Rapper's Delight (No.12)
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"Rapper's Delight" was written & released as a single in 1979 by American hip hop legends The Sugarhill Gang.
While it was not the first song to feature rapping, it is considered by many people to be the song that brought hip hop music to the attention of the mainstream.
The single peaked at No.3 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1979, and was to be the band's only hit song in the UK.