On this day in 1983: U2 scored their first UK #1 album with ‘War’, which went on to spend a total of 147 weeks on the chart. The album featured the singles ‘New Years Day’ and ‘Two Hearts Beat As One’. Also on this day in 1983: Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK […]
Category: Charlie’s 80s Blog
This Day In Music, March 11th
On this day in 1984: Van Halen were starting their third of five weeks at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Jump.’ It was ranked the #6 song for the entire year of 1984 by Billboard magazine and was nominated at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1984) in the “Best Rock Performance By A […]
This Day In Music, March 10th
On this day in 1988: Younger brother of The Bee Gees, Andy Gibb passed away, just days after his 30th birthday. His death was a result of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) following a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart. Andy had three #1 hits on the U.S. singles chart in […]
This Day In Music, March 9th
On this day in 1985: Dead Or Alive were at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with ‘You Spin Me Round (Like A Record). It was the first #1 for the production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman who went on to produce over 100 U.K. Top 40 hits. Also on this day in 1985: […]
This Day In Music, March 8th
On this day in 1986: Diana Ross was at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with ‘Chain Reaction.’ It was written and produced by The Bee Gees (who also provided the backing vocals for the single). The single became her first #1 single in the U.K. since ‘I’m Still Waiting’ in 1971. Also on this day […]
This Day In Music, March 7th
On this day in 1980: The film Coal Miner’s Daughter, the biography of Loretta Lynn starring Sissy Spacek opened. Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lynn; Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D’Angelo also play leading roles in the film, which was a huge success with critics and at the box […]
This Day In Music, March 6th
On this day in 1982: The J. Geils band were starting their 5th week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Centerfold.’ It would spend a total of six weeks in the top spot and would be ranked the #5 song for the entire year of 1982. It would also be ranked the #11 […]
This Day In Music, March 5th
On this day in 1982: Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on Saturday Night Live, played Joliet ‘Jake’ Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads “I may be gone, but rock […]
This Day In Music, March 4th
On this day in 1989: Debbie Gibson started a three week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Lost In Your Eyes.” “Lost in Your Eyes” was the sixth single from American singer-songwriter, Debbie Gibson, and the first from her second album, ‘Electric Youth’. The song was written by Gibson in late 1987 and published […]
This Day In Music, March 3rd
On this day in 1984: Nena started a three week run at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with ’99 Red Balloons.’ Originally sung in German, ’99 Luftballons’ was re-recorded in English as ’99 Red Balloons’. The song was a #2 hit in the U.S. and the only U.K. (and U.S.) hit for Nena making […]