On this day in 1980: Paul McCartney & Wings were enjoying their second week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Coming Up.’ The song would spend a total of three weeks in the top spot. In a Rolling Stone interview, McCartney explained how the song came about: “I originally cut it on my farm […]
Tag: Billboard Hot 100
This Day In Music, July 9th
On this day in 1983: The Police started an eight week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Every Breath You Take’ also #1 in the U.K. Taken from the bands album ‘Synchronicity’, Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance for the song at the 1984 Grammy […]
This Day In Music, July 8th
On this day in 1986: Billy Ocean was enjoying the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with “There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry).” The song was written and produced by Wayne Brathwaite and Barry Eastmond; Ocean was also credited as a co-writer for the song. It appears on Ocean’s 1986 album ‘Love […]
This Day In Music, July 7th
On this day in 1984: Bruce Springsteen went to #1 on the U.S. album chart with ‘Born In The USA’. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the U.S. album chart. Its also one of three albums (along with Michael Jackson’s Thriller, & Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce […]
This Day In Music, July 6th
On this day in 1984: The Jacksons kicked off their North American Victory tour at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City. Over 2 million people attended the 55 concerts which grossed over $75 million. Michael Jackson donated $5 million of the proceeds to various charities. On this day in 1985: Phil Collins went to #1 on the U.S. […]
This Day In Music, July 5th
On this day in 1986: Janet Jackson started a two-week run at #1 on the U.S. album chart with ‘Control’. The album featured the hit singles: ‘What Have You Done for Me Lately’, ‘Nasty’, ‘Control’, ‘When I Think of You’, and ‘Let’s Wait Awhile’. Let’s take a look at the Top 10 singles on the […]
This Day In Music, July 3rd
On this day in 1981: Kim Carnes was enjoying her SIXTH week in the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Bette Davis Eyes.’ “Bette Davis Eyes” is a song originally written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974, but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981. Carnes’ 1981 version spent […]
This Day In Music, July 1st
On this day in 1983: A New Jersey-based band calling themselves Bon Jovi signed with Phonogram’s Mercury records, although they had also been considering the name Johnny Electric. Since that day, they have sold over 130 million records worldwide, and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. Here […]
This Day In Music, June 26th
On this day in 1982: American singer and One Hit Wonder Charlene was at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with ‘I’ve Never Been To Me’. The song was recorded in 1976 and was reissued by Motown records in 1982 by which time Charlene had moved to England and was working in a sweet shop […]
This Day In Music, June 24th
On this day in 1980: Lipps Inc. were enjoying their final days of their fourth and final week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart. Written by musician, composer, and record producer Steven Greenberg and sung by Cynthia Johnson, the song expresses the singer’s pining for a metaphorical place that will “keep me movin’, keep me […]