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Three songs from the Pointer Sisters‘ 1985 Contact album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the second of that trio of songs, “Freedom,” rose to a peak position of number...
Stacy Lattisaw made six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly 35 years ago, the last of those six hits, “Nail it to the Wall,” rose to a peak position of number 48.
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Open All Night began its one-season run on ABC. The series’ music was written by Tom Wells.
Though it didn’t hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ “We Stand a Chance” from their 1982 album Long After Dark made an appearance on Billboard‘s Top Rock Tracks chart. On this date...
The Georgia Satellites made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1988, the last of those three songs — their remake of “Hippy Hippy Shake” from the 1988 film Cocktail — rose...
Chuckii Booker hit the Top 5 on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart three times. On this date in 1989, the second of that trio of songs, “(Don’t U Know) I Love U,” rose to a peak...
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Simon & Simon began its eight-season run on CBS. While the first season featured The Thrasher Brothers’ “Best of Friends” as its theme song, starting with the second...
For his 1984 album Suddenly, Billy Ocean recorded a remake of The Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road.” While the song didn’t hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, it did make an appearance on the Hot...
Though they would later surpass it in 2001 as a featured artist on Mariah Carey’s hit “Loverboy,” Cameo‘s biggest hit on their own is “Word Up.” Exactly 35 years ago, “Word Up” climbed to...
Hank Williams, Jr., hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart ten times. Exactly 40 years ago, the fourth of those ten hits, “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down,” rose to the...
In this episode of Tunemate’s podcast, join Ray and Marc as they countdown their top five John “Cougar” Mellencamp and Sting songs. Celebrate the music of these pioneering artists on their 70th birthday. Listen...
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