Saturday Morning Cartoons: Dino-Riders
Dino-Riders originally aired in the fall of 1988. Music for the show was composed by Shuki Levy, Haim Saban, and Udi Harpaz.
Monthly Archive: October 2023
Daily Eighties Flashback: Joey Scarbury “Jennifer Slept Here”
Exactly 40 years ago today, the television show Jennifer Slept Here debuted on NBC, beginning a one-season run. The show’s theme song, also titled “Jennifer Slept Here,” was performed by Joey Scarbury.
It’s Already Been Five Years: 5 Seconds of Summer “Youngblood”
To date, 5 Seconds of Summer has made fifteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Their biggest hit is their lone Top 10 hit, “Youngblood,” which exactly five years ago rose to a peak...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones “Angie”
The Rolling Stones hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times. Exactly 50 years ago, the seventh of those eight songs, “Angie,” rose to the top of the chart for one week.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Lakeside “Make My Day”
Two songs from Lakeside’s 1984 Outrageous album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “Make My Day,” rose to a peak...
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue — October 2023
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue takes on a theme topical to October this month. First, for “Something Old,” it’s the Halloween classic “Monster Mash” from Bobby Pickett. Then, for “Something New,”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Dire Straits “One World”
Five songs from Dire Straits‘ 1985 Brothers in Arms album made appearances on Billboard‘s Rock Tracks chart. On this date that year, the fourth of those five songs, “One World,” climbed to a peak position...
Daily Eighties Flashback: David Lee Roth “Goin’ Crazy”
As a solo artist, David Lee Roth made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Right in the middle of that run, the fourth of those songs was “Goin’ Crazy,” which on this date...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Barenaked Ladies “One Week”
Among Barenaked Ladies‘ seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their biggest hit was their lone number one hit, “One Week,” which exactly 25 years ago, rose to the top of the chart for,...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Stars on 45 “More Stars”
Stars on 45 made four appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1981, the third of those four songs, “More Stars,” rose to a peak position of number 55.
