Category Archives: Popular Music 1990s

‘Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)’ by C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash and Freedom Williams peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1991)

(Saturday, February 9, 1991) — “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” by C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash and Freedom Williams peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 9/16, 1991).
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‘The First Time’ by Surface peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1991)

(Saturday, January 26, 1991) — “The First Time” by Surface peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 1991).
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‘Love Will Never Do (Without You)’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1991)

(Saturday, January 19, 1991) — “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” by Janet Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Hang in Long Enough’ by Phil Collins peaks at #23 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 12 1991)

(Saturday, January 26, 1991) — “Hang in Long Enough” by Phil Collins peaked at #23 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Justify My Love’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1991)

(Saturday, January 5, 1991) — “Justify My Love” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 5/12, 1991).
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‘Tom’s Diner’ by DNA featuring Suzanne Vega peaks at #5 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1990)

(Saturday, December 22, 1990)“Tom’s Diner” by DNA featuring Suzanne Vega peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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‘From a Distance’ by Bette Midler peaks at #2 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1990)

(Saturday, December 15, 1990)“From a Distance” by Bette Midler peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Because I Love You (The Postman Song)’ by Stevie B peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1990)

(Saturday, December 8, 1990)“Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” by Stevie B peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Dec. 8/15/22/29, 1990). Continue reading ‘Because I Love You (The Postman Song)’ by Stevie B peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1990)

‘Stranded’ by Heart peaks at #13 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1990)

(Saturday, December 1, 1990)“Stranded” by Heart peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Chunnel Tunnel diggers link Britain with European mainland 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1990)


Video: 'Eurotunnel break through 1990 La percée Eurotunnel'

(Saturday, December 1, 1990, 11:12 a.m. GMT) — British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel between their countries finally met 40 metres beneath the English Channel seabed today after knocking out a passage in a service tunnel.
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