On this day in 1989: Michael Damian went to #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Rock On.’ It would spend one week in the top spot. “Rock On” is a song written by English singer David Essex. Originally recorded in 1973 and released as a single by Essex, it became an international hit. In […]
This Day In 80s Music, June 2nd
On this day in 1981: Prince made his live British debut at The Lyceum Ballroom, London, (he would not play the UK again for five years). Here’s a clip of Prince a few days later in Paris, France: On this day in 1984: Deniece Williams was starting her second and final week at #1 on […]
This Day In 80s Music, June 1st
On this day in 1985: Prince & The Revolution started a three-week run at #1 on the U.S. album chart with ‘Around The World In A Day.’ ‘Around the World in a Day’ was the seventh studio album released by American recording artist Prince, and the second release where his backing band The Revolution is billed. It was released […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 31st
On this day in 1980: Lipps Inc. started a four week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Funkytown.’ The song is from their debut album ‘Mouth To Mouth and was released as the album’s lead single in 1980. ‘Funkytown’ was written by musician, composer, and record producer Steven Greenberg and sung by Cynthia Johnson. The […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 30th
On this day in 1981: Kim Carnes was starting her third of nine non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Bette Davis Eyes.’ It would be ranked the #1 song for the year of 1981 by Billboard Magazine on their year-end chart and would be ranked the #2 song of the entire […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 29th
On this day in 1982: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder started their third of SEVEN weeks at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Ebony and Ivory.” The song would not give up the #1 spot until July 3, 1982 when ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by The Human League would finally take over the #1 […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 28th
On this day in 1983: Irene Cara started a SIX week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Flashdance…What A Feeling.’ The song is from the 1983 film ‘Flashdance’ and was written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 27th
On this day in 1988: Def Leppard kicked off the third leg of their North American Hysteria world tour at George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. On this day in 1989: Paula Abdul started her second and final week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Forever Your Girl.’ It would be ranked […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 26th
On this day in 1984: Deniece Williams started a two week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Let’s Hear It For the Boy.” ‘Let’s Hear It For the Boy’ appeared on the soundtrack to the film ‘Footloose.’ The song was released as a single from both the soundtrack and her album ‘Let’s Hear it […]
This Day In 80s Music, May 25th
On this day in 1985: Dire Straits scored their second UK #1 album with ‘Brothers In Arms’, also a #1 in the U.S. and 24 other countries. ‘Brothers In Arms’ was one of the first albums to be directed at the CD market, and was a full digital recording (DDD) at a time when most […]