988 - Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley Became the Number One Song in America

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Pete

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On This Day: March 12 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley Became the Number One Song in America.

On this day March 12 1988 Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for two weeks until March 25. The song was a massive global hit also reaching number one in the UK Canada Spain Belgium Netherlands Denmark Norway Finland Sweden Australia New Zealand and South Africa.

Never Gonna Give You Up became one of the most recognizable songs of the 80s thanks to its infectious melody Astley’s deep vocals and its polished dance-pop production...
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