Category: 1980s Flashback
Three songs from Billy Squier‘s 1982 Emotions in Motion album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1983, the last of those three songs, “She’s a Runner,” rose to a peak...
Two songs from Tracie Spencer’s self-titled debut album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1989, the second of that pair of songs, her remake of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” climbed...
Exactly 35 years ago, the Geto Boys’ debut album, Making Trouble, was released. The first song on the album was its title track.
In addition to making one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, The Inmates bubbled under once. On this date in 1980, that song that bubbled under, “The Walk,” began its two-week run on the...
Queen wrote and performed the soundtrack for the 1980 film Flash Gordon. From that soundtrack, the song “Flash’s Theme aka Flash” was released as a single, and on this date in 1981, it climbed...
Juice Newton hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart four times. On this date in 1982, the third of those four songs, “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known),” rose to a peak...
Crystal Gayle hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart eighteen times. Exactly 40 years ago, the eleventh of those eighteen hits, “‘Til I Gain Control Again,” rose to the top of the...
Kool & The Gang hit the Top 20 with two songs from their 1983 In the Heart album. On this date in 1984, the first of that pair of hits, “Joanna,” rose to a...
Exactly 40 years ago, the television show Amanda’s debuted on ABC, beginning a thirteen-episode run. The show’s theme music was composed by Lois Walden.
Three songs from Eddy Raven‘s 1984 I Could Use Another You album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart. On this date in 1985, the last of that trio of songs, “She’s...