Category: 1980s Flashback
Three songs from Junior Giscombe‘s 1985 Acquired Taste album made appearances on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date in 1984, the first of that trio of songs, “Somebody,” rose to a peak position of...
Six songs from Bryan Adams‘ 1984 Reckless album hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the fifth of those six songs, “One Night Love Affair,” rose to a...
Three songs from Aretha Franklin‘s self-titled 1986 album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of those three songs, her version of The Rolling Stones’...
Al Jarreau hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. On this date in 1981, the first and biggest of those three hits, “We’re in This Love Together,” rose to a...
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five‘s one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart under that name is one of the most iconic songs in rap history. On this date in 1982, that song, “The...
Def Leppard‘s first three Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart came from their 1983 Pyromania album. Exactly 40 years ago, the last of that trio of songs, “Foolin’,” rose to a peak position...
Two songs from Tina Turner‘s 1989 Foreign Affair album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of that pair of songs, “The Best,” rose to a...
Two songs from Richard “Dimples” Fields’ 1984 Mmm… album made appearances on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “Jazzy Lady,” rose to a peak position...
Rene and Angela made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the first of those three songs, “I’ll Be Good,” rose to a peak position of number 47.
For the 1980 film Urban Cowboy Anne Murray recorded the song “Could I Have This Dance.” Released as a single, on this date that year, “Could I Have This Dance” rose to a peak...