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The Bee Gees 1987 single "You Win Again" reached number one, making them the first group to score a UK #1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. [67] Other British artists who achieved success in the pop charts in the 80s included Paul McCartney, Elton John, Culture Club, John Waite, Kim Wilde, The Fixx, Joe Cocker, Rod ...
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 ". He is one of two recording acts to achieve more than one year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in the history of the chart, with the other being The Beatles ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1970s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
Still, it was the '70s that saw the R&B singer paving the way for future artists. During that decade, Wonder recorded five chart-topping singles, as well as his 1976 diamond platinum album "Songs ...
By the later half of the 1970s, Dolly Parton, a highly successful traditional-minded country artist since the late 1960s, mounted a high-profile campaign to crossover to pop music, culminating in her 1977 hit "Here You Come Again", which peaked at No. 1 country and No. 3 pop. Of her 25 career No. 1 hits, 11 of them came during the 1970s.
Power pop is a music genre which is a more aggressive form of pop rock. [1] Although its mainstream success peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the genre continues to influence new artists. [2] The following list is divided in two sections.
Lynn Anderson, a California blonde who became a major country star in the 70s; helped by regular exposure on national television, was one of the first female artists to achieve major crossover success. Has won CMA, ACM, AMA, & Grammy Awards. Named Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" (70-80). Deborah Allen, a popular 80s country vocalist ...
Punk rock artists such as Patti Smith and Paul Westerberg(The Replacements) were popular as singers and songwriters. In the late 1980s, new history of female U.S. folk artists was beginning with Suzanne Vega whose first album sold unexpectedly well.