2026
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Heatwave

"Boogie Nights," on its debut album, reached #5 on the R&B charts in 1976. Johnny Wilder co-founded this funk-disco band in 1975.

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Heatwave for their fifth studio album, Current
Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images
Heatwave forms a pyramid while performing onstage in 1978. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Heatwave poses with their gold record awards, which designate albums with 500,000 units sold. (Courtesy of Heatwave)