3 Facts About Gerry Rafferty's City to City Hitting No. 1

City to City reached number one on the US Billboard 200 on July 8, 1978. It knocked the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack out of the top spot.

This was a remarkable feat for a soft-rock album. Rafferty’s mellow sound unseated the biggest soundtrack of the decade.

The album’s success was driven by the hit single “Baker Street.” The song’s iconic saxophone riff became one of the most recognizable in rock history.