On August 29th 1978, the album Grease earned its second chart-topping hit when its third single, Frankie Valli's "Grease", reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The 1960s was the final decade in which the musical hits of Broadway were routinely and successfully adapted by Hollywood into big-budget screen versions. West Side Story … Continue reading August 26 1978 Grease movie soundtrack earns its second #1 hit