Daily Eighties Flashback: ZZ Top “Rough Boy”
Four songs from ZZ Top‘s 1985 Afterburner album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, the third of those four hits, “Rough Boy,” rose to a peak position of...
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Dusty Hill 1949-2021
As you’ve likely heard, ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has passed away at the age of 72. To remember Hill, let us know your favorite or most vivid memories involving ZZ Top music. The...
DEF: ZZ Top “Legs”
Among their seventeen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, ZZ Top‘s biggest hits were their two consecutive songs that reached number 8. Exactly 35 years ago, the first of that pair of hits, “Legs,” rose...
DEF: ZZ Top “Sleeping Bag”
ZZ Top hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with a pair of songs between 1984 and 1985 that reached number 8. On this date in 1985, the second of those two...
DEF: ZZ Top “Cheap Sunglasses”
Two songs from ZZ Top‘s 1979 album Degüello made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1980, the second of those two songs, “Cheap Sunglasses,” debuted at a peak position of number 89....
DEF: ZZ Top “Leila”
Houston-based band ZZ Top‘s 1981 album El Loco produced one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1981, that one song — “Leila” — climbed to a peak position of number 77. Today,...
DEF: ZZ Top “Stages”
Houston, Texas-based band ZZ Top have scored eight Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart during their career, ranging from “Tush” in 1975 through “Velcro Fry” in 1986. Their most successful singles are “Legs”...
