Monthly Archive: February 2015
Between 1975 and 1980, Queen produced a number of epic hits, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions,” and “Another One Bites the Dust.” In terms of greatest chart performance on Billboard‘s...
Philadelphia-based band The Hooters have appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times, all in the 1980s, with three of those singles reaching the Top 40. Their biggest hit came with their third Hot 100...
Singer and choreographer Paula Abdul experienced an incredibly successful year between early 1989 and early 1990, becoming famous as a musical recording artist with five straight Top 5 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, four...
Los Angeles-based band Tierra have reached Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times in their career, all in the 1980s. Among those three appearances, Tierra hit the Top 40 just once, with their first charting single,...
Comedian and actor Jerry Lewis’ son Gary first charted on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with his band the Playboys in January 1965. It was a highly successful start for  the band, as that single —...
Sam Smith‘s “Stay With Me” borrowed from Tom Petty‘s “I Won’t Back Down.” Here is a mashup that celebrates this notable synthesis. You may have heard that Sam had to award song writing royalties...
Lately, Salt-N-Pepa‘s hit song “Push It” has been gaining renewed visibility for its appearance in a Geico advertisement. Historically, the song was the Queens, New York-based duo’s first single to appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100...
New Jersey-born actress and singer Pia Zadora landed three singles on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1982 and 1985. The most successful of these singles was “The Clapping Song,” which was her only single...
As a singer, Philadelphia-born Toni Basil is most remembered for her 1980s classic “Mickey,” which spent one week at number 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1982. Basil did, though, have two additional appearances...
Between 1987 and 1990, Miami-based vocal trio Exposé reached the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with their first seven charting singles. The run started with “Come Go With Me,” which reached number 5...