Daily Eighties Flashback: Edelweiss “Bring Me Edelweiss”
The group Edelweiss’ one appearance on the UK singles chart hit the Top 5. On this date in 1989, that song, “Bring Me Edelweiss,” rose to a peak position of number 5.
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: Amanda Homi & Brian Jarvis “Friend of a Friend”
While they never appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, Amanda Homi & Brian Jarvis made one appearance on the Adult Contemporary chart. On this date in 1984, that song, “Friend of a Friend,” rose...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Chaka Khan “Through the Fire”
Three songs from Chaka Khan‘s 1984 I Feel for You album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the last of that trio of songs, “Through the Fire,” rose to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Starship “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight”
Three songs from Starship‘s Knee Deep in the Hoopla album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1986, the third of that trio of songs, “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight,”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Abba “Super Trouper”
Three songs from Abba‘s 1980 Super Trouper album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1981, the second of that trio of songs, the album’s title track, rose to a peak...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Rick Springfield “Don’t Talk to Strangers”
Rick Springfield hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times. On this date in 1982, the third of those five songs, “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” rose to a peak position of...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Prince “Little Red Corvette”
Prince hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twenty-one times, including at least one Top 10 hit per year between 1983 and 1994. That run of success began with “Little Red Corvette,” which...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Elvis Costello “This Town”
Two songs from Elvis Costello‘s 1989 Spike album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Modern Rock Tracks chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “This Town,” rose to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Smokey Robinson “And I Don’t Love You”
No songs from Smokey Robinson‘s 1984 Essar album hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, but two bubbled under. On this date in 1984, the first of that pair of songs, “And I Don’t Love You,” began...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Sade “Smooth Operator”
Sade‘s biggest hits are her two songs that reached number 5 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the first of that pair of songs, “Smooth Operator,” rose to its peak...
