On This Date In Music

1975 - The Doobie Brothers went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Black Water', their ode to the Mississippi River, the group's first of two US No. 1's.

1975 - Olivia Newton-John's album Have You Never Been Mellow hits No. 1 in the US.

1976 - KISS release their album Destroyer, featuring "Detroit Rock City" and "Beth."

1986 - Starship's "Sara" hits No. 1 on the Hot 100. It's the second chart-topper (following "We Built This City") for the third iteration of the group, which was previously Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.