{"id":31114,"date":"2024-12-27T18:02:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T18:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-dec-27-1980-john-lennon-yoko-ono-hit-1-with-double-fantasy\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T18:02:28","slug":"on-this-day-dec-27-1980-john-lennon-yoko-ono-hit-1-with-double-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-dec-27-1980-john-lennon-yoko-ono-hit-1-with-double-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980: John Lennon &amp; Yoko Ono hit #1 with &#8216;Double Fantasy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-12-26\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980 &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>John Lennon<\/strong> and <strong>Yoko Ono<\/strong>\u2019s fifth studio album, <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Double Fantasy<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, hit #1 on the <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Billboard<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> 200 and went on to spend eight weeks in the top spot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The album was released in November and initially didn\u2019t perform well, but after Lennon\u2019s Dec. 8 death the album became a commercial success. It was eventually certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Double Fantasy<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, recorded at the Hit Factory in New York City, featured such songs as \u201c(Just Like) Starting Over,\u201d which hit #1 three weeks after Lennon\u2019s death; \u201cWoman,\u201d which peaked at #2; and \u201cWatching The Wheels,\u201d which peaked at #10.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The album went on to win Album of the Year at the 1991 Grammy Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980 &#8230; John Lennon and Yoko Ono\u2019s fifth studio album, Double Fantasy, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to spend eight weeks in the top spot. 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