DEF: Chaka Khan “Own the Night”
During its television run from 1984 to 1990, the producers of Miami Vice released a series of soundtrack albums based on music used in the show. Chicago-born singer Chaka Khan contributed a song to the first...
Monthly Archive: January 2017
DEF: Billy Vera & The Beaters “At This Moment”
Riverside, California-born musician Billy Vera has made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, ranging nearly two decades from late 1967 through early 1987. Among those six songs, three made the Top 40, with only...
DEF: Stevie Nicks with Don Henley “Leather and Lace”
Phoenix-born singer Stevie Nicks‘ first three singles outside of her work with Fleetwood Mac were all duets that hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. After reaching number 5 in 1978 with Kenny...
DEF: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul “Forever”
Boston-born musician Steven Van Zandt is known for his involvement in various endeavors over the past five decades, perhaps most notably as a member of the E Street Band. One of those projects has...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Jason Mraz “I Won’t Give Up”
Virginia-born musician Jason Mraz has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. The first time came in 2008, with his biggest hit, “I’m Yours.” Then, exactly five years ago, Mraz debuted on...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen “Gallant Men”
In addition to his career as a politician, Illinois Republican Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen released a series of spoken-word albums. His spoken-word projects produced just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100, though that one appearance turned...
DEF: Basia “New Day for You”
Among Polish singer Basia‘s three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, her first and third resulted in Top 40 hits. Between those two songs, on this date in 1989, Basia climbed to a peak position...
DEF: Deborah Allen “Baby I Lied”
Memphis-born singer Deborah Allen made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though that one single reached the Top 40. On tomorrow’s date in 1984, that single — “Baby I Lied” — climbed to a...
DEF: Dr. Hook “Better Love Next Time”
New Jersey-based band Dr. Hook scored four of their ten Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. On this date in 1980, the first of those four hits, “Better Love Next...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: CeCe Peniston “Finally”
Dayton, Ohio-born singer CeCe Peniston has made nine appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1991 and 1996. Peniston’s biggest hit is her first charting song, “Finally,” which is her only Top 10 hit....
