Monthly Archive: April 2023
Four songs from Genesis‘ self-titled 1983 album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1984, the third of those four songs, “Illegal Alien,” rose to a peak position of number...
On this date in 1988, Sabbat released their first full-length album, History of a Time to Come. After an “Intro” track, the first song on the album is “A Cautionary Tale.”
On the latest episode of Tunesmate, listen to a conversation with author Greg Renoff and his retrospective on Eddie Van Halen. Greg is the author of The Big Tent: The Traveling Circus in Georgia,...
Three songs from Styx‘s 1979 Cornerstone album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1981, the last of those three songs, “Borrowed Time,” rose to a peak position of number 64.
Marcy Playground only made one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though that one song reached the Top 10. Exactly 25 years ago, that song, “Sex and Candy,” climbed to a peak position of...
Four songs from Steve Winwood‘s 1986 Back in the High Life album reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, the third of those four songs, “The Finer...
Start off your week on a good note with something new and classic at the same time with this week’s classic artist Matchbox Twenty. The group is back with their new song “Wild Dogs...
Four songs from Loverboy‘s 1981 Get Lucky album made appearances on Billboard’s Top Rock Tracks chart. On this date in 1982, the last of those four songs, “Take Me to the Top,” rose to a...
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Paul Davis, who would have turned 75 on Friday (April 21). To commemorate his birthday, let us know your favorite Paul Davis song. Mine is “Cool...
All three songs from Alabama‘s 1983 The Closer You Get … album that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart hit number one. Exactly 40 years ago, the first of those three songs, “Dixieland Delight,”...