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Paul Anka spent his third week at No. 1 on the US singles chart with “(You're) Having My Baby”, before Eric Clapton was expected to replace him with “I Shot The Sheriff”.
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- As part of Women's Equality Day, the National Organization of Women presented Paul Anka with the “Keep Her In Her Place” award for his song “(You're) Having My Baby”.
- Ottawa Mayor Marion Dewar and the city council proclaimed “Paul Anka Day” in honor of his 25 years in show business and also named a street Paul Anka Drive after him. The Canadian singer and songwriter had written more than 900 songs at the time, including “My Way”.
- Paul Anka released the song “Put Your Head on My Shoulder”.
- Paul Anka moved up the chart from No. 67 to No. 41 with “Put Your Head On My Shoulder”.
- Paul Anka became a US citizen.
- Paul Anka, who was born in Ottawa, Canada, became a U.S. citizen in Las Vegas. During the ceremony, he joked that after paying a million dollars in taxes every year, he felt it was the right time to gain the right to do everything else. During the ceremony, his improperly parked car was also towed away.
- Paul Anka debutoval v celostátní americké televizi v pořadu American Bandstand, kde zazpíval svůj hit „Diana“, který dosáhl 2. místa v USA a 1. místa ve Velké Británii.
- Paul Anka reached number one on the UK singles chart with “Diana”. It was his only UK chart-topper and also the first UK number-one hit by a teenage solo artist. At the time of the success he was only a few days short of his 16th birthday, and he wrote the song about his brother's babysitter.
- Paul Anka began a nine-week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Diana”.