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Whitney Houston scored seven consecutive number-one singles during the 1980s, becoming the only artist in the chart's history to achieve this feat. During the 1980s, George Michael scored four number-one singles as a solo artist, three with Wham! and one as a duet with Aretha Franklin.
[80] July 11 "Give to Live" Sammy Hagar: 3 [81] August 1 "Touch of Grey" Grateful Dead: 3 [82] August 22 "Paper in Fire" John Cougar Mellencamp: 5 [83] September 26 "Learning to Fly" Pink Floyd: 3 [84] October 17 "Brilliant Disguise" Bruce Springsteen: 1 [85] October 24 "Love Will Find a Way" Yes: 3 [86] November 14 "Cherry Bomb" John Cougar ...
In 1983, music journalist Parke Puterbaugh wrote that new music "does not so much describe a single style as it draws a line in time, distinguishing what came before from what has come after." [ 49 ] Chuck Eddy , who wrote for The Village Voice in the 1980s, said in a 2011 interview that by the time of British new pop acts' popularity on MTV ...
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 ...
[1] [2] Prior to the addition of the chart, hip hop music had been profiled in the magazine's "The Rhythm & the Blues" column and disco-related sections, while some rap records made appearances on the related Hot Black Singles chart. [3] The inaugural number-one single on Hot Rap Singles was "Self Destruction" by the Stop the Violence Movement. [4]
House music was strongly influenced by elements of soul- and funk-infused varieties of disco. Club play from pioneering DJs like Ron Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops, and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago and among visiting DJs & producers from Detroit. Trax Records ...
Friday Night Videos is an American music video/variety program that aired from July 29, 1983, to May 24, 2002, on NBC.Originally developed as an attempt by the network to capitalize on the emerging popularity of music videos, which had been brought into the mainstream by MTV during the early 1980s, [1] the program shifted over to a general music focus in 1990, mixing in live music performances ...
Can't Stop the Music: Village People: Soundtrack The Correct Use of Soap: Magazine: Bad Reputation: Joan Jett: Self-titled album released in 1980. Re-released as Bad Reputation in Jan 1981 New Clear Days: The Vapors: Music Man: Waylon Jennings: Quicksand Shoes: Streetheart: Songs the Lord Taught Us: The Cramps: Space Race: Mi-Sex: Sportscar ...