Paying tribute to the “Godfather” in the finest way possible, fans have been urged to purchase Frankie Knuckles seminal track “Your Love” aiming to get the Chicago legend back into the Official Singles Chart. The ’80’s tune originally peaked at number 59, however yesterday the track made its Top 40 debut at a solid number #29 thanks to a successful Facebook campaign.

Knuckles, aged 59, passed away at home in Chicago on Monday last week following complications. He had played at Ministry Of Sound in London just the Saturday before and will be remembered as an icon who helped build a style of dance music that revolutionised club culture, not only in the ’70s and ’80s but that still clearly resonates around the world today.

Frankie’s last UK Top 40 hit was “Whadda You Want (From Me) FT Adeva”, reached Number #36 in 1995, while his most successful UK track was 1991’s Top 20 hit “The Whistle Song”, which peaked at Number #17. The campaign has been a huge success so far in the UK (with now over 30 000 followers) so lets see how it goes with the support of the rest of the world.

If you feel like contributing to this fantastic legacy left behind by the Godfather and want to hear his track played on BBC Radio 1 then click here for the Facebook page. The station actually managed to dig up an epic set recorded at Pacha back in 2000 that they have been streaming online before eventually broadcasting it, a first in the Essential Mix’s history.

RIP Frankie Knuckles