Monthly Archive: April 2019
Blood, Sweat & Tears‘ three biggest hits came with their first three songs to appear on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, all of which reached a peak position of number 2. Exactly 50 years ago, the...
Back in 1993, P.M. Dawn released a hit single called “Looking Through Patient Eyes” that sampled George Michael’s 1987 hit “Father Figure”. The tune takes George Michael’s melody and adds a dash of poetry...
Mississippi-born musician Bruce Blackman-led band Korona made just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1980, that one song — “Let Me Be” — rose to a peak position of number...
Prince hit the Top 10 with three songs from 1987 album Sign o’ the Times. On this date that year, the first of that trio of songs — the album’s title track — rose to...
New York-born musician Laura Branigan made thirteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with seven of those songs reaching the Top 40 and three hitting the Top 10. Branigan’s run on the chart began with...
Bruce Springsteen has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart a dozen times. Exactly 25 years ago, the last of those twelve hits, “Streets of Philadelphia” from the 1993 film Philadelphia, rose to a...
Texas-born musician Johnny Lee hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart with two songs from his 1982 album Sounds Like Love. On this date in 1983, the second of those two songs —...
In early March of 1989, Madonna released her song and video “Like a Prayer” as the first single from her album of the same name, which was released later that same month. The video...
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Robert Smith of recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure. Smith turns 60 today. In honor of Smith’s milestone, let us know your favorite...
In his solo career outside of the band Genesis, Phil Collins has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times. Exactly 35 years ago, the first of those seven hits, “Against All...