DEF: Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
Newark, New Jersey-born pop music superstar Whitney Houston hit number one with the first four singles from her second album Whitney, the fourth of which would set a record as her...
Category: 1980s Flashback
DEF: Asia “Heat of the Moment”
British rock supergroup Asia made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with the first four reaching the Top 40 and the first three making the Top 20. Their biggest hit...
DEF: Lee Greenwood “I.O.U.”
Los Angeles-born musician Lee Greenwood is best known for his song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” which hit the Top 10 on the country chart in the mid-1980s and then reached...
DEF: Mica Paris “My One Temptation”
London-born singer Mica Paris made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. That appearance came when on this date in 1989 her song “My One Temptation” debuted on the chart...
DEF: Joe Jackson “You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)”
Staffordshire, England-born musician Joe Jackson has hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times, all between 1979 and 1984. On this date in 1984, the last of those...
DEF: Graham Parker & The Shot “Wake Up (Next to You)”
Of British musician Graham Parker‘s three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, one reached the Top 40. On this date in 1985, that song, “Wake Up (Next to You),” which was...
DEF: Tommy Tutone “Angel Say No”
California-based band Tommy Tutone hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with both songs they placed on the chart. They are more remembered for their Top 5 hit from...
DEF: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam “Head to Toe”
New York City-based band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s two biggest hits are their pair of number one singles from 1987, each of which topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart for one...
DEF: Greg Kihn Band “Happy Man”
Baltimore-born musician Greg Kihn and his band hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 twice, with a couple of singles in the early 1980s — “The Breakup Song (They Don’t...
DEF: Rick Springfield “Affair of the Heart”
Australian musician and actor Rick Springfield‘s 1983 album Living in Oz produced three Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of those three singles,...
Loading ...
Recent Comments