1979 Hit Blocked Donna Summer From No. 1 47 Years Ago Today

• A 1979 rock hit kept Donna Summer from the top of the Billboard chart 47 years ago today, then went on to become a defining song of a fading California rock era.
• The track’s journey from chart rival to lasting classic is a reminder of how fierce the late-seventies charts were.
• Its legacy has outlasted the chart battle that once overshadowed it.
• The story revisits a moment when disco and rock were competing hard for the same listeners.

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