Monthly Archive: November 2015
Among the eight times London-born musician Phil Collins hit number one in the 1980s (including one with the group Genesis), the half-way point to that total came with “Separate Lives,” a duet with Tennessee-born singer Marilyn...
The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey has hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times as a solo artist, ranging from “Giving It All Away” in 1973 to “Let Me Down Easy” in 1986. Among those...
New York City-based group Deee-Lite reached Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. In the spring of 1991, they peaked at number 47 with “Power Of Love,” the follow-up single to their biggest hit, “Groove Is In...
British band Millions Like Us appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, with the song “Guaranteed For Life,” which came from their only album, Heaven Help The Child. On this date in 1987, that song...
Today, Tunesmate is debuting a new weekly feature called “It’s Already Been Five Years” that looks back exactly five years to see what was happening in pop music. This initial edition features Los Angeles-based...
British band The Silkie appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, though that one single climbed all the way to the Top 10. Exactly 50 years ago, the band’s song “You’ve Got To Hide...
In the early 1980s, Steely Dan lead singer Donald Fagen embarked on a solo career that would produce three singles that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Just one of those singles reached the Top...
According to the character Patrick Bateman in both the book and film versions of American Psycho, with their 1983 album Sports, San Francisco-based band Huey Lewis and the News “really came into their own, commercially and...
Memphis-born singer Kevin Paige hit the Top 40 with both singles he placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The second of those singles — “Anything I Want” — climbed to number 29 in 1990, following...
In the late 1980s, former members of Sheriff came together with former members of Heart to form the band Alias. In June of 1990, Alias released their self-titled debut album, which would produce their only...