DEF: Great White “Once Bitten Twice Shy”
Great White made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with two of those songs reaching the Top 40 and one hit the Top 10. Exactly 30 years ago, the band’s...
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DEF: Irene Cara “You Were Made for Me”
Irene Cara made eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1980 and 1984. On this date in 1984, the last of those eight songs, “You Were Made for Me,”...
Tunesmate Podcast Episode 5 – American Pie
Join Ray & Marc as they analyze the significance of the classic rock song “American Pie” by Don McLean. Ray accounts the book he wrote with his dad entitled...
DEF: Patti LaBelle “Stir It Up”
Patti LaBelle contributed two songs to the soundtrack for the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop. Both were released as singles and made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Disclosure featuring Sam Smith “Latch”
To date, the band Disclosure has made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with a pair of singles that also featured Sam Smith. The biggest of those two hits is...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jr. Walker & The All-Stars “What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)”
Among their twenty-one appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Jr. Walker & The All-Stars hit the Top 10 twice. Exactly 50 years ago, the second of that pair of hits, “What...
DEF: Device “Hanging on a Heart Attack”
Mid-1980s band Device made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, the first of which reached the Top 40. On this date in 1986, that Top 40 hit, “Hanging on a...
DEF: Jefferson Starship “Stranger”
Two songs from Jefferson Starship‘s 1981 album Modern Times made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “Stranger,” climbed to a...
DEF: Carly Simon “Why”
A few weeks ago, the Daily Eighties Flashback was Chic’s song “Soup for One” from the 1982 film of the same name. Today’s Daily Eighties Flashback is another song from...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories “Stay (I Missed You)”
Lisa Loeb made five appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all in the 1990s, the first three of which came with the band Nine Stories. Loeb’s biggest hit came with her...
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