On this day in 1980: After seeing U2 play at Dublin’s National Boxing Stadium in front of 2,400 people; Rob Partridge and Bill Stewart from Island Records in the UK offered the band a recording contract. On this day in 1983: Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ went to #1 on the U.S. album chart. ‘Thriller’ broke racial barriers in […]
Tag: 1983
This Day In Music, February 19th
On this day in 1982: Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in San Antonio, Texas for urinating on the cenotaph at the Alamo, which honors the Alamo defenders. Osbourne was wearing a dress at the time of his arrest, (due to his wife Sharon hiding all his clothes so he couldn’t go outside). Osbourne was banned from […]
This Day In Music, February 12th
On this day in 1983: Men At Work returned to the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Down Under.” It has been #1 for three consecutive weeks starting on January 15, 1983 through February 4, 1983 then ‘Africa’ by Toto took over the top spot on February 5, 1983. ‘Down Under’ would be […]
This Day In Music, February 8th
On this day in 1981: R,E.M. made their first ever-recording sessions at Bombay Studios in Smyrna, Georgia. Tracks included ‘Gardening At Night’, ‘Radio Free Europe’ and ‘(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville.’ On this day in 1983: Winners at the second annual Brit Awards held in London included Paul McCartney, who won Best British Male Solo Artist, […]
This Day In Music, February 5th
On this day in 1983: Toto went to #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Africa.” “Africa” is the tenth and final track on Toto’s fourth studio album Toto IV. It was released as a single on October 30, 1982, the album’s third single overall and second in Europe. The song was written by band […]
This Day In Music, February 4th
On this day in 1984: Culture Club started a three-week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Karma Chameleon’ the group’s 5th U.S. Top 10 hit. It would be the group’s biggest hit and only U.S. #1 single among their many top 10 hits. In an interview, Culture Club frontman Boy George explained: “The […]
This Day In 80s Music, January 29th
On this day in 1983: Australian group Men At Work went to #1 on the U.K. singles chart and were starting their 3rd week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Down Under.’ Their debut album ‘Business As Usual’ was also at #1 on the U.S. and U.K album charts simultaneously on this day. […]
This Day In 80s Music, January 28th
On this day in 1983: The first Narara Music Festival was held near Somersby, NSW over the Australia Day weekend, the line-up included Men At Work, The Angels, The Church, The Choirboys, Cold Chisel and INXS. On this day in 1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood started a five-week run at #1 on the U.K. singles […]
This Day In 80s Music, January 15th
On this day in 1983: Men At Work started a four week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Down Under’ which was the Australian group’s second U.S. #1 hit. ‘Down Under’ was originally released in 1980 as the B-Side to their first local single titled “Keypunch Operator”, released before the band signed with […]
This Day In 80s Music, January 1st
Happy New Year! Charlie’s 80s Attic wishes you and your family a very happy and healthy 2022! Each year Billboard freezes their weekly charts at the very end of the year/beginning of the new year (including in the 1980s) so there isn’t a lot of “music news” from the 80s to report at the end […]