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“Magic” by Olivia Newton-John, from the soundtrack to the film “Xanadu,” reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on August 2, 1980.
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- Olivia Newton-John received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Olivia Newton-John reached No. 1 on the US Billboard chart with the song “I Honestly Love You”.
- Olivia Newton-John achieved the first No. 1 hit of her career on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I Honestly Love You.” The song appeared on the album If You Love Me, Let Me Know, and its success helped the album reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape a week later. The song began a two-week run at the top and was her first of five US No. 1 hits.
- Olivia Newton-John’s album If You Love Me, Let Me Know reaches No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart for one week. The title track reaches No. 5, while “I Honestly Love You” becomes her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 and later wins the Grammy for Record of the Year.
- Olivia Newton-John dosáhla se svou verzí skladby Boba Dylana „If Not for You“ prvního místa v Easy Listening chartu.
- “If Not for You” reached number one on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart, later known as Adult Contemporary.
- Olivia Newton-John spent her third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “If Not For You”.
- The sci-fi musical “Toomorrow”, starring newcomer Olivia Newton-John as a pop singer whose group is abducted by aliens, premiered in cinemas. The film was intended to promote the group of the same name, but flopped and directed Newton-John toward a solo career.
- Olivia Newton-John postponed her tour so she could be in Australia with her dying 92-year-old mother.
- Olivia Newton-John was appointed an Officer of the General Division of the Order of Australia in Canberra.
- British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John died at the age of 73 from breast cancer. During her career, she won four Grammy Awards, had 15 Billboard Top 10 hits and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. She was also known for her role as Sandy in the film “Grease”.