Monthly Archive: December 2017
Three songs from Ohio-based band Pure Prairie League‘s 1980 album Firin’ Up made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. After “Let Me Love You Tonight” and “I’m Almost Ready” reached the Top 40, on this date that...
U2 hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with four songs from their 1991 album Achtung Baby. Exactly 25 years ago, the fourth of those hits, “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses,” climbed to...
Philadelphia-based band Pretty Poison hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with both songs they placed on the chart. Their biggest hit was their first hit, “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” from the 1987...
Daryl Hall & John Oates have hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, ranging from “Rich Girl” in 1977 to “Out of Touch” in 1984. Their longest stay at the top of...
After a decade, I finally released my latest piano driven album called “Sometimes You Just Never Know”. The first release off the album is a mellow tune called “September Morning” which was inspired by...
New York-based band Stray Cats made the Top 40 with each of their first four songs to appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1983, the fourth hit in that quartet, “I...
Diana Ross released the tune “I’m Coming Out” in 1980 and it climbed to #5 during the last days of disco. Seventeen years later, The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase released “Mo...
In mid-December of 1968, Marvin Gaye would score the biggest hit of his career when “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” climbed to number one for a seven-week reign atop Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Gaye’s...
Two songs from Eric Clapton‘s 1989 album Journeyman made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of those two songs — “Pretending” — climbed to a peak position of number 55. Today,...
To date, Denver-based band The Lumineers has made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Of the three, only the first reached the Top 40, and that song — “Ho Hey” — hit the Top...