Monthly Archive: February 2015

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DEF: The Hooters “Day By Day”

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...

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DEF: Tierra “Together”

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,...

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MOTW: Stay Back Down

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...

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DEF: Salt-N-Pepa “Push It”

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...

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DEF: Pia Zadora “The Clapping Song”

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...

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DEF: Toni Basil “Over My Head”

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...