DEF: Tears for Fears “Mothers Talk”
Four songs from Tears for Fears‘ 1985 album Songs from the Big Chair reached the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, the last of that quartet...
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DEF: Paul Anka “I’ve Been Waiting for You All of My Life”
The last two of Paul Anka‘s fifty-three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart came in the 1980s. On this date in 1981, the first of that pair of songs, “I’ve Been...
DEF: Rod Stewart “How Long”
Three songs from Rod Stewart‘s 1981 album Tonight I’m Yours made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1982, the third of that trio of songs, a remake of...
DEF: Def Leppard “Photograph”
Def Leppard has hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart fifteen times. On this date in 1983, the first of those fifteen hits, “Photograph,” rose to a peak position...
DEF: Paula Abdul “Forever Your Girl”
Four songs from Paula Abdul‘s debut album, Forever Your Girl, hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 30 years ago, the second of that quartet of songs, the album’s title...
DEF: Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”
In 1984, Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson teamed up for the duet “To All the Girls I’ve Love Before” — a song originally recorded by Albert Hammond in 1975. Iglesias...
DEF: Melissa Manchester “Mathematics”
New York City-born musician Melissa Manchester made fifteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the last of those songs, “Mathematics,” rose to a peak position of...
DEF: Firefall “Headed for a Fall”
Two of Boulder, Colorado-based band Firefall‘s six Top 40 hits came in the 1980s. On this date in 1980, the first of that pair of hits, “Headed for a Fall,”...
DEF: Bryan Adams “Heat of the Night”
Bryan Adams hit the top 40 with three songs from his 1987 album Into the Fire. On this date that year, the first and biggest of those three hits, “Heat of...
DEF: Richard “Dimples” Fields “If It Ain’t One Thing … It’s Another”
San Francisco-based musician Richard “Dimples” Fields made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1982, that song, “If It Ain’t One Thing … It’s Another,” climbed...
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