Birthday of the Week: Alan Paul
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Alan Paul of The Manhattan Transfer. On Saturday (November 23), Paul turns 75. To commemorate his milestone, let us know your favorite song from The Manhattan...
Monthly Archive: November 2024
Daily Eighties Flashback: Dreamboy “I Promise (I Do Love You)”
While Dreamboy never hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, they did bubble under once. On this date in 1984, that song, “I Promise (I Do Love You),” began its two-week run on the Bubbling Under...
It’s Already Been Five Years: Wale featuring Jeremih “On Chill”
Wale has hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. Exactly five years ago, the most recent of those four hits, “On Chill,” which also features Jeremih, was in its second...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: John Lennon “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night”
In his career after The Beatles, John Lennon hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart two times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those two songs, “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,”...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Barbapapa
The first Barbapapa television series originally ran from 1973 to 1977.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Simon May Orchestra “Howard’s Way Theme”
The Simon May Orchestra hit the Top 40 on the UK Singles chart three times. On this date in 1985, the first of that trio of singles, the theme from the television show Howard’s...
Remembering Quincy Jones – Episode 86
In this episode, Tunesmate remembers the legendary career of Quincy Jones, celebrating his groundbreaking contributions to music, TV, film, and culture. His influence ranged from his iconic productions of Frank Sinatra to his unmatched...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Madonna “True Blue”
All five songs from Madonna‘s 1986 True Blue album that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart hit the Top 5. On this date in 1986, the third of those five hits, the album’s...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Big Trouble “Crazy World”
Big Trouble made one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, that song, “Crazy World,” rose to a peak position of number 71.
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Lou Bega “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of …)”
Lou Bega hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart one time. Exactly 25 years ago, that song, “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of …),” rose to a peak position of number...
