DEF: Al Jarreau “Teach Me Tonight”
Al Jarreau‘s first three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart all came from his 1981 album Breakin’ Away. On this date in 1982, the third of those three songs, “Teach Me Tonight,” climbed to a peak...
Monthly Archive: April 2018
MOTW – Rock & Roll Until a Reasonable Hour
DJ Cummerbund delivers another phenomenal mashup taking the classic melody from the Commodore’s “Easy” and mixing it with the vocals from Kiss’s classic “Rock and Roll All Nite“. Please enjoy the MOTW “Rock &...
DEF: Whitney Houston “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”
Between 1985 and 1988, Whitney Houston set a record by reaching number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with seven consecutive songs. Exactly 30 years ago, the record-setting seventh song, “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,”...
DEF: Shenandoah “The Church on Cumberland Road”
Alabama-based band Shenandoah hit number one on Billboard‘s country chart five times, all between 1989 and 1994. On this date in 1989, the band’s first chart-topping song, “The Church on Cumberland Road,” climbed to number...
DEF: Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill “Perfect Combination”
In 1984, Cotillion Records released the collaboration album Perfect Combination that featured young singers Stacy Lattisaw and Johnny Gill. The title track from that album reached Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, and on this date that year,...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Bruno Mars “When I Was Your Man”
To date, Bruno Mars has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times as a lead or featured artist. Exactly five years ago, Mars reached number one for the fifth time when “When...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Sly & the Family Stone “Dance to the Music”
Sly and the Family Stone made twenty appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with ten of those songs hitting the Top 40 and five reaching the Top 10. The band’s first Top 10 hit came...
DEF: Dave Edmunds “High School Nights”
Cardiff, Wales-born musician Dave Edmunds made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the last of those songs, “High School Nights” from the film Porky’s Revenge, debuted at a peak position...
DEF: Cherrelle with Alexander O’Neal “Saturday Love”
In the mid to late 1980s, singers Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal teamed up for a pair of hits that reached the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, the first...
DEF: The Whispers “It’s a Love Thing”
Los Angeles-based group The Whispers hit the Top 40 with the first three songs they placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. On this date in 1981, the third song in that trio,...
