The Hustle by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony

Saturday, July 26, 1975 – August 1, 1975 All day

Artist: Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony Weeks at #1: 1 week Chart dates: July 26, 1975

About

"The Hustle" is a disco song by songwriter-arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during the summer of 1975. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian RPM charts, No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report) and No. 3 in the UK. It would eventually sell over one million copies. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance early in 1976 for songs recorded in 1975.