Kool & The Gang
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	GRAMMY AWARDS: 0 BILLBOARD: '100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists': 57 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2024

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Spirit Of The Boogie / Summer Madness."
Year-End Chart Position: # 212

# 25 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Ladie's Night").
from the LP Ladie's Night
ARC chart run: 25 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 13 - 20 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 53
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Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Too Hot,"
from the LP Ladie's Night
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 15 - 21 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 49
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Kool & The Gang hit the Top 10 with "Too Hot."

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Celebration."
from the LP Celebrate!
ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 25 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 - 15 - 24 - 34 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 11
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# 20 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 10 with "Celebration."
Kool & The Gang were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group.

Kool & The Gang hit #1 for a week with "Celebration."

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Jones Vs. Jones."
from the LP Celebrate!
ARC chart run: 36 - 31 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 194
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Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Take My Heart."
from the LP Something Special
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 25 - 22 - 18 - 17 - 15 - 26 - 29 - 36 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 109
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Kool & The Gang topped the Billboard 1981 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Soul Singles Artist - Duo/Group.

# 27 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group.

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Get Down On It."
from the LP Something Special
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 23 - 20 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 21 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 86
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Kool & The Gang hit the Top 10 with "Get Down On It."

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Big Fun."
from the LP As One
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 24 - 22 - 21 - 19 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 145
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Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)."
from the LP As One
ARC chart run: 37 - 35 - 32 - 32 - 29 - 25 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 151

# 93 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang won an American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist.

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Joanna."
from the LP In The Heart
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 24 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 10 - 15 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 29
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# 28 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 10 with "Joanna."

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Tonight."
from the LP In The Heart
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 24 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 21 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 110
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# 8 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Misled."
from the LP Emergency
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 16 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 133
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Year-End Chart Position: # 90
Kool & The Gang were nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist.

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Fresh."
from the LP Emergency
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 11 - 23 - 36 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Year-End Chart Position: # 99

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Cherish."
from the LP Emergency
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 23 - 17 - 13 - 8 - 7 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 14 - 24 - 34 - off
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Year-End Chart Position: # 25

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Emergency."

Kool & The Gang won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Emergency), and were nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist.

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Victory."

# 36 Singles Artist of the Year

Kool & The Gang hit the Top 40 with "Stone Love."

VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs included "Celebration" at # 43.

# 43 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Lead guitarist and co-founder of the group, Claydes Charles Smith, died in New Jersey at the age of 57.

• September 9: Ronald "Kalis" Bell, one of the co-founders of the group, died at the age of 68.

• October 19: Kool & The Gang were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.