Daily Eighties Flashback: Howard Johnson “So Fine”
While Howard Johnson never hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 as a solo artist, he bubbled under once. On this date in 1982, that song, “So Fine,” spent its one week on the Bubbling Under chart.
Monthly Archive: September 2023
Birthday of the Week: Olivia Newton-John
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Olivia Newton-John, who would have turned 75 on Tuesday (September 26). To celebrate the anniversary of her birth, let us know your favorite Olivia Newton-John song....
Daily Eighties Flashback: Modern Romance “Walking in the Rain”
Modern Romance hit the Top 10 on the UK singles chart four times. Exactly 40 years ago, the last of those four songs, “Walking in the Rain,” rose to a peak position of...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days originally aired from 1972 to 1973. The show’s theme song was composed by John Sangster.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Donna Summer “Love’s About to Change My Heart”
Two songs from Donna Summer’s 1989 Another Place and Time album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “Love’s About to Change My...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Kanye West & Lil Pump “I Love It”
To date, Lil Pump has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart two times. Exactly five years ago, the second of that pair of hits, “I Love It,” which also features Kanye...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Elton John “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
All three songs from Elton John‘s 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart hit the Top 20. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of that trio of songs,...
Daily Eighties Flashback: James Di Pasquale “Theme from Trauma Center”
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Trauma Center began its thirteen-episode run on ABC. The show’s theme music was composed by James Di Pasquale.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Henry Mancini “Theme from Hotel”
Exactly 40 years ago today, the television show Hotel began its five-season run on ABC. The show’s theme music was composed by Henry Mancini.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Klymaxx “Just Our Luck”
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Just Our Luck began its twelve-episode run on ABC. The show’s theme song, “Just Our Luck,” was later recorded by Klymaxx for their 1984 Meeting in the Ladies...
