Kenny Rogers Gambles His Way to the Top of the Charts on This Date in 1978

Whether you know him as the singer, the actor or Kramer's favorite chicken spot in "Seinfeld", his name is know by those young and old.Kenny Rogers has released more than 120 singles that have spent in excess of 200 combined weeks at #1 on various music charts, he's starred in more than a dozen TV movies and has become a pop culture icon over the years.  With more than 130 million albums sold, Kenny Rogers is first and foremost a beloved country music star, and on December 16th, 1978 he hit #1 with "The Gambler".