On this day in 1980: Queen was beginning its fourth and final week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love.’ It would be ranked the #6 song for the entire year of 1980 and Billboard Magazine would rank it the #30 song for the entire 1980s decade. Here’s the […]
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This Day In Music, March 15th
On this day in 1982: Bob Dylan was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame at the 13th annual dinner held at the Hilton Hotel in New York City. After the ceremony Dylan gave a short interview to Jane Hansen, which was broadcast by NBC, TV in New York City. On this day in 1986: […]
This Day In Music, March 14th
On this day in 1981: Dolly Parton returned to the #1 position on the U.S. singles chart with “9 To 5”. The song had been in the #1 position for a week in February (the 21st-27th) but then gave up the #1 position to Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love A Rainy Night” for two weeks. Here’s […]
This Day In Music, March 13th
On this day in 1982: The J. Geils Band started their sixth and final week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Centerfold’. It would be ranked the #11 song of the entire 80s decade by Billboard Magazine. Here’s a look at the complete Top 20 on the U.S. singles chart from this day […]
This Day In Music, March 12th
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 […]
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 […]