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Rockin ’ Facts by Thomas Richmond

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. 1987 , Starship started a four-week run at No . 1 on the UK singles chart with a song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren , ‘ Nothing ’ s Gonna Stop Us Now .’ At 48 , it made lead singer Grace Slick the oldest female to reach No . 1 on the UK chart , ( later broken by Cher ’ s ‘ Believe ’ in 1999 ).

2.1970 , Guess Who started a three-week run at No . 1 on the US singles chart with ‘ American Woman ’, it was the group ’ s sixth Top 30 hit and only chart topper .

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. 1981 , Adam and the Ants were at No . 1 on the UK singles chart with ‘ Stand And Deliver .’ The song enjoyed five-week run at No . 1 . a

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. 1969 , The Moody Blues started a two-week run at No . 1 on the UK album chart with ‘ On The Threshold Of A Dream ’ ( their first No . 1 album ).

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. 1969 , Led Zeppelin made their first appearance on the UK album chart when the band ’ s debut album charted at No . 6 , going on to spend 71 weeks on the UK chart . It entered the US chart the following week at No . 10 . Recorded in around 36 hours .

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