DEF: Prince “1999”
Pop music superstar Prince experienced his greatest period of success during the 1980s, when he hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nineteen times, with sixteen of those songs climbing to the Top...
Monthly Archive: July 2017
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Frankie Valli “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”
In his solo career outside of The Four Seasons, Newark, New Jersey-born singer Frankie Valli has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those...
DEF: Living Colour “Open Letter (To a Landlord)”
The first and third of the three songs New York City-based band Living Colour placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart hit the Top 40. Between those two songs, on this date in 1989, their song...
It’s Already Been Five Years: David Guetta featuring Sia “Titanium”
To date, Adelaide, Australia-based musician Sia has reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times as a lead or feature artist. Exactly five years ago the first of those songs — David...
DEF: Thompson Twins “Doctor! Doctor!”
Sheffield, England-based group Thompson Twins’ 1984 album Into the Gap produced the band’s biggest hit, “Hold Me Now,” which reached number 3 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart that year. The follow-up single — “Doctor! Doctor!” — also...
DEF: Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart “People Get Ready”
For his 1985 album Flash, British guitarist Jeff Beck joined up with former bandmate Rod Stewart to record a version of The Impressions’ “People Get Ready.” The song was released as a single, and on...
DEF: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band “Like a Rock”
Four songs from Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band’s 1986 album Like a Rock made Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The biggest hit of the quartet was the album’s title track, which on this date in...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Arrested Development “Tennessee”
Atlanta-based group Arrested Development made five appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with three of those songs reaching the Top 10. Their first charting single, “Tennessee,” was also their first Top 10 hit and their...
DEF: The System “Don’t Disturb This Groove”
New York-based duo The System made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all in the 1980s. Their biggest hit was their only Top 40 hit, “Don’t Disturb This Groove,” which exactly 30 years ago...
DEF: The Dazz Band “Let It Whip”
Cleveland-based group The Dazz Band made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1982 and 1984. Their only Top 40 hit came with their first appearances, and exactly 35 years ago, that song...
