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It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock and roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and the Crew-Cuts. [2] In 2004, it was ranked No. 215 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time". [3]
Chords Of Fame is a two-LP compilation from American folk singer Phil Ochs, compiled by his brother Michael Ochs shortly after Phil's death and released in 1976 on A&M Records. With the exception of 1969's Rehearsals for Retirement , all studio albums are represented, as well as a number of live releases.
"Lifeline" was released on 24 September 1982 [27] and peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, [28] number 11 in Ireland, [29] number 33 in New Zealand, [30] and number 68 in Australia. [31] In the 4 June 1983 issue of Billboard , it became their first single to come close to the pop chart in the U.S. when it began its first of two weeks ...
"Astronomy" is a song by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult that has appeared on several of the band's albums. It was first released on their 1974 album Secret Treaties . Their second live album, Some Enchanted Evening , included a version with an extended guitar solo and a third version was included on the Imaginos album.
The song peaked at 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's fourth and final top-40 hit there, number seven in New Zealand and the top 30 in Canada and the United Kingdom. In Canada, it coincidentally finished at number 33 on the RPM Alternative 30 year-end chart for 1997.
"Life" (known as "Life (Everybody Needs Somebody to Love)" in the US) is a song by Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist Haddaway. Written and produced by Dee Dee Halligan (Tony Hendrik) and Junior Torello (Karin Hartmann-Eisenblätter), the song was released in July 1993 by Coconut Records as the second single from Haddaway's debut album, The Album (1993), and the follow-up to his successful ...
In 2015, LA Weekly ranked it number one on its "The 20 Best EDM and Dance Music Tracks in History", [22] while Time Out's 2015 list of "The 20 Best House Tracks Ever" included it at number 12. [23] In 2022, Rolling Stone placed "Strings of Life" number 33 in its list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". [24]
The Chords, a South East London group, formed in 1978 when singer/guitarist Billy Hassett and his bassist cousin, Martin Mason, advertised for musicians in the NME and found guitarist and songwriter, Chris Pope. [1] Original drummer Paul Halpin did not stay long, at least behind his drum kit, and eventually became the group's tour manager. [1]