DEF: Debbie Gibson “We Could Be Together”
Four songs from Debbie Gibson‘s 1989 album Electric Youth made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the last of those four songs — “We Could Be Together” — climbed to a...
Monthly Archive: September 2018
DEF: The Go-Go’s “Yes or No”
The Go-Go’s made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1981 and 1984. On this date in 1984, the band’s final song to make the chart, “Yes or No,” climbed to a peak...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Including songs performed as Hannah Montana, to date Miley Cyrus has hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seventeen times, with nine of those songs reaching the Top 10. Interestingly, only one of...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Beatles “Hey Jude”
Among more than seventy appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, The Beatles topped the chart twenty times. The band’s longest run at number one came with “Hey Jude,” which exactly 50 years ago climbed to the top...
DEF: Commodores “Janet”
Three songs from the Commodores‘ 1985 album Nightshift made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the last song in that trio, “Janet,” climbed to a peak position of number 87. Today,...
DEF: Gwen Guthrie “Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but the Rent”
Newark, New Jersey-born musician Gwen Guthrie made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, that song — “Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on but the Rent” — climbed to a peak...
DEF: Grateful Dead “Touch of Grey”
San Francisco-based band Grateful Dead didn’t particularly build its following as a pop music act, but they did hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart once, and that one hit reached the Top...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Cypress Hill “Insane in the Brain”
California-based group Cypress Hill made eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all in the 1990s. Exactly 25 years ago, the band’s biggest hit, and their only Top 40 hit, “Insane in the Brain,” climbed...
DEF: Michael Stanley Band “When I’m Holding You Tight”
Two songs from Cleveland-based Michael Stanley Band’s 1982 album MSB made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of those two songs, “When I’m Holding You Tight,” climbed to a...
DEF: Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
New York City-born musician Bobby McFerrin has made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though that one song — “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” — became a tremendous hit. Exactly 30 years ago, “Don’t...
