DEF: John Waite “Tears”
In September of 1984, Lancaster, England-born musician John Waite scored the biggest hit of his career when “Missing You” spent one week at number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Waite also hit the Top...
Monthly Archive: November 2015
DEF: Olivia Newton-John “Soul Kiss”
Cambridge, England-born and Melbourne, Australia-raised singer Olivia Newton-John has hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 21 times. She scored her first Top 20 single in 1974, when “Let Me Be There” climbed...
Eddie Trunk’s Metal Music Podcast
Are you a fan of rock metal music? Do you often wonder what happened to all the musical artists from the 1980s? Do you realize these artists are still touring and making new music?...
DEF: Pat Benatar “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
New York City-born singer Pat Benatar has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times, all between 1980 and 1985. Exactly 35 years ago, Benatar’s first Top 10 hit — “Hit Me...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: David Cassidy “Lyin’ To Myself”
New York City-born musician David Cassidy has hit the Top 40 with all five songs he has placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The first four of those hits, including his only Top 10 hit,...
DEF: Chris Christian “I Want You, I Need You”
Abilene, Texas-born singer Chris Christian has reached the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 just once, with “I Want You, I Need You.” On this date in 1981, “I Want You, I Need You” climbed...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Supremes “I Hear A Symphony”
Just over a year ago, when “It Happened 50 Years Ago” debuted on Tunesmate, the first post featured “Baby Love,” the second number one single for Motown group The Supremes. In the time since,...
DEF: Sylvia “Nobody”
Between 1979 and 1986, Kokomo, Indiana-born singer Sylvia Kirby, who went by just Sylvia, hit the Top 40 on the U.S. Country chart eighteen times, including two number one hits. One of those eighteen...
DEF: Vixen “Edge Of A Broken Heart”
St. Paul, Minnesota-formed and Los Angeles-based band Vixen appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times, all between late 1988 and late 1990, with their first two hits reaching the Top 40. The band’s very first...
DEF: Billy Ocean “Licence To Chill”
Trinidad and Tobago-born singer Billy Ocean has never missed the Top 40 with any of the 12 songs he has placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, ranging from “Love Really Hurts Without You,” which peaked...
