DEF: The Animals “The Night”
Newcastle upon Tyne, England-based group The Animals is most known as part of the British Invasion of the 1960s, when they placed eighteen songs on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart between 1964 and 1968, including their...
Monthly Archive: September 2016
DEF: Underworld “Stand Up”
British band Underworld has made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, both between 1988 and 1989. On this date in 1989, the second of those two singles, “Stand Up,” climbed to a peak position...
DEF: Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
New York/New Jersey-based band Twisted Sister has made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1984 and 1985. Their biggest hit was their only Top 40 hit, which was their first single to...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Color Me Badd “I Adore Mi Amor”
Oklahoma City-based vocal group Color Me Badd topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with two consecutive singles from their 1991 debut album C.M.B. Exactly 25 years ago, the first of those two singles, “I Adore Mi...
DEF: Natalie Cole “A Little Bit of Heaven”
Los Angeles-born singer Natalie Cole‘s 1985 album Dangerous produced two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the second of those songs, “A Little Bit of Heaven,” climbed to a peak position...
DEF: Huey Lewis and the News “Stuck With You”
Among the twenty-two songs San Francisco-based band Huey Lewis and the News have placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, three climbed to number one. Of those three, the second song, “Stuck With You,” spent the...
DEF: Juice Newton “Queen of Hearts”
New Jersey-born musician Juice Newton has appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eleven times, with seven of those songs hitting the Top 40 and four reaching the Top 10. Amid all of that success, Newton’s...
DEF: The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
London-based band The Clash hit the Top 40 with two of the three songs they placed on the chart, though the one that didn’t hit the Top 40 might be the most ubiquitous of...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Adele “Someone Like You”
To date, London-born singer Adele has topped Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly five years ago, the second of those chart-topping hits, “Someone Like You,” rose to number one for a five-week reign.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Sandpipers “Guantanamera”
California-based vocal group The Sandpipers appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times over a four-year period between 1966 and 1970. Three of those songs hit the Top 40, with one song — their first...
