Daily Eighties Flashback: Shelly West “José Cuervo”
Shelly West hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart twice. Exactly 40 years ago, the first of those two songs, “José Cuervo,” rose to the top of the chart for a one-week...
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: Robert Brookins “Don’t Tease Me”
As a solo artist (including duets), Robert Brookins made three appearances on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date in 1989, the last of that trio of songs, “Don’t Tease Me,” rose to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: The Pretenders “Show Me”
Three songs from The Pretenders‘ 1984 Learning to Crawl album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the third of those songs, “Show Me,” rose to a peak...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Don Henley “All She Wants to Do Is Dance”
Two songs from Don Henley‘s 1984 Building the Perfect Beast album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the second of that pair of songs, “All She Wants...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Mac Davis “It’s Hard to Be Humble”
One song from Mac Davis’ 1980 It’s Hard to Be Humble album made an appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, that song — the album’s title track — rose to...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Newcity Rockers “Black Dog”
Newcity Rockers made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1987, the first of those two songs, their remake of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog,” rose to a peak position of...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Bardo “One Step Further”
In 1982, Bardo represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with their song “One Step Further.” On this date that year, “One Step Further” climbed to a peak position of number 2...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Reba McEntire “You’re the First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving”
Reba McEntire has hit the number one on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart twenty-five times. Exactly 40 years ago, the second of those hits, “You’re the First Time I’ve Thought Above Leaving,” rose...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Alyson Williams “Sleep Talk”
Alyson Williams hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart five times. The first of those five hits came with her first appearance on the chart, “Sleep Talk,” which on this date in...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Stevie Nicks “Violet and Blue”
Stevie Nicks contributed the song “Violet and Blue” to the soundtrack for the 1984 film Against All Odds. On this date in 1984, “Violet and Blue” climbed to a peak position of number 19...
