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"Good Times" is a disco soul song by American R&B band Chic, released in June 1979 by Atlantic Records as the first single from their third album, Risqué (1979). It ranks 68th on Rolling Stone ' s list of the " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ", [ 1 ] and has become one of the most sampled songs in music history, most notably in hip hop music .
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
Blondie's 1980 US number-one song "Rapture" was not only influenced by "Good Times" but was a direct tribute to Chic, [citation needed] and main singer Deborah Harry's 1981 debut solo album KooKoo was produced by Edwards and Rodgers. Chic was cited as an influence by many successful bands from Great Britain during the 1980s.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Chic Freak and More Treats (1996, A440 Music Group) Dance, Dance, Dance & Other Hits (1997, Rhino Records/Warner Music) The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999, Rhino Records/Warner Music) The Very Best of Chic (2000, Rhino Records/Warner Music) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (Chic & Sister Sledge) (2005, Warner Music)
After Good Times ended in 1979, DuBois recorded the album Again, Ja'Net DuBois on her Peanuts and Caviar label in 1983. [25] She appeared in former Good Times co-star Janet Jackson's 1987 "Control" music video as her mother.
Alongside a successful music career, ... For the Good Times (1970) Dolly Parton covered a number of Kristofferson’s songs, including the heartbroken ballad ‘For the Good Times’ (AP)
"Blues Away" was the first published song written by lead singer Michael Jackson, who began to take a more percussive vocal approach on this album. The album also spawned a second successful R&B single, "Show You the Way to Go" (UK no. 1). Though never released as a single, "Good Times" became a popular album cut from regular quiet storm airplay.