Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song)
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"Bad Luck" is a 1975 disco/R&B/pop single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
. The single was a number one Disco/Dance hit for eleven weeks, a feat that would be matched eight years later when all cuts of Michael Jackson
's album Thriller
would hit the top spot on the dance chart for the same number of weeks.
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco...
. The single was a number one Disco/Dance hit for eleven weeks, a feat that would be matched eight years later when all cuts of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's album Thriller
Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...
would hit the top spot on the dance chart for the same number of weeks.
Chart positions
Charts (1975) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
15 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
4 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |