(Saturday, July 23, 1988) — “Hold On to the Nights” by Richard Marx peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Hold On to the Nights’ by Richard Marx peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1988) →

(Saturday, July 23, 1988) — “New Sensation” by INXS peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘New Sensation’ by INXS peaks at #3 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1988) →

(Saturday, July 23, 1988) — “Paradise” by Sade peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Paradise’ by Sade peaks at #16 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1988) →

(Saturday, July 9, 1988) — “The Flame” by Cheap Trick peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 9/16, 1988). Continue reading ‘The Flame’ by Cheap Trick peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1988) →

(Saturday, July 2, 1988) — “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Dirty Diana’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1988) →

(Saturday, July 2, 1988) — “The Valley Road” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Valley Road’ by Bruce Hornsby and the Range peaks at #5 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1988) →

(Saturday, June 25, 1988) — “Foolish Beat” by Debbie Gibson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Foolish Beat’ by Debbie Gibson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 25 1988) →

(Saturday, June 18, 1988) — “Together Forever” by Rick Astley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Together Forever’ by Rick Astley peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1988) →

(Saturday, June 18, 1988) — “Should I Say Yes?” by Nu Shooz peaked at #41 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Should I Say Yes?’ by Nu Shooz peaks at #41 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1988) →

Video: 'Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute - In order of appearance' (49 videos)

(Saturday, June 11, 1988; starting at approximately noon BST) — The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (also referred to as Freedomfest), a popular-music concert marking the forthcoming 70th birthday of the imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, was staged on today at Wembley Stadium in London and broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. Continue reading Concert marks Mandela Nelson’s birthday 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1988) →