(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)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1980s
‘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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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)
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‘Better Be Good to Me’ by Tina Turner peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1984)
(Saturday, November 24, 1984) — “Better Be Good to Me” by Tina Turner at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Better Be Good to Me’ by Tina Turner peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1984)
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‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ by Wham! peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)
(Saturday, November 17, 1984) — “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Nov. 17/24, Dec. 1, 1984). Continue reading ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ by Wham! peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)
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‘Purple Rain’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)
(Saturday, November 17, 1984) — “Purple Rain” by Prince and The Revolution peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Purple Rain’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)
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‘The War Song’ by Culture Club peaks at #17 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)
(Saturday, November 17, 1984) — “The War Song” by Culture Club at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The War Song’ by Culture Club peaks at #17 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)
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‘Every Man Has a Woman’ Yoko Ono tribute album featuring newly released John Lennon track peaks at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1984)
Video: 'John Lennon - Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him'
(Saturday, November 10, 1984) — Every Man Has a Woman, a tribute album to ex-Beatle John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, for her 50th birthday (purportedly one of Lennon’s uncompleted projects at the time of his 1980 assassination) featuring various artists (including Lennon’s version of the title track), peaked at #75 on today’s Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. Continue reading ‘Every Man Has a Woman’ Yoko Ono tribute album featuring newly released John Lennon track peaks at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1984)
