Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
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"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was a single recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1 in 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks. To date it is the biggest-selling instrumental single in the history of recorded music, being the only one ever to be certified platinum (2 million units) by the RIAA.[citation needed] It was also remixed by Ash in disc two of their album Intergalactic Sonic 7's.
Preceded by "Best of My Love" by The Emotions |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 1, 1977 |
Succeeded by "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone |