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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1991, Gloria Estefan's 'Coming Out of the Dark' Topped the Hot 100
Plus, remembering feats by Blondie, Evanescence & the Bangles.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
March 26, 1977 Darryl Hall and John Oates notched their first of six Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s – the most all-time among duos – as "Rich Girl" banked its first of two weeks on top.
March 27, 1965 The Supremes rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the Motown classic "Stop! In the Name of Love."
March 28, 1981 Blondie's "Rapture" reached the Billboard Hot 100's summit. The song is widely considered the first No. 1 to feature rap, courtesy of frontwoman Debbie Harry.
March 29, 2003 Evanescence's debut hit "Bring Me to Life," featuring Paul McCoy, reached No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. Parent breakthrough album Fallen reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200, while the band has since scored two No. 1s: 2006's The Open Door and 2011's self-titled set.
March 30, 1991 Gloria Estefan's inspirational "Coming Out of the Dark" became her third and most recent Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. The ballad followed Estefan suffering a broken veterbra after her tour bus crashed in 1990. As she was being transported for surgery, she later told Billboard, "My husband [Emilio] had been in one of the helicopters traveling from one hospital to the other. It was really dark and gray. He got this ray of light that hit him in the face, and he got the idea for 'Coming out of the Dark.' "
March 31, 1984 Kenny Loggins began a three-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Footloose," the title track from the classic Kevin Bacon blockbuster.
April 1, 1989 After scoring a string of uptempo hits like "Manic Monday," "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Hazy Shade of Winter," The Bangles proved their way around a ballad, too, as "Eternal Flame" hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
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Post by Gary on Apr 2, 2018 22:35:47 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2005, Kelly Clarkson's 'Since U Been Gone' Topped Pop Songs
plus, remembering feats by The Beatles, Leona Lewis & Garth Brooks.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
April 2, 2005
Original American Idol queen Kelly Clarkson began her longest reign at No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Songs chart, as "Since U Been Gone" spent its first of seven weeks at No. 1.
April 3, 2004
Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker's party anthem "When the Sun Goes Down" logged its first of five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
April 4, 1964
The Fab Four's fab five: The Beatles songs infused the Billboard Hot 100's entire top five, the only week that an act has monopolized the chart's top five positions. "Can't Buy Me Love" zoomed 27-1, followed by "Twist and Shout" (3-2), "She Loves You" (1-3), "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (2-4) and "Please Please Me" (4-5). The headline on page 1 of Billboard that week? "Chart Crawls With Beatles."
April 5, 2008
10 years ago: Leona Lewis' debut smash "Bleeding Love" spent its first of four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
April 6, 1991
Garth Brooks dealt the third Hot Country Songs No. 1 from his sophomore album No Fences, as "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" rose 2-1.
April 7, 2001
Rap-rockers Crazy Town soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Butterfly." The song had previously topped Alternative Songs for two weeks.
April 8, 2006
A lot of good came out of Daniel Powter having a "Bad Day": his song, as featured on American Idol in 2006 as contestants' departure theme, rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
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Post by Gary on Apr 3, 2018 13:10:54 GMT -5
Rewinding the Charts: In 1982, Tommy Tutone Dialed Up a No. 1 Hit With '867-5309/Jenny'
The California band climbed the charts & inadvertently angered a lot of people with that phone number.
Long before Logic rang up a 2017 hit with "1-800-273-8255," Tommy Tutone had fans across the country singing along to -- and calling -- another number.
In the summer of 1980, the California-based pop-rock group, fronted by lead vocalist Tommy Heath, landed its first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Angel Say No," which peaked at No. 38 that June.
A year later, the band would release its sophomore album, Tommy Tutone 2, and another single would far surpass the act's initial chart success: "867-5309/Jenny," written by Tommy Tutone guitarist Jim Keller and former Clover frontman Alex Call (who was not a member of the band).
Call has said that the song's title and riff came to him quickly, but from there, he didn't know what the song was about. Keller suggested that it was a girl's number on a bathroom wall.
The track — with such lyrics as "Jenny I got your number/ I need to make you mine" — did not catch fire until 1982, when it rose to No. 4 on the Hot 100 dated March 13 and spent the first of three weeks at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart dated April 3.
Not everyone was happy about the single's heavy rotation on radio, though. At a time when area codes were generally not necessary to complete a local phone call, curious listeners couldn't help dialing the number in question and asking for Jenny. Odds were she didn't answer, but plenty of disgruntled folks did, including a New Jersey gym, a plumbing franchise and even, according to Heath, the daughter of the chief of police in Buffalo, N.Y.
Tommy Tutone scored just one more chart appearance, when its 1983 album, National Emotion, rose to No. 179 on the Billboard 200. Heath later became a computer analyst and software engineer but, at the age of 70, still tours with the band today.
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Post by Gary on Apr 9, 2018 9:49:23 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1999, TLC's 'No Scrubs' Topped the Hot 100
Plus, remembering feats by Lady Gaga, Jewel & USA for Africa.
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April 9, 1988
30 years ago: Billy Ocean motored to his third and last Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car."
April 10, 1999
TLC scored its third of four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, as its classic "No Scrubs" reached No. 1.
April 11, 2009
"Poker Face" dealt Lady Gaga her second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. Debut smash "Just Dance," featuring Colby O'Donis, had led for three weeks that January.
April 12, 1997
As the strumming folk sounds of the Lilith Fair era reigned, Jewel topped Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart with "You Were Meant for Me." Follow-up "Foolish Games" would likewise lead the list that October.
April 13, 1985
The landmark teaming of 43 artists, billed as USA for Africa, helped "We Are the World" reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for its first of four weeks at No. 1. More importantly, the song has reportedly helped raised more than $100 million for humanitarian aid in Africa and the U.S.
April 14, 2001
Janet Jackson jumped to her 10th and most recent Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "All for You."
April 15, 1995
Montell Jordan's explanatory jam "This Is How We Do It" began its seven-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Post by Gary on Apr 16, 2018 13:39:51 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1989, Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' Led the Billboard 200
Plus, remembering feats by Selena Gomez, Usher & The Black Eyed Peas.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
April 16, 2016 Selena Gomez earned her third No. 1 on the Pop Songs chart, all consecutively from her album Revival, with "Hands to Myself." The song followed "Good for You" (featuring A$AP Rocky) and "Same Old Love" to the top.
April 17, 2010 Usher earned his third No. 1 (of four so far) on the Billboard 200, as Raymond V Raymond opened at the summit. The album generated his ninth (and most recent) No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, "OMG," featuring will.i.am. Speaking of will.i.am …
pril 18, 2009 The Black Eyed Peas began their unprecedented six-month stranglehold atop the Billboard Hot 100, as "Boom Boom Pow" reached No. 1. The song would lead for 12 weeks and be dethroned by the group's follow-up, "I Gotta Feeling," which led for 14 frames, giving the Peas a record 26 consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100.
On the same date: George Strait scored his record-extending 44th No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, as "River of Love" rose 3-1. Conway Twitty ranks second with 40 leaders, followed by Merle Haggard (38), Ronnie Milsap (35) and Alabama (33).
April 19, 1980 Pioneering alt act Blondie, fronted by Deborah Harry, began its longest Billboard Hot 100 rule, as "Call Me" spent its first of six weeks at No. 1. The group's "Heart of Glass" had led for a week in 1979. Blondie would top the chart twice more in 1981, with "The Tide Is High" (for one week) and "Rapture" (two).
April 20, 1991 Wilson Phillips landed its milestone third No. 1 from its self-titled album with "You're in Love." "Hold On" and "Release Me" had reigned in 1990. The act remains the only group (of at least three members) to notch three No. 1 hits from a debut album in the Hot 100's history.
April 21, 2007 Timbaland scored his first and only (so far) Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as a lead artist, as "Give It to Me," featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, hit the top spot. Timbaland had guested on Furtado's leader "Promiscuous" the year before.
April 22, 1989 Madonna's Like a Prayer ascended to the top of the Billboard 200. The set spawned smashes in the title cut, "Express Yourself," "Cherish" (both reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Oh Father" (No. 20) and "Keep It Together" (No. 8).
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Post by Gary on Apr 23, 2018 10:40:51 GMT -5
This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1988, Whitney Houston's 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go' Went to No. 1
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. April 23, 1988 30 years ago: "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" reached the Billboard Hot 100's apex, marking Whitney Houston's record seventh consecutive No. 1.
April 24, 1961 Going to back to the early roots of rock, Del Shannon's classic "Runaway" began a four-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100, fueled in part by its memorable Musitron instrumental bridge. The song was covered by Traveling Wilburys, which included Tom Petty, who himself name-checked "Runaway" in his 1989 hit "Runnin' Down a Dream."
April 25, 1992 Rap duo Kris Kross kicked off its eight-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Jump."
April 26, 2008 10 years ago: Fueled by the monster hit "Bleeding Love" (written by Jesse McCartney and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder), Leona Lewis' album Spirit debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
April 27, 1963 Little Peggy March began a three-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100 with "To Know Him Is to Love Him." She was 15 years and one month old when the song reached the summit, making her the youngest female to notch a Hot 100 No. 1. "I am surprised that the record still stands," March has told Billboard. "A lot of singers in the '60s were teenagers; I was just the youngest. I imagine that one day my record will be broken. I would love to be a part of the celebration when and if it happens."
April 28, 1979 Blondie's debut Billboard Hot 100 entry "Heart of Glass" became its first No. 1. The group would later lead with "Call Me," "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture."
April 29, 2006 Rising "Temperature": Sean Paul scored his third of four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s. He'd return to the top over 10 years later, as featured on Sia's "Cheap Thrills."
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Post by 85la on Apr 23, 2018 12:15:45 GMT -5
April 27, 1963 Little Peggy March began a three-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100 with "To Know Him Is to Love Him." She was 15 years and one month old when the song reached the summit, making her the youngest female to notch a Hot 100 No. 1. "I am surprised that the record still stands," March has told Billboard. "A lot of singers in the '60s were teenagers; I was just the youngest. I imagine that one day my record will be broken. I would love to be a part of the celebration when and if it happens." The song that reached #1 for her was actually I Will Follow Him, not To Know Him is to Love Him. The latter was actually #1 five years earlier (not even on the same date, or anything close to it) with Phil Spector's group, the Teddy Bears. Not quite sure how they made this mistake, as this song doesn't seem to be affiliated with Peggy March at all lol.
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Post by Gary on Apr 23, 2018 12:45:26 GMT -5
At 70, not so little anymore but yes, you are correct
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1996, Mariah Carey's 'Always Be My Baby' Ascended to No. 1 on the Hot 100
Plus, remembering feats by Michael Jackson, Kelly Clarkson & Bell Biv DeVoe.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
April 30, 1983 A week after Dexy's Midnight Runners ended Michael Jackson's seven-week command of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Billie Jean," the King of Pop returned to the throne with "Beat It," which would lead for three weeks.
May 1, 2010 B.o.B and Bruno Mars each earned their first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as the rapper and featured singer, respectively, rose 2-1 with "Nothin' On You." The collab marked the first Hot 100 entry for each artist.
May 2, 1987 British band Cutting Crew topped the Billboard Hot 100 on its first try with "(I Just) Died in Your Arms," which flew 5-1.
May 3, 2003 A key indicator that American Idol finalists could graduate to post-show sales success: Kelly Clarkson debuted atop the Billboard 200 with her first album, Thankful. She's added seven more top five sets since.
May 4, 1996 How did Mariah Carey follow up the longest-leading hit in Billboard Hot 100 history? With another No. 1! After "One Sweet Day," with Boyz II Men, held the top spot for 16 weeks in 1995-96 (a record tied in 2017 by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber), "Always Be My Baby" ascended to the summit for a two-week command. The song became her 11th of 18 No. 1s, the most among soloists.
May 5, 1990 Before there was "Finesse" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B, new jack swing ruled the charts in its original heyday, as one of the sound's forefathers, trio Bell Biv DeVoe, led Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs with its debut hit, "Poison."
May 6, 2006 Who said they couldn't cross over to a new home? After notching four No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 beginning in 1986, Bon Jovi topped Hot Country Songs in its first visit to the genre chart with "Who Says You Can't Go Home," the band's duet with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles.
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Post by Gary on May 4, 2018 14:45:03 GMT -5
Rewinding the Charts: In 2007, Avril Lavigne Landed Her First Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Girlfriend'
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Lavigne surpassed her prior No. 2 high set by 2002's "Complicated."
It took just two minutes for an intoxicated Avril Lavigne to crack the chorus to her first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Girlfriend," in 2007.
"I wrote [it] when I was drunk," the native of Belleville, Ontario, told MTV at the time. "I was singing the melody, the lyrics were coming out: 'I don't like your girlfriend,' " recalled Lavigne, then 22. "It took nothing."
That nothing amounted to something – big – as the song's infectious hook and "hey, hey, you, you" chants propelled the song to No. 1 on the May 5 Hot 100 chart, becoming Lavigne's first and only chart-topper to date.
"Girlfriend," the first single from her third LP, The Best Damn Thing, represented a slight sonic shift for Lavigne, who traded in the midtempo moodiness that defined previous hits like her 2002 debut "Complicated," which reached No. 2 on the Hot 100, and "My Happy Ending," for the kind of high-octane pop melody and punk riffs found on her 2002 top 10 hit, "Sk8er Boi."
Her success invited legal troubles, however. Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer, two songwriters of The Rubinoos' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," sued Lavigne, producer Dr. Luke and RCA Records, among others, for copyright infringement, claiming "Girlfriend" ripped off their 1979 song. Though Lavigne disputed the allegations, the parties arrived at an undisclosed settlement in early 2008.
Post-"Girlfriend," which has drawn 432 global YouTube views to date, Lavigne has landed 10 more Hot 100 hits and released two full-lengths since The Best Damn Thing. She plans to release her first album in five years in 2018.
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Post by 85la on May 5, 2018 0:15:50 GMT -5
^ I remember when that song hit No. 1 and was very happy to see it get there. It seemed like a pretty big moment in pop music, albeit a brief one. It's interesting though that Avril Lavigne had exactly one number one hit, and one number two hit, but the number two hit, Complicated, was probably slightly bigger (outranking Girlfriend 11 to 12 on the year-end lists). Complicated definitely got a lot more airplay, as Girlfriend was a very lop-sided hit where the vast majority of its points were from digital sales. I remember Girlfriend being pretty big on Top 40, but pretty much nowhere else, not even adult stations, because I guess back then, it was a very limited Top 40-only type of song.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2006, Rihanna Scored Her First Hot 100 No. 1 With 'SOS'
5/7/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Eagles, Ricky Martin & Roxette.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
May 7, 1977 The Eagles' "Hotel California" checked into the Billboard Hot 100's top spot, becoming the band's fourth of five total leaders. According to its singer and co-writer, Don Henley, despite the countless rumors about the song's meaning, it's simply about a "journey from innocence to experience, that's all."
May 8, 1999 We were goin' crazy for Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca," as the song began a five-week domination of the Billboard Hot 100.
May 9, 1970 The Guess Who began a three-week command of the Billboard Hot 100 with "American Woman," backed with B-side "(No Sugar Tonight)." Lenny Kravitz later covered "American Woman," taking his version to the top 10 on both Mainstream Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts in 1999.
May 10, 1986 They didn't work in a pet shop – and thankfully so, since they make pretty good musicians. England's Pet Shop Boys danced to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their debut smash, "West End Girls." The pair continues to pad its legacy, in 2016 having scored its first No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Super, in more than 13 years, while it’s the set's first single, "The Pop Kids, became its 11th career No. 1 on Dance Club Songs.
May 11, 1991 Sweden's most famous musical duo, Roxette, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Joyride." The album from the pair also produced the No. 2-peaking "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" and the top 40 hits "Spending My Time" and "Church of Your Heart."
May 12, 1984 Before there was Adele's … Lionel Richie's "Hello" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two weeks.
May 13, 2006 Rihanna reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with "SOS." Amazingly, she's added 13 more No. 1s since then, tallying the third-most total leaders (14) in the chart's 59-year history. Among all acts, only the Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (18) have more. Billboard Video Moments from Women In The Lead Panel | Billboard Latin Music Week 2018
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1993, Janet Jackson's 'Goes' Went to No. 1 on the Hot 100
5/14/2018 by Gary Trust
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
May 14, 1988 30 years ago: Gloria Estefan made her first trip to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as love song "Anything for You" (with Miami Sound Machine) reigned. She'd lead again with "Don't Wanna Lose You" in 1989 and "Coming Out of the Dark" in 1991.
May 15, 1993 25 years ago: After scoring seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10s from her 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet Jackson picked up right where she left off, as "That's the Way Love Goes," the first single from janet., began an eight-week run at No. 1. janet. would generate six Hot 100 top 10s, and "Goes" became her sixth of 10 No. 1s.
May 16, 1998 20 years ago: Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" spent its first of 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart.
May 17, 2008 10 years ago: Madonna earned her seventh of eight No. 1s on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping launch of Hard Candy. The set yielded the No. 3 Hot 100 hit "4 Minutes," featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
May 18, 1991 Powered by the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit of the group's career, "Losing My Religion," which rose to No. 4, R.E.M. landed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Out of Time.
May 19, 1990 More Madonna: She'd been inspired by dancer/choreographers Jose and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem "House Ball" community, who introduced "vogue"-ing to her at the New York club Sound Factory. On this date in 1990, her song "Vogue," with its iconic back-and-white video, struck a pose atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three weeks.
May 20, 1989 The title cut from Paula Abdul's debut album Forever Your Girl spent its first of two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The set spun off four Hot 100 No. 1s in all.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2011, Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100
5/21/2018 by Gary Trust
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May 21, 2011 Adele began the chart-topping reign that would net her the top song of the 2011 chart year, as "Rolling in the Deep" spent its first of seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
May 22, 2004 The bad news: Usher fell from the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 after 12 weeks with "Yeah," featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. The good news: he replaced himself at the summit with follow-up "Burn," which would reign for eight weeks.
May 23, 1998 Mariah Carey scored her lucky 13th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "My All." She's since upped her total to 18 leaders, the most among all solo artists in the chart's history.
May 24, 1997 Its lyrics may have been somewhat nonsensical, but, thanks to its undeniable hook, Hanson's "MmmBop" became a smash, beginning a three-week stay atop the Billboard Hot 100.
May 25, 1991 More Mariah Carey, who notched her fourth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in as many tries from her debut self-titled album, as "I Don't Wanna Cry" reached the top spot. It followed "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time" and "Someday" to the summit. As Paul Grien wrote in Chart Beat that week (via reader David Harris), Carey became the first act to top the Hot 100 with her first four entries on the chart since the Jackson 5 in 1970. Carey would lead the list with her next single, 1991's "Emotions," becoming the first artist to hit No. 1 with his or her first five singles.
(On the same date, the Billboard 200 adopted Nielsen Music point-of-sale data, allowing, for the first time, a chart ranking album sales not by ranked retailer reports but electronically-scanned sales. No. 1 that week? Michael Bolton's Time, Love and Tenderness.)
May 26, 1984 Give it up for Deniece Williams! And, "Let's Hear It for the Boy," too, as her smash reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
May 27, 1995 Hootie & the Blowfish's breakthrough album Cracked Rear View, featuring the monster hits "Hold My Hand," "Let Her Cry," "Only Wanna Be With You" and "Time," spent its first of eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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Rewinding the Charts: In 1983, David Bowie 'Dance'-d to No. 1 on the Hot 100
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Disco pioneer Nile Rodgers helped rock's rule-breaker land his second leader.
David Bowie was three years removed from one of his most critically-lauded albums, Scary Monsters, when, in 1983, he released the most commercial LP of his boundaries-breaking career.
Bowie left RCA for EMI (and a reported $17.5 million payday) and enlisted Chic producer-guitarist Nile Rodgers to add some pop polish to his next album. Rodgers had already established himself as a '70s hit-maker, crafting songs for Diana Ross, Sister Sledge and his own group, but his career was in free fall. "I had six flops in a row, after having no flops," Rodgers told Billboard in 2016. "[Then] the 'disco sucks' [backlash] happened ... And this guy David Bowie, who is a rock god, says ... 'I believe in him.' "
"Let's Dance," the Bowie-penned, Rodgers-produced title track to the former Thin White Duke's 15th LP, topped the Billboard Hot 100 on May 21, 1983. The single, which also features guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, became Bowie's second No. 1 on the chart. (His first was "Fame" in 1975.) The album launched two additional hits: "China Girl," co-written and first recorded by Iggy Pop (No. 10), and "Modern Love" (No. 14).
The LP additionally led to the successful Serious Moonlight Tour, for which the then-36-year-old Bowie adopted a dapper, fashionably coiffed look that was quite different from some of his previous pale, gender-bending glam personas.
Bowie died from liver cancer at age 69 on Jan. 10, 2016, two days after the release of his last album, Blackstar, which became his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. An exhibit of his influence in music and fashion, "David Bowie is," is at the Brooklyn Museum in New York through July 15.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2000, Britney Spears Led the Billboard 200 'Again'
5/28/2018 by Gary Trust
Britney Spears on the cover of Oops!...I Did It Again. Plus, remembering feats by The Beatles, Justin Timberlake & Mariah Carey.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
May 28, 1983 Irene Cara's classic "Flashdance… What a Feeling" began a six-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
May 29, 2004 Gretchen Wilson climbed to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, for the first of five weeks on top, with the Southern pride anthem "Redneck Woman."
May 30, 1964 A flashback to the Fab Four's pure-pop days: The Beatles scored their fourth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with the bouncy, fun "Love Me Do."
May 31, 1980 Lipps, Inc. mixed music with real estate advice to great effect, as the disco act began a four-week residence atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Funkytown."
June 1, 2013 Justin Timberlake's popularity was reflected atop the Pop Songs airplay chart, as "Mirrors" moved to No. 1.
June 2, 1990 The Mariah Carey era began on Billboard charts. The then-20-year-old newcomer made her chart entrance with debut single "Vision of Love," which bowed at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 85 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The ballad would eventually lead both charts.
June 3, 2000 No sophomore slump for then-18-year-old Britney Spears, who scored her second Billboard 200 No. 1 album when her second set, Oops!...I Did It Again, bowed at the summit. Starting with 1.3 million sold in is first week, according to Nielsen Music, the LP held the record for the most sales in a week for an album by a female artist (since Nielsen began tracking U.S. sales in 1991) for more than 15 years, until Adele's 25 rocketed in with a record (among all acts) 3.38 million in November 2015.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2007, Rihanna's 'Umbrella' Reigned on the Hot 100
6/4/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift & Elton John.
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June 4, 2005 Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" ascended 2-1 for its first of 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song would also reign as the top title on the 2005 year-end Hot 100.
June 5, 1993 As 2018 Billboard Music Awards Icon Award recipient Janet Jackson's "That's the Way Love Goes" logged its fifth of eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, parent album janet. launched atop the Billboard 200, arriving as her third of seven No. 1 sets to date.
June 6, 2015 Following the premiere of its official video at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" blasted 53-1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became her third of five leaders, while featured artist Kendrick Lamar landed his first of two to date.
June 7, 1975 Truly fantastic! Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy became the first album ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
June 8, 2002 The Eminem Show premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album spun off the Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 smash "Without Me."
June 9, 2007 Rihanna's "Umbrella," featuring JAY-Z, led the Billboard Hot 100 for its first of seven weeks. As for the chant on the hook where Rihanna repeats "ella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh," says co-writer The-Dream: "The 'ella' part was a play on reverb. Back in the day, we couldn't afford the good reverb program," so the phrase was repeated "to make it sound like it."
June 10, 1995 Nicki French's update of Bonnie Tyler's 1983 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which made the song over as a high-NRG dance track, topped the Pop Songs airplay chart.
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Rewinding the Charts: In 1998, Brandy & Monica Fought Their Way to No. 1 With 'The Boy Is Mine'
6/6/2018 by Xander Zellner
The R&B stars turned media reports that they were feuding into a Hot 100 chart-topper.
Brandy and Monica had both established themselves as R&B breakouts by 1998, but the two artists had yet to top the Billboard Hot 100.
Each had come close: Monica's "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" hit No. 2 in 1995, and Brandy's "Sittin' Up in My Room" did so in 1996.
They would finally reach No. 1 together on "The Boy Is Mine," a duet in which they snipe over the same love interest.
According to Monica, she and Brandy chose the song to make light of persistent media speculation that they were feuding. "People compared us and I never understood it," Monica told Fred Bronson for his Billboard Book of Number One Hits. "They never did that...with Brandy and Aaliyah. It was always Brandy and Monica," she said. "That's why we took the song."
Co-written by Brandy, "The Boy Is Mine" was inspired by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's 1982 No. 2 Hot 100 duet, "The Girl Is Mine," as well as The Jerry Springer Show, where love triangles were frequently explored.
Brandy was 19 and Monica 17 when "Boy" topped the Hot 100 dated June 6, 1998, ruling for 13 total weeks. To this day, it is Atlantic Records' longest-running No. 1.
Although both artists summited the Hot 100 again — Brandy again in 1998 with "Have You Ever?" and Monica in 1998-99 with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine" — "The Boy Is Mine" remains each artist's biggest hit.
The two teamed up again in 2012 for "It All Belongs to Me," which reached No. 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2017, Monica was featured on tracks by Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz, while Brandy starred as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago. In April, she earned her first Hot Gospel Songs hit, "Ohhh Lord," with the Star cast, Queen Latifah and Patti Labelle.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Notched Their First Hot 100 No. 1
6/11/2018 by Gary Trust
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June 11, 2011 Little Monsters rejoiced, as Lady Gaga's Born This Way bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The set's title cut likewise crowned the Billboard Hot 100, for six weeks.
June 12, 1999 Latin pop went mainstream: After Ricky Martin spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Livin' La Vida Loca," Jennifer Lopez dethroned him, as "If You Had My Love," her first Hot 100 hit, began its own five-week command, marking her first of four total No. 1s to date.
June 13, 1970 The Beatles topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the last time, with "The Long and Winding Road." It's the Fab Four's still-record 20th Hot 100 No. 1.
June 14, 1997 Then-monikered Puff Daddy's tribute to slain rap star the Notorious B.I.G., "I'll Be Missing You," began an 11-week rule on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was made even more poignant by Biggie's widow, Faith Evans, singing its chorus. Vocal act 112 added harmonies to the reworking of The Police's eight-week 1983 No. 1, "Every Breath You Take."
June 15, 1991 Paula Abdul began her longest Billboard Hot 100 reign, as "Rush, Rush" logged its first of five weeks at No. 1. She spent between one and three weeks on top with her other five No. 1s.
June 16, 1990 Pretty Woman gave Roxette a pretty big hit. The Swedish duo began a two-week stay atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "It Must Have Been Love," from the soundtrack of the hit Julia Roberts film.
June 17, 1989 New Kids on the Block achieved their first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as love song "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" rose 2-1. The Boston boy band had previously hit No. 10 with "Please Don't Go Girl" and No. 3 with "You Got It (The Right Stuff)." After "Forever," the group added a second No. 1 with the title cut from its album Hangin' Tough, as well as another top 10 from the set, the No. 2-peaking "Cover Girl."
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Rewinding the Charts: In 1984, Madonna First Crossed The Top 10 'Borderline' News By Trevor Anderson | June 16, 2018 8:37 AM EDT
"I signed [Madonna] because I believed in Mark Kamins, who I thought was the greatest DJ, and he wanted to be a producer," Seymour Stein -- the man who signed the pop icon to the label he co-founded, Sire Records, in 1982 -- recalled to Billboard in 2012. "So I gave him some money to bring me an artist, and the third or fourth thing he brought me was Madonna. I was very involved in the beginning. Then I realized, 'This woman is smarter than all of us. Just get out of her way.'" Madonna's 40 Biggest Billboard Hits
Stein (whose first job was as an assistant at Billboard, aiding in the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958) foretold Madonna's historic chart run. On June 16, 1984, "Borderline," the poppy, synth-laced second single from Madonna's self-titled debut album, rose 11-10 to become her first top 10 on the chart. Although it stopped at No. 10, spending a lone week in the top tier, it ignited one of the most impressive streaks in Hot 100 history: a run of 17 straight top 10s for the Material Girl. ("Borderline" is also tied, with 1994-95's "Take a Bow," for her longest-charting Hot 100 hit: 30 weeks on the chart.)
After she reached No. 16 with her debut Hot 100 entry, "Holiday," in January 1984, Madonna wouldn't miss the top 10 for the remainder of the decade. That five-and-a-half-year stream of smashes resulted in some of her most iconic tracks, including "Like a Prayer," "Papa Don't Preach" and "Like a Virgin." The pop queen's stranglehold on the top 10 lasted until "Oh Father" ended the trend in early 1990, halting at No. 20. The drought didn't last long, however: After the "Father" blip, Madonna recovered with another run of eight straight top 10s through 1993. Madonna's 17 Consecutive Top 10 Hits on the Hot 100
Title, Peak Date, Peak Position 1, "Borderline," June 16, 1984, No. 10 2, "Lucky Star," Oct. 10, 1984, No. 4 3, "Like a Virgin," Dec. 22, 1984, No. 1 (six weeks) 4, "Material Girl," March 23, 1985, No. 2 5, "Crazy for You," May 11, 1985, No. 1 (one week) 6, "Angel," June 29, 1985, No. 5 7, "Dress You Up," Oct. 5, 1985, No. 5 8, "Live to Tell," June 7, 1986, No. 1 (one week) 9, "Papa Don't Preach," Aug. 16, 1986, No. 1 (two weeks) 10, "True Blue," Nov. 15, 1986, No. 3 11, "Open Your Heart," Feb. 7, 1987, No. 1 (one week) 12, "La Isla Bonita," May 2, 1987, No. 4 13, "Who's That Girl," Aug. 22, 1987, No. 1 (one week) 14, "Causing a Commotion," Oct. 24, 1987, No. 2 15, "Like a Prayer," April 22, 1989, No. 1 (three weeks) 16, "Express Yourself," July 15, 1989, No. 2 17, "Cherish," Oct. 7, 1989, No. 2
At the time, Madonna's streak set a new Hot 100 record for the most consecutive top 10 hits among any artist. It has since been beaten only once, by Janet Jackson, who linked 18 in a row from 1989-1998.
Still, Madonna wasn't even halfway finished with her top 10 collection. Since "Cherish," she's added 21 more top 10s to her resume, for a career total of 38 visits to the tier, the most among all artists. The Beatles follow with 34 Hot 100 top 10s, while Rihanna ranks third with 31.
The pop icon most recently featured in the upper bracket with "Give Me All Your Lovin'" (featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.), which climbed to No. 10 in 2012, nearly three decades after her "Borderline" breakthrough.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2012, Carly Rae Jepsen Jumped to No. 1 With 'Call Me Maybe'
6/18/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by Rick Astley, Mariah Carey & Richard Marx.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
June 18, 1988 In 1988, Rick-rolling meant that Rick Astley was on a roll (in that ancient, pre-Internet era). After spending two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 with "Never Gonna Give You Up" in March, Astley returned to No. 1 with "Together Forever."
June 19, 1965 After three prior hits – the classic "Baby I Need Your Loving" rose the highest (No. 11) – the Four Tops scored their first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" reached the top.
June 20, 1992 Mariah Carey's "I'll Be There," from her MTV Unplugged special, topped the Billboard Hot 100. As the Jackson 5's original version hit No. 1 in 1970, the song is one of nine compositions to lead the Hot 100 as recorded by two artists.
June 21, 2008 Her mama (in the song) might've been ashamed that her daughter didn't know her last name after waking up married in Vegas, but the real-life mom of Carrie Underwood had to be proud when the singer's "Last Name" topped Hot Country Songs.
June 22, 2013 The 2013 song of the summer began its 12-week atop the Billboard Hot 100, as Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," featuring T.I. and Pharrell, reached the summit.
June 23, 2012 And … the 2012 song of the summer started its nine-week command of the Billboard Hot 100: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe." She's since added two more top 40 hits: "Good Time," with Owl City (No. 8, 2012), and "I Really Like You" (No. 39, 2015).
June 24, 1989 After landing four Billboard Hot 100 top 10s from his self-titled debut album in 1987-88, including the No. 1 fourth single "Hold On to the Nights," Richard Marx reigned again with "Satisfied." The song was released as the lead single from his second album, named, with a wink at rock critics, Repeat Offender.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1988, Debbie Gibson Made History Atop the Hot 100 With 'Foolish Beat'
6/25/2018 by Gary Trust
Debbie Gibson performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Ill. on Aug. 23, 1988. Plus, remembering feats by Whitney Houston, Coldplay & Nelly.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
June 25, 1988 30 years ago: Debbie Gibson became the youngest female soloist to have written, produced and sung a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 entirely on her own, as "Foolish Beat" skipped to the top spot (a record that she still holds). How'd she follow that achievement? The next day, the then-17-year-old graduated high school.
June 26, 1999 Red Hot Chili Peppers began their longest domination on the Alternative Songs chart, as "Scar Tissue," the fourth of their record 13 No. 1s, logged its first of 16 weeks on top.
June 27, 1987 Whitney Houston's second album, Whitney, launched atop the Billboard 200, becoming the first set by a woman to soar onto the chart at No. 1. It would go on to reign for 11 total weeks. But why stop there: The same week, Whitney's lead single, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," became the LP's first of four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s. The album followed Houston's self-titled first set, which led the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986.
