The Bee Gees dominated the 70s disco scene. Today in 1976 the single ‘You Should Be Dancing’ went to No. 1 on the US charts, launching the brothers into disco martyrdom. The song is the first chart-topper in which Barry Gibb used his now-trademark falsetto. Their soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” cemented their place in history and changed the defining sound of the era.
The Bee Gees had nine singles reach number one on the Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard, puts them in third place for the most number ones in history, after the Beatles and the Supremes.
As part of one of the most successful pop groups of all time, Robin Gibb helped define the disco subculture of the 1970s. His signature song was “I Started a Joke.”
‘How Deep Is Your Love’ spent four weeks at number one. In 1983, the song was the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit when an Illinois antique dealer accused the group of copying parts of his song.
A jury originally decided in favor of the Illinois man, but a judge later threw out that verdict because of insufficient evidence.
