Daily Eighties Flashback: Kiss “Hide Your Heart”
Three songs from Kiss‘ 1989 Hot in the Shade album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of that trio of songs, “Hide Your Heart,” rose to a...
Monthly Archive: December 2023
It’s Already Been Five Years: Meek Mill featuring Drake “Going Bad”
Meek Mill has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart one time. Exactly five years ago, that song — “Going Bad,” which also features Drake — debuted at a peak position of...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Charlie Rich “The Most Beautiful Girl”
Charlie Rich made thirteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with eight of those songs hitting the Top 40. His biggest hit was his lone Top 10 hit, “The Most Beautiful Girl,” which exactly...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Billy Hinsche and Stu Phillips “Theme from Automan”
Exactly 40 years ago today, Automan began its twelve-episode run on ABC. The show’s theme music was composed by Billy Hinsche and Stu Phillips.
Tunesmate Podcast Episode 74 – Brian Lisik’s Nu Wreckard
Brian Lisik returns to the Tunesmate podcast to discuss his album Nu Wreckard with his band Hard Legs. Discover how this songwriter created this edgy rock record and what inspired him to make new...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Whitney Houston “Thinking About You”
Whitney Houston scored four Top 5 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart from her self-titled debut album, and in the process began a record-breaking streak of seven consecutive Hot 100 singles reaching number one....
Daily Eighties Flashback: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band “The Horizontal Bop”
Four songs from Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band’s 1980 Against the Wind album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the last of those four songs, “The Horizontal...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Faith Evans “Love Like This”
As a lead or featured artist, Faith Evans hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times. Exactly 25 years ago, the third of those five songs, “Love Like This,” rose to...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Survivor “Poor Man’s Son”
Survivor hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart eight times. On this date in 1981, the first of those eight songs, “Poor Man’s Son,” rose to a peak position of number 33.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Elvis Presley “The Elvis Medley”
Amid the early 1980s’ trend of combining snippets a number of early rock ‘n’ roll hits into one track, various pieces of Elvis Presley songs were put together as “The Elvis Medley.” On...
