On this day in 1981: During a North American tour, The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The opening act was Prince, who dressed in his controversial bikini briefs and trench coat ran off stage after 15 minutes due to the crowd booing and throwing beer cans at him.
On this day in 1985: Marking what would have been John Lennon’s 45th birthday, Yoko Ono formally opened the three and a half acre garden at the Strawberry Fields site in New York’s Central Park. The area was planted with trees, shrubs and flowers gathered from around the world with a $1m donation from Yoko.
Here’s a look at the Top 20 on the U.S. singles chart from this day back in 1985:
1 1 MONEY FOR NOTHING –•– Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-13 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 CHERISH –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-14 (2)
3 5 OH SHEILA –•– Ready For The World (MCA)-10 (3)
4 7 TAKE ON ME –•– A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-13 (4)
5 6 DRESS YOU UP –•– Madonna (Sire)-8 (5)
6 9 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU –•– Whitney Houston (Arista)-8 (6)
7 3 FREEDOM –•– Wham! (Columbia)-11 (3)
8 10 LONELY OL’ NIGHT –•– John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-7 (8)
9 11 DANCING IN THE STREET –•– Mick Jagger & David Bowie (EMI-America)-6 (9)
10 15 PART-TIME LOVER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (10)
11 4 DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-12 (4)
12 16 FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART –•– Sting (A&M)-7 (12)
13 22 MIAMI VICE THEME –•– Jan Hammer (MCA)-5 (13)
14 20 I’M GOIN’ DOWN –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-5 (14)
15 8 ST. ELMO’S FIRE (Man In Motion) –•– John Parr (Atlantic)-16 (1)
16 18 CRY –•– Godley & Creme (Polydor)-12 (16)
17 14 DARE ME –•– The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-13 (11)
18 19 C-I-T-Y –•– John Cafferty & The Bever Brown Band (Scotti Brothers)-9 (18)
19 24 LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-7 (19)
20 28 HEAD OVER HEELS –•– Tears For Fears (Mercury)-4 (20)