Monthly Archive: June 2014
As Tunesmate noted a few years ago, Bruce Springsteen is among the most successful popular music artists who never hit number 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart.  The closest the Boss ever came occurred in...
Australian band Men At Work scored four Top 10 hits and one additional Top 40 hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1982 and 1983 with songs from their first two albums, Business As Usual...
News is circulating that Cleveland-born musician Bobby Womack has passed away. Â Less than four months ago, Womack celebrated his 70th birthday, and as Tunesmate indicated at the time, two months ago marked the 40th...
Detroit-born musician Ray Parker Jr. is probably best remembered for his number one hit “Ghostbusters” from 1984, but that song was actually the tenth of thirteen Top 40 hits for Parker, which includes solo...
British band Level 42 have had two Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart.  The first — their biggest hit — was “Something About You,” which peaked at number 7 in 1986.  The second,...
Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. Â Today, in memory of Jackson, the Daily Eighties Flashback looks back at Jackson’s song “Leave Me Alone,” which contains a poignant theme that...
British band Wet Wet Wet have hit the Top 10 with a multitude of songs in the United Kingdom, though they’ve never cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. Â The closest they came was...
Swedish-born singer and songwriter Neneh Cherry hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 twice, with two singles in 1989 from her Raw Like Sushi album.  The second of those singles, “Kisses On The Wind,” peaked...
Have you see these Epic Rap Battles? If not, you are in for a treat. I especially enjoy this one because my childhood idol Weird Al is featured. Thanks to MidWest Movie Maker for...
Exactly 30 years ago, British band Duran Duran scored their first number one single as “The Reflex” climbed into the top spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart.  The song would spend two weeks at number...