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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 ...
Olivia Newton-John's song "Physical" was the Billboard Hot 100's longest running number one of the decade.. Reflecting on changes in the music industry during the 1980s, Robert Christgau later wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s (1990):
Johnny Logan wins the 25th Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland, with the song "What's Another Year". R.E.M. performs their first performance under the name R.E.M. [ 3 ] April 25 – Black Sabbath release Heaven and Hell , their first album to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals.
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.
"Forever Young" is a song by German synth-pop band Alphaville from their first album Forever Young (1984). The single was successful in Scandinavia and in the European German-speaking countries in the same year. The single has been covered by numerous artists. It also formed the basis of Jay-Z's song "Young Forever".
The end of the film Pretty in Pink, set in a high school prom, was originally meant to feature the OMD song "Goddess of Love" (which the band released on The Pacific Age later in 1986.) [2] However, director John Hughes decided to change the ending to Pretty in Pink after poor test audience reactions, and felt that the new ending required a ...
"Wild, Wild West" is a song by British pop rock band the Escape Club from their debut studio album, Wild Wild West (1988). The single reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of 12 November 1988, making the Escape Club the only British artist to have a No. 1 hit in the United States while never charting in the UK.
Here's a look at some of the major events that took place in the world the same year that AOL started. ... in the '80s were a fraction of the cost today. The cost of gas was just $1.12 — less ...