(Saturday, April 25, 1981) — “Playing With Lightning” by Shot In The Dark peaked today at #71 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Playing With Lightning’ by Shot In The Dark peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1981)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1980s
‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me’ by The Police peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1981)
(Saturday, April 11, 1981) — “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by The Police peaked today at #10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me’ by The Police peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1981)
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‘Kiss on My List’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1981)
(Saturday, April 11, 1981) — “Kiss on My List” by Daryl Hall and John Oates was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks (April 11/18/25, 1981).
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‘Walking on Thin Ice’ by Yoko Ono peaks at #58 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1981)
(Saturday, April 4, 1981) — “Walking on Thin Ice” by Yoko Ono peaked today at #58 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Rapture’ by Blondie peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1981)
(Saturday, March 28, 1981) — “Rapture” by Blondie peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 1981).
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‘Watching the Wheels’ by John Lennon debuts at #77 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1981)
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(Saturday, March 28, 1981) — “Watching the Wheels,” by former Beatle John Lennon debuted at #77 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach tape joint interview for ‘The Phil Donahue Show’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 23 1981)
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(Monday, March 23, 1981) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his fiancée, actress Barbara Bach, taped an appearance on the The Phil Donahue Show syndicated TV talk show today in Chicago to promote their film Caveman, which would open in New York on Apr. 17, 1981.
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‘Keep On Loving You’ by REO Speedwagon peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 21 1981)
(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Keep On Loving You” by REO Speedwagon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Woman’ by John Lennon peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 21 1981)
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(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Woman,” the second single by former Beatle John Lennon from his album Double Fantasy (with his wife, Yoko Ono), peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks.
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‘Guitar Man’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #28 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 21 1981)
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(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Guitar Man” by Elvis Presley peaked at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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