(Saturday, December 22, 1984) — “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid, a supergroup assembled by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts in order to raise money for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia, debuted at #65 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ by Band Aid debuts at #65 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1984)
Category Archives: 1980s
‘The Wild Boys’ by Duran Duran peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1984)
(Saturday, December 15, 1984) — “The Wild Boys” by Duran Duran peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘The Wild Boys’ by Duran Duran peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1984)
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‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ by U2 peaks at #33 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1984)
(Saturday, December 15, 1984) — “Pride (In the Name of Love)” by U2 at peaked #33 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ by U2 peaks at #33 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1984)
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‘The Belle of St. Mark’ by Sheila E. peaks at #34 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1984)
(Saturday, December 15, 1984) — “The Belle of St. Mark” by Sheila E. peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘The Belle of St. Mark’ by Sheila E. peaks at #34 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1984)
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‘Out of Touch’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)
(Saturday, December 8, 1984) — “Out of Touch” by Hall & Oates peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 8/15, 1984). Continue reading ‘Out of Touch’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)
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‘All Through the Night’ by Cyndi Lauper peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)
(Saturday, December 8, 1984) — “All Through the Night” by Cyndi Lauper peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘All Through the Night’ by Cyndi Lauper peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)
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‘No More Lonely Nights’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)
(Saturday, December 8, 1984) — “No More Lonely Nights” by Paul McCartney peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘No More Lonely Nights’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)
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Thousands perish in deadly Bhopal gas tragedy as toxic cloud escapes pesticide plant 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1984)
Video: 'Union Carbide Disaster In Bhopal India | Flashback | NBC News'
(Monday, December 3, 1984, 12:05 a.m. India Standard Time) — A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant today in Bhopal, India, killed more than 3,800 people outright and injured 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Continue reading Thousands perish in deadly Bhopal gas tragedy as toxic cloud escapes pesticide plant 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1984)
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Rock stars record Ethiopia famine benefit song in London 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1984)
Video: 'Band Aid - Do They Know its Christmas - The Making of - 1984 Video'
(Sunday, November 25, 1984, recording was scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. GMT; during the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia) — Thirty-six top musicians, mostly British and Irish, gathered today at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to record Band-Aid‘s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” to benefit Ethiopia’s 1983–1985 famine. Continue reading Rock stars record Ethiopia famine benefit song in London 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1984)
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‘I Feel for You’ by Chaka Khan peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1984)
(Saturday, November 24, 1984) — “I Feel for You” by Chaka Khan at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘I Feel for You’ by Chaka Khan peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1984)
