Category: 1980s Flashback
Kool and The Gang made thirty-three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Their very last appearance came with “Special Way,” which on this date in 1987 climbed to a peak position of number 72.
Three songs from Rick Springfield‘s 1982 Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the last of that trio of songs, “I Get...
Erasure has made seven appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with three of those songs hitting the Top 40. Their biggest hit came with their first charting single, “Chains of Love,” which exactly 35...
The Cover Girls hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times. On this date in 1989, the third of those five songs, “My Heart Skips a Beat,” rose to a peak...
After making fifteen appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the 1960s and 1970s, The Staple Singers didn’t reach the chart in the 1980s, but they bubbled under once. On this date in 1984,...
The Hooters hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. On this date in 1985, the first of that trio of songs, “And We Danced,” rose to a peak position of...
Exactly 40 years ago today, Bay City Blues began its four-episode run on NBC. The show’s theme music was composed by Mike Post.
Three songs from Kenny Rogers‘ 1981 Share Your Love album reached the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that trio of songs, “Share Your Love with...
Two songs from Santana‘s 1982 Shangó album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first of that pair of songs, “Hold On,” rose to a peak position of...
Information Society made five appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with three of those songs hitting the Top 40 and two reaching the Top 10. Their biggest hit was their first hit, “What’s on...