On This Day: March 28 1981 Rapture by Blondie Became the Number 1 Song in America

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Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 28 1981 Rapture by Blondie Became the Number 1 Song in America.

On this day March 28 1981 Rapture by Blondie hit number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it stayed through April 10. The track made history as the first song with rap lyrics to ever reach number 1 in America blending new wave disco and hip hop into something completely original for its time.

Fronted by Debbie Harry the band gave a shoutout to hip hop pioneers like Fab Five Freddy and Grandmaster Flash and brought elements of the underground New York rap scene to a mainstream audience...
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