Daily Eighties Flashback: The Jets “Make It Real”
The Jets hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times. On this date in 1988, the last of those five hits, “Make It Real,” rose to a peak position of number...
Monthly Archive: June 2024
Daily Eighties Flashback: Perri “No Place to Go”
Perri made three appearances on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date in 1989, the first of that trio of songs, “No Place to Go,” climbed to a peak position of number 41.
Birthday of the Week: Duffy
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Duffy, who turns 40 today (June 23). To commemorate her milestone, let us know your favorite Duffy song. Mine is “Warwick Avenue.”
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Art Company “Susanna”
The Art Company made one appearance on the UK Singles chart. Exactly 40 years ago, that song, “Susanna,” rose to a peak position of number 12.
It’s Already Been Five Years: City Girls “Act Up”
City Girls have hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart two times. Exactly five years ago, the second and higher-charting of that pair of songs, “Act Up,” climbed to a peak position...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Kiri and Lou
Kiri and Lou began airing in 2019. Music for the series is written by Don McGlashan.
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Stylistics “You Make Me Feel Brand New”
The Stylistics made seventeen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with ten of those songs hitting the Top 40 and four reaching the Top 10. Their biggest hit was “You Make Me Feel Brand...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Style “Chain Reaction”
Style made one appearance on Billboard‘s dance club play chart, a double-sided single that on this date in 1985 climbed to a peak position of number 16. The B-side of that single is “Chain...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Trans-X “Living on Video”
Trans-X made one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, that song, “Living on Video,” rose to a peak position of number 61.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Cyndi Lauper “Boy Blue”
Four songs from Cyndi Lauper‘s 1986 True Colors album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, the last of those four songs, “Boy Blue,” rose to a peak position of...
