Chic released "C'est Chic" 1978

R&B/Disco group Chic released their second studio album C'est Chic, August 11, 1978.  It is the band's best-selling album, reaching #1 on Billboard's R&B charts and #4 on Billboard's album chart. C'est Chic was Billboard's 1979 R&B Album of the Year.  It has been certified platinum by the RIAA for selling over a million copies.

It spawned two singles, Le Freak, which went to #1 in December 1978, and I Want Your Love, the successful follow-up which went to #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.

Chic's "Le Freak" reaches #1 1978

R&B band Chic, third single from their album C'est Chic, Le Freak, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 December 9, 1978.  It reached #1 on the Disco charts for seven weeks.  Billboard magazine ranked it as the number 3 song for 1979.  Le Freak is certified 4 x platinum.

It was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2018, for being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."