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"Waiting for a Star to Fall" is a song by American pop music duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988, written by the duo's members, Shannon Rubicam and George Merrill. They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it.
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.
The song reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart [4] and was also a top 40 Australian hit in April 1989. [5] It was featured in the 1990 movie Three Men and a Little Lady. [2] The song was inspired by an actual falling star that Rubicam had seen at one of Whitney Houston's concerts at the Greek Theatre. The duo submitted the song to Houston ...
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.
80 "I Pledge My Love" Peaches & Herb: 81 "The Long Run" Eagles: 82 "Stand by Me" Mickey Gilley: 83 "Heartbreaker" Pat Benatar: 84 "Déjà Vu" Dionne Warwick: 85 "Drivin' My Life Away" Eddie Rabbitt: 86 "Take the Long Way Home" Supertramp: 87 "Sara" Fleetwood Mac: 88 "Wait for Me" Daryl Hall & John Oates: 89 "Jojo" Boz Scaggs: 90 "September Morn ...
George Michael had five songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including the year's number one song, "Faith". This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1988 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1980 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten Singles from 1979; November 10 "Please Don't Go" KC and the Sunshine Band: 1 January 5 11 December 8 "Do That to Me One More Time" (#5) Captain & Tennille: 1 February 16 14 December 22 "Ladies' Night" Kool & the ...
This is an alphabetical list of artists who reached the number one position on the United States Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, which has been active since 1981. The number in parentheses indicates the total of number-one hits for that band on this chart. With a total of 19 songs, Shinedown hold the record for the most number ones.