Sept 14th in Pop History

On this day, September 14th, in: 

• 1963 - Heat Wave by Martha & the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) took over at # 1 on the R&B chart 

• 1968 - The Rascals remained at the top spot with People Got To Be Free, the 5th week at # 1 for the song.  Jeannie C. Riley landed at # 2 with Harper Valley P.T.A.; Jose Feliciano's version of Light My Fire peaked at # 3 and Steppenwolf was down with Born to Be Wild 

• 1974 - Olivia Newton-John rose to # 1 on the Easy Listening chart with I Honestly Love You

On this day in… 

• 1985 - Cherish by Kool & the Gang spent a fourth week at # 1 on the charts 

• 2007 - The movie Across the Universe, inspired by the Beatles' song, opened in theaters