Daily Eighties Flashback: Switch “I Call Your Name”
Switch made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1980, the last of that trio of songs, “I Call Your Name,” rose to a peak position of number 83.
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: Starpoint “What You Been Missin'”
Starpoint hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart three times. On this date in 1986, the second of those three songs, “What You Been Missin’,” rose to a peak position of number...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Rita Coolidge “Fool That I Am”
Rita Coolidge contributed the song “Fool That I Am” to the soundtrack of the 1980 film Coast to Coast. Released as a single, on this date in 1981, “Fool That I Am” climbed to...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Mike Post and Pete Carpenter “Theme from The A-Team”
Exactly 40 years ago today, The A-Team debuted, beginning its five-season run on NBC. The show’s theme music was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Peter Matz “Bless My Happy Home”
Exactly 40 years ago today, Mama’s Family debuted, beginning a six-season run that included two seasons on NBC and four in syndication. The show’s theme was “Bless My Happy Home,” which was composed by...
Daily Eighties Flashback: 38 Special “If I’d Been the One”
Two songs from 38 Special‘s 1983 Tour de Force album hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1984, the first of those two songs, “If I’d Been the One,”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Def Leppard “Rock Rock (Till You Drop)”
Exactly 40 years ago today, Def Leppard released their Pyromania album. The band’s first three Top 40 singles came from Pyromania, though the album’s first track is “Rock Rock (Till You Drop).”
Daily Eighties Flashback: Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three “Request Line”
While they never hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three bubbled under once. On this date in 1985, that song, “Request Line,” began its four-week run on the Bubbling...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Jon Anderson “Easier Said Than Done”
One song from Jon Anderson‘s 1985 3 Ships album hit Billboard‘s Hot Adult Contemporary. On this date in 1986, that song, “Easier Said Than Done,” debuted at a peak position of number 38.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Mason Daring and Martin Brody “Theme from Frontline”
Exactly 40 years ago today, the PBS show Frontline debuted. Its theme music was composed by Mason Daring and Martin Brody.
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