(Saturday, January 19, 1985) — “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 19 1985)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1980s
‘Water’ featuring partial Beatles reunion opens in London 40 years ago today (Jan 18 1985)
Video: 'Water' trailer
(Friday, January 18, 1985) — Water, a comedy film about five criminals who are recruited by a mysterious underworld figure to stop a drug transaction, premiered today at the Odeon Cinema in London. Continue reading ‘Water’ featuring partial Beatles reunion opens in London 40 years ago today (Jan 18 1985)
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‘All I Need’ by Jack Wagner peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 12 1985)
(Saturday, January 12, 1985) — “All I Need” by Jack Wagner peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Valotte’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 12 1985)
(Saturday, January 12, 1985) — “Valotte” by Julian Lennon peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Sea of Love’ by The Honeydrippers peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 5 1985)
(Saturday, January 5, 1985) — “Sea of Love” by The Honeydrippers peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sea of Love’ by The Honeydrippers peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 5 1985)
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‘We Belong’ by Pat Benatar peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 5 1985)
(Saturday, January 5, 1985) — “We Belong” by Pat Benatar peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘We Belong’ by Pat Benatar peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 5 1985)
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Music cable channel VH1 debuts 40 years ago this hour (Jan 1 1985)
Video: 'VH1 first hour no music'
(Tuesday, January 1, 1985, 3:00 p.m. EST) — The music cable channel VH1, based in New York City, made its debut today with a video of Marvin Gaye performing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music.
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‘Like a Virgin’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1984)
(Saturday, December 22, 1984) — “Like a Virgin” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Dec. 22/29, Jan. 5/12/19/26, 1985). Continue reading ‘Like a Virgin’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1984)
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‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ by Band Aid debuts at #65 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1984)
(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)
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‘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)
