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“Magic” is a hit 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John, from the soundtrack to the film Xanadu. The song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for four weeks beginning on August 2, 1980. It also reached a high of #4 on the Australian charts and #32 in the UK. “Magic” became Newton-John’s biggest Adult Contemporary hit to date, and her biggest pop hit until “Physical” ruled the Hot 100 for ten weeks beginning in November 1981. Billboard magazine ranked “Magic” as the third most popular single of 1980, behind only “Call Me” by Blondie and “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd. The B-sides depend on the label: “Fool Country” (also from Xanadu but not on the OST) is the B-side of the MCA release; “Whenever You’re Away From Me” (with Gene Kelly)... Read on...