Theme from A Summer Place in 1976, as a disco version titled "Summer Place '76." In 2008, Faith's original version was ranked at #18 on "Billboard"'s top 100 songs during the first 50 years of the Hot 100 chart. "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits" called it "the most successful instrumental single of the rock era." "Theme from "A Summer Place"" has been covered by a number of artists in addition to Percy Faith, in both non-vocal instrumental versions, and with one or more vocalists either singing the Discant lyrics or a wordless melody line. The theme has also been referenced, sampled, or otherwise
Theme from Shaft be a single, but the success of the film and the popularity of the track in nightclubs led to a 45 record of the theme being released on Enterprise Records two months after the soundtrack. Within two months, it hit #1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and stayed there a second week. It peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1972, Isaac Hayes performed "Theme from "Shaft"" as part of the Academy Awards ceremony in his trademark chainmail vest, but accepted the Academy Award for Best Original Song later that night wearing a tuxedo. He dedicated his historic