As the group's popularity swelled to superstardom in the UK, a concerted effort was made by Arista Records (the record company that evolved from Bell) to launch the Rollers in North America. New Arista head, Clive Davis, was instrumental in grooming and overseeing the project. His work paid off, as in late 1975, the Rollers reached No. 1 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 with "Saturday Night". "Saturday Night" had missed the UK chart completely two years earlier. The Rollers gave the track their American debut, via a satellite-link performance on "Saturday Night Live, with Howard Cosell". In Canada, it fared equally well, hitting No. 1 on the "RPM" national singles chart on 10 January 1976. The "Bay City Rollers" (1975) album (North American release only) hit No. 1 in the same chart on 7 February.