Daily Eighties Flashback: The Kinks “Come Dancing”
The Kinks hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times. Four of those hits came between 1964 and 1970. Then, thirteen years later, in 1983, the band climbed to the Top 10...
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: 10db “I Second That Emotion”
10db made three appearances on Billlboard‘s R&B singles chart, with one of those songs reaching the Top 40. On this date in 1989, that Top 40 hit, their version of Smokey Miracles and The...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Randy Bell “Don’t Do Me”
Randy Bell made one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1984, that song, “Don’t Do Me,” rose to a peak position of number 90.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Kim Carnes “Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)”
Kim Carnes hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart ten times. On this date in 1985, the last of those ten hits, “Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes),” rose to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Jermaine Jackson “Let’s Get Serious”
As a solo artist, Jermaine Jackson hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. On this date in 1980, the second of that pair of hits, “Let’s Get Serious,” rose to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Tina Fabrique “Theme from Reading Rainbow”
Exactly 40 years ago today, Reading Rainbow debuted on PBS. The show’s theme song was performed by Tina Fabrique.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Charley Pride “I Don’t Think She’s in Love Anymore”
All three songs from Charley Pride‘s 1982 Charley Sings Everybody’s Choice album that appeared on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart reached the Top 2. On this date that year, the second of that trio of hits,...
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Police “Every Breath You Take”
The Police‘s biggest hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart was one of the most successful songs of the 1980s. Exactly 40 years ago, that song, “Every Breath You Take,” rose to the top of the...
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Beautiful South “Song for Whoever”
The Beautiful South hit the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart six times. On this date in 1989, the first of those six hits, “Song for Whoever,” rose to a peak position...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Ultravox “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes”
In addition to making one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Ultravox bubbled under once. On this date in 1984, that song, “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes,” began its two-week run on the...
