Daily Eighties Flashback: Kool Moe Dee “They Want Money”
Kool Moe Dee hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart three times. On this date in 1989, the second of that trio of songs, “They Want Money,” rose to a peak...
Monthly Archive: August 2023
It’s Already Been Five Years: Taylor Swift “Delicate”
Five songs from Taylor Swift‘s 2017 Reputation album hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Exactly five years ago, the last of those five songs, “Delicate,” was in its second week at a...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Maureen McGovern “The Morning After”
Among Maureen McGovern‘s six appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, her biggest hit was her first hit, “The Morning After” from the 1973 film The Poseidon Adventure. Exactly 50 years ago, “The Morning After” rose...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Richard Mulligan “The Real Me”
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Reggie began its six-episode run on ABC. The show’s theme song was “The Real Me,” performed by the show’s lead actor, Richard Mulligan.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Robert Plant “Too Loud”
While one song from Robert Plant‘s 1985 Shaken ‘n’ Stirred album hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, a second one bubbled under. On this date that year, that second song, “Too Loud,” began its two-week run...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Level 42 “Hot Water”
Level 42 made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, the second of those four songs, “Hot Water,” rose to a peak position of number 87.
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Five “When the Lights Go Out”
Though they hit the Top 10 in the UK eleven times, Five only reached the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the United States once. Exactly 25 years ago, that song, “When...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Carpenters “Touch Me When We’re Dancing”
The Carpenters hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twenty times. On this date in 1981, the last of those twenty songs, “Touch Me When We’re Dancing,” rose to a peak position...
