Daily Eighties Flashback: Poison “I Want Action”
Three songs from Poison‘s debut album, Look What the Cat Dragged In, made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, the second of that trio of songs, “I Want Action,” rose...
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: Ronnie McDowell “I Just Cut Myself”
Two songs from Ronnie McDowell‘s 1982 Love to Burn album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of that pair of songs, “I Just Cut Myself,” rose to...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Sade “Paradise”
Sade hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. On this date in 1988, the last of those four hits, “Paradise,” rose to a peak position of number 16.
Daily Eighties Flashback: London Boys “London Nights”
London Boys made six appearances on the UK singles chart. On this date in 1989, the biggest of those six hits, “London Nights,” rose to a peak position of number 2.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Scorpions “Still Loving You”
Two songs from Scorpions‘ 1984 Love at First Sting album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “Still Loving You,” rose to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Sharpe & Numan “Change Your Mind”
Sharpe & Numan made one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot Dance Club Play chart. On this date in 1985, that song, “Change Your Mind,” rose to a peak position of number 35.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Van Halen “Dreams”
Three songs from Van Halen‘s 1986 5150 album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that trio of hits, “Dreams,” rose to a peak position...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Rick James “Give It to Me Baby”
Two songs from Rick James‘ 1981 Street Songs album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of that pair of hits, “Give It to Me Baby,”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: David Johansen “We Gotta Get Out of this Place / Don’t Bring Me Down / It’s My Life”
As a solo artist, David Johansen made one appearance on Billboard‘s Rock Album Tracks chart. On this date in 1982, that song, a medley of covers of songs from The Animals titled “We Gotta...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Phyllis Hyman “Riding the Tiger”
Two songs from Phyllis Hyman’s 1983 Goddess of Love album made appearances on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date that year, the first of that pair of songs, “Riding the Tiger,” rose to a...
