Daily Eighties Flashback: Electric Light Orchestra “I’m Alive”
Three of Electric Light Orchestra‘s songs from the soundtrack to the 1980 film Xanadu hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1980, the first of that trio of...
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Birthday of the Week: Jeff Lynne
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys, and other projects. On Saturday (December 30), Lynne turns 75. To commemorate his milestone, let us know...
DEF: Electric Light Orchestra “All Over the World”
Electric Light Orchestra hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with three songs from the Xanadu soundtrack. On this date in 1980, the second of that trio of hits, “All Over the World,” climbed...
Music to Help Us Get Through Everything Together: Electric Light Orchestra “Can’t Get It Out of My Head”
Today’s song to help us get through everything together is Electric Light Orchestra‘s “Can’t Get It Out of My Head.”
DEF: ELO “Twilight”
Two songs from ELO‘s (a.k.a., Electric Light Orchestra’s) 1981 album Time hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of those two songs, “Twilight,” rose to a peak...
DEF: Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra “Xanadu”
Olivia Newton-John hit the Top 20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with three songs from the 1980 film Xanadu, in which she also starred. On this date that year, the second of that trio of songs...
DEF: Electric Light Orchestra “Hold on Tight”
Birmingham, England-based band Electric Light Orchestra (a.k.a., ELO) hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart seven times. Exactly 35 years ago, the last of those Top 10 hits, “Hold on Tight,” climbed to...
DEF: Electric Light Orchestra “Calling America”
Birmingham, England-based band Electric Light Orchestra has appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart 27 times in their career, with 20 of those singles reaching the Top 40. The last song by Electric Light Orchestra to...
