<P> Since his breakup with the First Edition, Rogers had tasted considerable success as a solo act, with nine No. 1 entries on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart (prior to the release of "Lady"), plus several Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary Singles charts . </P> <P> "Lady," according to music historian Fred Bronson, would prove to be an important record for both Richie and Rogers . It became the first record of the 1980s to chart on all four of Billboard magazine's singles charts - country, Hot 100, adult contemporary and Top Black Singles . </P> <P> It reached No. 1 on three of those charts in late 1980 . On the Hot 100, "Lady" peaked at the summit on 15 November and stayed at the top for a massive six - week stint (tying with Blondie's "Call Me" for the longest run of the year). On 27 December it would be knocked out of the top spot by "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon . On the Hot Country Singles chart, it would spend a week at the summit . "Lady" also peaked at number forty - two on the Top Black Singles chart . </P> <P> As a country entry, "Lady" was Rogers' 10th chart - topping hit in a career that saw him collect 20 No. 1 songs between 1977 and 2000 . On the Hot 100, it was his only solo chart - topping song, although Rogers would have a duet No. 1 three years later (1983's "Islands in the Stream" with Dolly Parton). On the Adult Contemporary Singles chart, "Lady" was Rogers' second (of eight) songs that reached the chart's summit . Billboard ranked it at the No. 3 song for 1981 . </P>

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