Top singles from the past
19 February 2024
Band: MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND
Who: Rock group formed by South African
musician Manfred Mann (now 83) after his
previous band named after himself broke up.
Active: 1971–1987, 1991–present / 15 LPs
Hit single: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
A song written by Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen
Score: Numero Uno on the US Singles Chart
on 19 February 1977, 47 years ago
“Blinded by the light, revved up like
a deuce / Another runner in the night”
