DEF: Genesis “Invisible Touch”
Of the 22 songs British band Genesis have placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their biggest hit was the title track and first single from their 1986 album Invisible Touch. Exactly 30 years ago, that song...
Monthly Archive: July 2016
Calling Wolfgang to Save Van Halen Again
Dear Wolfgang Van Halen, Back in 2007, you convinced your dad, Edward Van Halen, the most influential living rock guitar player today to consider joining forces again with David Lee Roth (DLR). Father and...
DEF: Santana “Winning”
Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana’s band Santana scored its biggest hits in the early 1970s and between 1999 and 2000, but they did appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times in the 1980s, with two...
DEF: Frankie Miller “To Dream the Dream”
Glasgow-born musician Frankie Miller made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The first came with “The Doodle Song,” which reached number 71 in 1977. Then, on this date in 1982, Miller’s “To Dream the...
It’s Already Been Five Years: LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Los Angeles-based duo LMFAO have hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart as a lead or featured artist three times, with the two singles on which they were the lead artist both topping...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Tommy James and the Shondells “Hanky Panky”
Michigan-based group Tommy James and the Shondells hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times, all between 1966 and 1969. Two of those songs reached number one, including the group’s first charting...
DEF: Michael Jackson “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'”
Michael Jackson‘s Thriller album produced seven Top 10 singles, starting with “The Girl Is Mine” in early 1983 and ending with “Thriller” in the spring of 1984. Exactly in the middle of that string of...
MOTW: Seven Feel Good Nations Inc.
This week’s mashup is from Grave Danger again! He combines The White Stripes and Gorillaz to create Seven Feel Good Nations Inc! Feel Good Inc. and Seven Nation Army come together in this song.
DEF: Q-Feel “Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)”
British group Q-Feel appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once. That appearance came in 1989, and on this date that year, that single — “Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)” — climbed to a peak...
DEF: Mike Reno and Ann Wilson “Almost Paradise … Love Theme from Footloose”
For the 1984 film Footloose, Mike Reno of Loverboy and Ann Wilson of Heart teamed up for the song “Almost Paradise … Love Theme from Footloose.” The song was released as a single, charted on Billboard‘s Hot...
