August 15, 1981 –
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Endless Love, on this date.
This was released on the Motown label, which was home to both artists (the Commodores were a Motown act, and Richie stayed on the label as a solo artist). Ross, though, left Motown two months before it was released, signing a $20 million deal with RCA. Motown made the most of what they had recorded from Ross, and included Endless Love on a Diana Ross compilation album called All the Great Hits, which was also released in 1981.
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