Monthly Archive: February 2015
Essex, England-based band Depeche Mode hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1985 with their song “People Are People.” Then, for the next four and a half years, while the band had...
Leonard Nimoy, largely known to the world for his portrayal of Mr. Spock in Star Trek, passed away yesterday at the age of 83. While Nimoy is principally known for his acting career, between 1967 and...
San Francisco-based band Journey reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 11 times in the 1980s, most successfully with “Open Arms,” which spent six weeks at number 2 in 1982. The band’s final...
New Jersey-based vocal group The Ad Libs hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. Their second charting single, “He Ain’t No Angel,” spent just one week at the chart while peaking at number 100 in May...
In 1981 Philadelphia-based singer Teddy Pendergrass scored his only top 40 hit of the decade when he teamed up with Stephanie Mills for the single “Two Hearts.” Pendergrass’ very next single to chart on Billboard‘s Hot 100, “You’re...
As a solo artist, California-born musician Sammy Hagar has hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 13 times, with four of those singles reaching the Top 40. Hagar scored his biggest hit — and his only Top...
Album cover image courtesy of The Politix Facebook page When I came across them recently, I was first intrigued by Miami-based band The Politix because of their name. Then, I went to their website,...
Washington, DC-born singer Shannon has just one Top 40 hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart to her name, though that one hit did very well, climbing all the way to the Top 10. On this...
Starting with “Make Me Smile” in 1970, the band Chicago hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with 20 singles over a 20-year time span. While the band’s run began as the 1970s...
Minneapolis-based band The Time have three Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in their career, all charting between 1984 and 1990. Exactly 30 years ago yesterday, The Time’s first Top 40 hit, “Jungle...