DEF: Joe Walsh “Space Age Whiz Kids”
As a solo artist, Wichita-born musician Joe Walsh has made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The last of those seven appearances came in 1983 with his song “Space Age Whiz Kids,” which on...
Monthly Archive: July 2017
Misheard Lyrics: Brilliant Disguise
What songs have heard and then later found out you actually had the name wrong? I know there are many tunes out there that can easily misheard, but over the years, even though I...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Scott McKenzie “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”
Jacksonville, Florida-born musician Scott McKenzie made the Top 40 with both songs he placed on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. By far the bigger hit of the two was his first hit and his only Top...
DEF: Madonna “Express Yourself”
Madonna‘s 1989 album Like a Prayer produced five Top 20 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, four of which reached the Top 10. On this date that year, the second of those hits — “Express Yourself”...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Gym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder “The Fighter”
New York-based band Gym Class Heroes have made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly five years ago, the last of those six songs, “The Fighter,” which also featured OneRepublic singer Ryan Tedder, climbed...
DEF: Karla Bonoff “Somebody’s Eyes”
Los Angeles-born musician Karla Bonoff‘s last appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart came in 1982, though a couple years later, she came close to charting again. This time, her contribution to the 1984 film Footloose, “Somebody’s...
DEF: George Thorogood and the Destroyers “Willie and the Hand Jive”
Wilmington, Delaware-born musician George Thorogood and his band The Destroyers are best known for their song “Bad to the Bone” from their 1982 album of the same name; however, “Bad to the Bone” gained...
DEF: GTR “When the Heart Rules the Mind”
In 1985, former Genesis member Steve Hackett and former Yes member Steve Howe put together the band GTR. A year later, the band put out a self-titled album that would be their only release....
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Celine Dion “If You Asked Me To”
Celine Dion‘s self-titled 1992 album produced four Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, the first two of which reached the Top 10. The biggest hit was “If You Asked Me To,” which...
DEF: Heart “Alone”
Seattle-based band Heart has made thirty appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Twenty of those songs have hit the Top 40 and nine have reached the Top 10. Amid all of that success, the band’s biggest...
