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"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" B-side "Funk"
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band " is a disco 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, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks[ 1] and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart , remaining in the charts for nine weeks.[ 2] To date it is the biggest-selling instrumental single in the history of recorded music, having sold two million units, being the only one ever to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .[ 3]
In the late 1970s CBS Sports used the song as opening music for its NFL coverage .
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
References
^ "The Hot 100 - 1977 Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved July 11, 2014 .
^ "Meco" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ a b c "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1970s" . Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Meco – Star Wars Title Theme" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 10 december 1977" (in Dutch). Top 30 . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ Template:Wayback . CHUM . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5441 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5430a ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Meco" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Star Wars Theme" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ a b "I singoli più venduti del 1977" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Meco - Star Wars - Tune Soul Show" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Meco – Star Wars Title Theme" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Meco – Star Wars Title Theme" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)" . Rock.co.za. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Meco – Star Wars Title Theme" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ a b c "Meco – Awards" . AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ Template:Wayback . Cash Box magazine . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ Template:Wayback . Record World . Geocities.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1977" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31, 1977" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ "Top 100 Hits for 1977" . The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
^ Template:Wayback . Cash Box magazine . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Meco – Star Wars Theme" . Music Canada .
^ "American single certifications – Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" . Recording Industry Association of America .
Preceded by
US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 1, 1977 – October 8, 1977 (two weeks)
Succeeded by
US Record World number-one single October 1, 1977 – October 8, 1977 (two weeks)
Preceded by
US Cash Box number-one single September 24, 1977 – October 1, 1977 (two weeks)
Preceded by
Canadian CHUM number-one single October 15, 1977 – October 22, 1977 (two weeks)
Preceded by
Canadian RPM Adult Oriented Playlist number-one single October 29, 1977 (one week)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Canadian RPM Top Singles number-one single October 22, 1977 (one week)
Succeeded by