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The first Mirage medley to make an impact was the 1984 release "Give Me the Night", a medley of George Benson songs sung by Leroy Osbourne (of Sade) under the guise of Roy Gayle. Other single-artist medleys followed: "Let's Groove" ( Earth, Wind and Fire ), "Get Down on It" ( Kool and the Gang ) and the Tracey Ackerman -fronted "Into the Groove ...
During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper".
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen: 7 "Coming Up" Paul McCartney: 8 "Funkytown" Lipps Inc. 9 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel: 10 "The Rose" Bette Midler: 11 "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" Rupert Holmes: 12 "Cars" Gary Numan: 13 "Cruisin" Smokey Robinson: 14 "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl" The Spinners: 15 "Lost ...
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.
The Hot 100 Airplay chart ranks the most frequently played songs on United States radio stations, published by Billboard magazine. The chart was introduced in the magazine's issue dated October 20, 1984. During the 1980s, 132 songs topped the chart.
2. “This Magic Moment” By The Drifters (1960) This ’60s number is bringing us back to our very first kiss. With every line, we can definitely agree that every smooch with our love is a ...
In 1976, the Ritchie Family had scored their biggest U.S. hit with a similar medley named "The Best Disco in Town". This had incorporated various pop hits of the day, such as Silver Convention's "Fly, Robin, Fly" and Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby", recreated in an order, and segued by the title theme.
The S.O.S. Band: 3 August 16 7 "Tired of Toein' the Line" Rocky Burnette: 8 July 26 2 August 2 "Sailing" Christopher Cross: 1 August 30 7 "Emotional Rescue" The Rolling Stones: 3 September 6 8 August 9 "Upside Down" Diana Ross: 1 September 6 14 August 16 "Let My Love Open the Door" Pete Townshend: 9 August 16 3 "More Love" Kim Carnes: 10 August ...