(Saturday, January 17, 1987) — “Shake You Down” by Gregory Abbott peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘C’est la Vie’ by Robbie Nevil at #2 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 17 1987)
(Saturday, January 17, 1987) — “C’est la Vie” by Robbie Nevil peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Notorious’ by Duran Duran at #2 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 1987)
(Saturday, January 10, 1987) — “Notorious” by Duran Duran peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Graceland’ by Paul Simon at #81 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 1987)
(Saturday, January 10, 1987) — “Graceland” by Paul Simon peaked at #81 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was listed at #485 on Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Songs in 2003.
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‘Atomic Shakespeare’ episode airs on ‘Moonlighting’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1986)
Video: 'Moonlighting s03e07 Atomic Shakespeare'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1986, 9:00 p.m. EST) — A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom series Moonlighting.
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #48 on its list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.”
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‘Cagney & Lacey,’ ‘The Golden Girls’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 21 1986)
Video: '1986 Emmys Opening Number'
(Sunday, September 21, 1986, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Cagney & Lacey picked up four awards at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Continue reading ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ ‘The Golden Girls’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 21 1986)
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Four early Monkee albums re-enter Billboard’s top albums chart 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1986)
Video: ‘Then & Now… The Best of The Monkees’
(Saturday, August 16, 1986) — Four early studio albums by The Monkees re-entered Billboard‘s top albums chart today after MTV and Nickelodeon began running reruns of the 1960s TV show (a fifth album, Then & Now… The Best of The Monkees, had already charted on July 26, 1986, and was at #31 and climbing on this day’s chart; it would eventually peak at #21).
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‘Press’ by Paul McCartney debuts at #66 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1986)
(Saturday, August 2, 1986) — “Press” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney debuted at #66 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was McCartney’s 38th appearance on the chart since The Beatles broke up in 1970.
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Paul McCartney releases ‘Press’/’It’s Not True’ single 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 14 1986)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Press' (filmed Monday, June 16, 1986)
(Monday, July 14, 1986) — The single “Press”/”It’s Not True” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was released today in the U.S. (July 23, 1976, in the UK), the first single from his forthcoming album Press to Play. Continue reading Paul McCartney releases ‘Press’/’It’s Not True’ single 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 14 1986)
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Julian Lennon promotes new album on ‘Today’ 30 years ago this hour (Mar 26 1986)
Video: 'NBC News Today (March 26, 1986)' (Julian Lennon at 1:08:20)
(Wednesday, March 26, 1986, 8:37 a.m. EST) — Julian Lennon, the son of the late John Lennon of The Beatles, appeared on NBC’s Today morning program this morning to promote the release of his second studio album The Secret Value of Daydreaming.
