‘King of Suede’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic peaks at #62 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

May 19, 20241980s, Popular Music 1980sadmin

(Saturday, May 19, 1984) — “King of Suede” by “Weird Al” Yankovic at #62 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

Sep 28 1974: Overdubs for Ringo Starr’s ‘All by Myself’ recorded in Los Angeles
Sep 29 1964: The Beatles return to EMI Studios in London to record ‘I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party’ for fourth studio album
Sep 29 1984: ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #1 in USA
Sep 29 1984: ‘Drive’ by The Cars peaks at #3 in USA
Sep 29 1984: ‘Cruel Summer’ by Bananarama peaks at #9 in USA
Sep 30 1954: World’s first nuclear-powered submarine commissioned by U.S. Navy at Groton, Connecticut
Sep 30 1964: The Beatles record ‘Every Little Thing’ in London for fourth studio album
Sep 30 1964: The Beatles record early take of ‘What You’re Doing’ and complete ‘No Reply’ in London studio
Sep 30 1974: John Lennon calls into WZMF-AM in Milwaukee to promote ‘Walls and Bridges’ studio album
Sep 30 2004: Senator John Kerry criticizes President George W. Bush’s Iraq invasion in heated presidential debate

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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)
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1864: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1854: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1844: >*John Tyler-(vacant)
1834: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
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1814: *James Madison-Elbridge Gerry
1804: *Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
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^ Elected without winning popular vote
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@ nominated VP under the 25th Amendment but not yet confirmed
* Owned slaves while in office

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‘King of Suede’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic peaks at #62 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

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