DEF: 707 “Mega Force”
Detroit-based band 707 hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 twice. First, in the fall of 1980, they rose to number 52 with “I Could Be Good For You.” Then, a little more than a year and a...
Monthly Archive: July 2014
DEF: Clime Fisher “Love Changes (Everything)”
British duo Simon Climie and Rob Fisher, better known as Climie Fisher, hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, and that song hit the Top 40.  On this date in 1988, that one charting single,...
DEF: Michael Morales “Who Do You Give Your Love To?”
San Antonio-born musician Michael Morales scored two Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, both in 1989.  The first of those hits — and the biggest hit of his career — was “Who Do...
DEF: Face To Face “10-9-8”
Boston-based band Face to Face released three albums in the 1980s, the first of which generated their only single to hit Billboard‘s Hot 100. That single was the band’s debut single “10-9-8,” which peaked...
DEF: Whitney Houston “You Give Good Love”
On her way to becoming one of the most successful popular music artists of all time, Whitney Houston set a record by hitting number 1 with seven consecutive singles between 1985 and 1988. Â Just...
DEF: The Fixx “Secret Separation”
London-based band The Fixx is most remembered for their Top 5 hit “One Thing Leads To Another.” The band did, though, also score three additional Top 20 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100. The last of...
DEF: The Oak Ridge Boys “Elvira”
Between 1977 and 1989, Tennessee-based band the Oak Ridge Boys scored 17 number one hits on the country chart. Â In the early 1980s, a few of those songs crossed over to Billboard‘s Hot 100...
DEF: Fleetwood Mac “Hold Me”
Building from their phenomenally successful Rumours album, Fleetwood Mac continued to deliver hits throughout the late 1970s and into the 1980s.  The band’s first album released in the 1980s, Mirage, produced three Top 40 hits.  On...
OneRepublic – Love Runs Out
Love Runs Out Whole Lotta Shaking Going On Good Thing Could this be an Adele song? Wait a minute… actually this song is the latest release from OneRepublic called Love Runs Out, however it...
DEF: Madness “Our House”
London-based band Madness scored a host of Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom over a 20 year period between 1979 and 1999. Â Only one of the band’s song hit the Top 10 in...
