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Daily Eighties Flashback: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Modern Day Romance”

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September 14, 2025

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit the top of Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart three times. Exactly 40 years ago, the second of that trio of hits, “Modern Day Romance,” rose to number one for one week.

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