DEF: Cher “If I Could Turn Back Time”
Three songs from Cher‘s 1989 album Heart of Stone hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first and most successful of those three songs, “If I Could Turn...
Monthly Archive: September 2018
Mashup of the Week: 500 States
What do you get if you mixup “(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles” by The Proclaimers and “State Of Grace” by Taylor Swift? You get the mashup of the week (MOTW) “500 States” by InanimateMashups.
DEF: Rex Allen, Jr. “Dream on Texas Ladies”
Chicago-born musician Rex Allen, Jr., hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart fifteen times. On this date in 1984, the last of those fifteen hits, “Dream on Texas Ladies,” climbed to a...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Eminem “Berzerk”
Four songs from Eminem‘s 2013 album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with three of those songs hitting the Top 10. Exactly five years ago, the first song in...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Jeannie C. Riley “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
Texas-born singer Jeannie C. Riley made five appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all between 1968 and 1971. Her biggest hit was “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” which was her first song to appear on the chart and...
DEF: The Romantics “Test of Time”
Detroit-based band The Romantics made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all in the 1980s. On this date in 1985, the last of those four songs, “Test of Time,” rose to a peak position...
Rick Astley “Try”
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of Rick Astley‘s entrance onto the international pop music scene. Stemming from the Fall 1987 release of his first album, Whenever You Need Somebody, in 1988 Astley hit the Top...
DEF: Ambrosia “You’re the Only Woman (You & I)”
Los Angeles-based band Ambrosia hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times, all between 1975 and 1980. On this date in 1980, the band’s final Top 40 hit, “You’re the Only Woman...
DEF: Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo “Who Found Who”
New York City-born musician John “Jellybean” Benitez has hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice, with a pair of songs in the mid-1980s. On this date in 1987, the second of those...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Janet Jackson “If”
All six songs from Janet Jackson‘s 1993 album janet. that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart reached the Top 10. Exactly 25 years ago, the second of those six songs, “If,” was in its second week...
