Daily Archives: October 17, 2021

‘Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)’ by Christopher Cross peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1981)

October 17, 20211980s, Popular Music 1980sadmin

(Saturday, October 17, 1981) — “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do),” the title song from the film “Arthur” by Christopher Cross, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks (Oct. 17/24/31, 1981). Continue reading ‘Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)’ by Christopher Cross peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1981) →

‘For Your Eyes Only’ by Sheena Easton peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1981)

October 17, 20211980s, James Bond, Movies 1980s, Popular Music 1980sadmin

(Saturday, October 17, 1981) — “For Your Eyes Only,” the title song from the latest James Bond film by Sheena Easton, peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘For Your Eyes Only’ by Sheena Easton peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1981) →

‘(Want You) Back in My Life Again’ by The Carpenters peaks at #72 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1981)

October 17, 20211980s, Popular Music 1980sadmin

(Saturday, October 17, 1981) — “(Want You) Back in My Life Again” by The Carpenters peaked at #72 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘(Want You) Back in My Life Again’ by The Carpenters peaks at #72 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1981) →

Apr 27 1974: ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’ by Gladys Knight & the Pips peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Oh My My’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #5 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song’ by Jim Croce peaks at #9 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Keep On Singing’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #15 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Let It Ride’ by Bachman-Turner Overdrive peaks at #23 in USA
Apr 28 1964: The Beatles tape ‘Around The Beatles’ TV special in London
Apr 28 1984: ‘They Don’t Know’ by Tracey Ullman peaks at #8 in USA
Apr 29 1964: The Beatles pose with their Madame Tussauds wax figures in London
Apr 29 1964: The Beatles filmed departing London’s Gatwick Airport to perform four shows in Scotland
Apr 29 1974: U.S. President Richard Nixon agrees to release edited transcripts of Watergate tapes
Apr 30 1964: The Beatles interviewed for two Scottish TV shows in Glasgow
Apr 30 1994: ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ by Prince peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 30 1994: ‘Loser’ by Beck peaks at #10 in USA

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2004: ^George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1994: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1984: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1974: Richard Nixon-#Gerald Ford
1964: >Lyndon B. Johnson-(vacant)
1954: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt-Henry A. Wallace
1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
1924: >Calvin Coolidge-(vacant)
1914: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
1904: >Theodore Roosevelt-(vacant)
1894: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
1884: >Chester A. Arthur-(vacant)
1874: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
1864: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1854: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1844: >*John Tyler-(vacant)
1834: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1824: *James Monroe-Daniel D. Tompkins
1814: *James Madison-Elbridge Gerry
1804: *Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
1794: *George Washington-John Adams

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^ Elected without winning popular vote
# appointed VP under 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office