Monthly Archive: March 2018
During the 1980s, New York-based band Atlantic Starr made twenty appearances on Billboard‘s Hot R&B Singles chart, then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart and subsequently Hot Black Singles chart. The first seven of...
To date, Swedish duo Icona Pop has made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly five years ago, that one song, “I Love It,” which also featured British singer Charli XCX, climbed into...
The Monkees hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, all between 1966 and 1968. Exactly 50 years ago, the last of those six hits, “Valleri,” climbed to a peak position of...
Santa Monica, California-born musician Teena Marie hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 with one of her seven appearances on the chart. On this date in 1985, that one song — “Lovergirl” — climbed...
Of Toronto-based band Rush‘s eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, six came in the 1980s. The first of those six hits, “The Spirit of Radio,” his one of the band’s most well-known songs in...
In her only appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Toledo, Ohio-born singer Shirley Murdock hit the Top 40. On this date in 1987, that song — “As We Lay” — climbed to a peak position...
Chicago-based vocal trio Jade made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1992 and 1994. Four of those songs reached the Top 40, with one hitting the Top 10. Exactly 25 years ago,...
Toronto-born musician Eddie Schwartz made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, both in the early 1980s. On this date in 1982, the second of those two songs, “Over the Line,” climbed to a peak...
Of Michael Jackson‘s five chart-topping hits from his 1987 album Bad, exactly 30 years ago, the fourth of those hits — “Man in the Mirror” — climbed to number one for a two-week reign. To...
Two songs from Manchester, England-based band Simply Red‘s 1989 album A New Flame made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of those two songs, “It’s Only Love,” climbed to...