On this day in 1982: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder were enjoying their FOURTH week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Ebony and Ivory.’ It would stay #1 for a total of SEVEN weeks. It would be ranked the #4 song of the entire year of 1982 behind ‘Physical’ by Olivia Newton John, […]
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This Day In Music, June 9th
On this day in 1984: Cyndi Lauper started a two week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Time After Time’ a #3 hit in the U.K. Cyndi Lauper co-wrote ‘Time After Time’ with Philadelphia based Rob Hyman of The Hooters. ‘Time After Time’ was the second single released from her debut studio […]
This Day In Music, June 8th
On this day in 1985: Tears For Fears started a two-week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’, the group’s first U.S. #1. In 1986, the song won Best Single at the Brit Awards. Band member and co-writer Roland Orzabal argued that the song deserved to win […]
This Day In Music, June 7th
On this day in 1986: Today we are going to go back to this day in 1986 and check out the Top 10 songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. 1 2 LIVE TO TELL –•– Madonna (Sire)-9 (1 Week at #1) (1)2 3 ON MY OWN –•– Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-12 (2)3 […]
This Day In Music, June 5th
On this day in 1983: During a 48-date North American tour, U2 played at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver. The show was recorded and released as ‘U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky.’ Let’s take a look at the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on this day back in 1983: […]
This Day In Music, June 3rd
On this day in 1981: Let’s take a look at the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for this day in 1981: 1 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)2 2 BEING WITH YOU –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-16 (2)3 5 MEDLEY: INTRO VENUS/SUGAR SUGAR/NO REPLY/I’LL BE BACK/DRIVE […]
This Day In Music, May 26th
On this day in 1984: Former back-up singer with Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams started a 2 week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boy’, taken from the film ‘Footloose’, a #2 hit in the U.K. It became Williams’ second #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, also […]
This Day In Music, May 25th
On this day in 1985: Dire Straits scored their second U.K. #1 album with ‘Brothers In Arms’, also #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 popular […]
This Day In Music, May 22nd
On this day in 1982: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder were enjoying their second week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Ebony and Ivory.’ The song would spend a total of 7 weeks at #1 before giving up the top spot to ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by The Human League in early July […]
This Day In Music, May 20th
On this day in 1980: Blondie was enjoying their 6th and final week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Call Me.’ ‘Call Me’ by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film ‘American Gigolo’ was produced and co-written by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder and released in the US in early 1980 […]