On this day in 1984: As The Olympic Games came to a close, Lionel Richie performed, ‘All Night Long’ live from Los Angeles to an estimated television audience of 2.6 billion people around the world. On this day in 1986: Prince started a run of five nights at Wembley Arena, London, his first U.K. shows […]
Tag: Billboard Hot 100
This Day In Music, August 11th
On this day in 1984: Ray Parker Jr. started a three week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with the theme from the film ‘Ghostbusters’. Parker who had been a session guitarist for Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye was accused of plagiarizing the melody from the Huey Lewis and the News song ‘I Want […]
This Day In Music, August 10th
On this day in 1985: Canadian singer and guitarist Bryan Adams scored his first U.S. #1 album with ‘Reckless.’ Six singles were released from the album: ‘Run To You’, ‘Somebody’, ‘Heaven’, ‘Summer of ’69’, ‘One Night Love Affair’, and ‘It’s Only Love’. All six singles made the top 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which until […]
This Day In Music, August 8th
On this day in 1981: MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with REO Speedwagon performing in Denver, Colorado, The band had just released the album Hi Infidelity and performed the hit singles, ‘Keep On Loving You,’ ‘Take It On the Run’ and ‘Don’t Let Him Go.’ On this day in 1987: U2 scored their second […]
This Day In Music, August 5th
On this day in 1984: Bruce Springsteen played the first of ten nights at the Meadowlands in New Jersey to mark the homecoming of the Born in the USA Tour. Let’s take a look at the Top 20 songs on the U.S. singles chart from this day back in 1984: 1 1 WHEN DOVES CRY […]
This Day In Music, August 3rd
On this day in 1985: Tears For Fears started a three week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Shout’, the duo’s second U.S. #1. The song was released as the second single from their second studio album, Songs From the Big Chair on November 19, 1984. “Shout” would become one of the most […]
This Day In Music, August 2nd
On this day in 1986: Peter Cetera started a two-week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with the theme from the film ‘Karate Kid II’, ‘The Glory Of Love’, it made it to #3 in the U.K. The song was written and composed by Cetera, David Foster, and Cetera’s then-wife Diane Nini and recorded […]
This Day In Music, July 31st
On this day in 1980: During an Eagles concert at Long Beach, California, tempers boiled over between Glen Frey and Don Felder, who spent the entire show describing to each other the beating each planned to administer backstage. “Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal,” Frey told Felder. The group’s next album […]
This Day In Music, July 30th
On this day in 1988: Steve Winwood started a four week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Roll With It’, a #53 hit in the U.K. Later, Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland were credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit (I’m a) Roadrunner. The song spent four weeks […]
This Day In Music, July 29th
On this day in 1987: Heart was enjoying its third and final week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Alone’. Heart released the song as the first single from their ninth studio album, Bad Animals, in May 1987. The song begins with a piano line and a subdued vocal from Ann Wilson, leading to a synth-led […]