(Saturday, February 28, 1981) — “Fireflies” by Fleetwood Mac peaked at #60 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Category Archives: 1980s
‘9 to 5’ by Dolly Parton peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1981)
(Saturday, February 21, 1981) — “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Feb. 21, Mar. 14, 1981).
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‘Hey Nineteen’ by Steely Dan peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 14 1981)
(Saturday, February 14, 1981) — “Hey Nineteen” by Steely Dan peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Celebration’ by Kool & the Gang peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1981)
(Saturday, February 7, 1981) — “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 7/14, 1981).
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‘The Tide Is High’ by Blondie peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1981)
(Saturday, January 31, 1981) — “The Tide Is High” by Blondie peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Skateaway’ by Dire Straits peaks at #58 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1981)
(Saturday, January 31, 1981) — “Skateaway” by Dire Straits peaked at #58 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘It’s My Turn’ by Diana Ross peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1981)
(Saturday, January 24, 1981) — “It’s My Turn” by Diana Ross peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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52 U.S. hostages held in Iran fly to freedom after 444-day ordeal 40 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1981)
Video: 'Iran Hostage Crisis: Release of 52 Hostages in 1981 (ABC News Report From 1/20/1981)'
(Tuesday, January 20, 1981, 8:55 p.m. Iran Standard Time/12:25 p.m. EST) — The Iran hostage crisis, a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days, ended today only 25 minutes after Jimmy Carter’s term as the 39th President of the United States had ended.
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Ronald Reagan sworn in as 40th President of the United States, George H.W. Bush as 43rd VP 40 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1981)
Video: 'NBC NEWS INAUGURATION 1981 - 10:00 A.M E.T - 2:59 P.M E.T'
(Tuesday, January 20, 1981, 11:57 a.m. EST) — Promising “an era of national renewal,” former California Governor Ronald Reagan, 68, was inaugurated today as the 40th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administering the oath of office.
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‘De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da’ by The Police peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 17 1981)
(Saturday, January 17, 1981) — “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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