As Chart Beat column founder Paul Grein noted in a story on page 1 of the June 27, 1987, Billboard issue, Houston became "the first artist to hit No. 1 [on the Billboard 200] with his or her first two albums since The Monkees scored with their first four releases in 1966-67."
June 28, 2008 10 years ago: Even though it's called the Billboard Hot 100, that doesn't mean a band named Coldplay can't be No. 1, as the group's "Viva La Vida" reached the summit.
June 29, 2002 Nelly began a whopping 14-week command of the Billboard Hot 100, as "Hot in Herre" reached No. 1. After the song completed a seven-week reign, he replaced himself at the top for seven more weeks with "Dilemma," featuring Kelly Rowland.
June 30, 1990 New Kids on the Block-mania rolled on, as "Step By Step" began a three-week rule atop the Billboard Hot 100. The goal of the instructional song? You remember: how "to get to you, girl."
July 1, 2000 After leading the Pop Songs chart for 10 weeks with "Bye Bye Bye," *NSYNC returned to the top with fellow boy band classic "It's Gonna Be Me."
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2008, Katy Perry 'Kissed a Girl' & Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100
7/2/2018 by Gary Trust
Chris Polk/FilmMagic Katy Perry performs during the taping of MTV's 'FNMTV' on July 10, 2008 in Hollywood, Calif. Plus, remembering feats by Michael Jackson, Prince & TLC.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
July 2, 1988 30 years ago: Michael Jackson made Billboard Hot 100 history, as "Dirty Diana" reached No. 1, becoming the fifth leader on the list from his album Bad. The set remains the only album by a male artist to produce five Hot 100 No. 1s. Since, only Katy Perry's Teenage Dream, in 2010-11, has also yielded five toppers.
July 3, 1982 An '80s alt-pop classic crowned the Billboard Hot 100, for the first of three weeks: The Human League's "Don't You Want Me."
July 4, 1970 The date that chart-watchers began keeping our feet on the ground and reaching for stars, thanks to Casey Kasem, as revered Billboard Hot 100 radio countdown American Top 40 debuted. The first song played? Ironically, "The End of Our Road," by Marvin Gaye. And, the first No. 1? Three Dog Night's "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)."
July 5, 2008 10 years ago: It went to No. 1 … and we liked it. Katy Perry scored her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "I Kissed a Girl." She's since upped her total to nine No. 1s, through "Dark Horse," featuring Juicy J. Only 14 artists have earned nine leaders or more, led by The Beatles' 20.
July 6, 1985 Phil Collins scored his second of seven solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, "Sussudio." The meaning of the word? "I set up this drum-machine pad, I got some chords and I started to sing into the microphone, and this word came out," Collins said in 1997. "I went back and tried to find another word and couldn't find one."
Added Collins, "Then I thought, OK, let's give it a meaning, what is it? The lyrics are based on this schoolboy crush on this girl at school. So, 'Sussudio' became a name for this person. My older daughter's got a horse called Sussudio. I'm sure there are children all over the world with the name Sussudio, so I apologize for that."
July 7, 1984 Prince's blockbuster movie, and soundtrack, Purple Rain, produced his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as "When Doves Cry" flew to the chart's top perch.
July 8, 1995 All four of TLC's Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s led for at least three weeks, but "Waterfalls" reigned the longest: On this date, the anti-infidelity anthem began its seven-week rule.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2003, Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' Crowned the Hot 100
7/9/2018 by Gary Trust
Plus, remembering feats by The Rolling Stones, The Black Eyed Peas & Garth Brooks.
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July 9, 1988 30 years ago: Cheap Trick had long been known for its high-energy rock favorites like "I Want You to Want to Me." It was power ballad "The Flame," however, that sent the Illinois quartet to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 at last.
July 10, 1965 The Rolling Stones rocked their first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" logged its first of four weeks at the summit. The band boasts eight total No. 1s, the fourth-best total among groups, after The Beatles (20), The Supremes (12) and Bee Gees (nine).
July 11, 2009 The bad news for The Black Eyed Peas: Their "Boom Boom Pow" ended a 12-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100. The good news? They replaced themselves at No. 1 with follow-up "I Gotta Feeling," which went on to spend even more time on top: 14 weeks. The 26-week domination for the songs marks the longest by a single act in the Hot 100's history.
July 12, 2003 15 years ago: Beyoncé earned her first of six Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s apart from Destiny's Child (with whom she achieved four leaders), as "Crazy in Love," featuring her then-future-husband, JAY-Z, began an eight-week command.
July 13, 1985 A year after landing its first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with "The Reflex," Duran Duran ruled again, as "A View to a Kill," the title theme to the 14th James Bond film, rose 2-1.
July 14, 1990 "Holding you, I held everything. For a moment, wasn't I the king?" Garth Brooks sings in "The Dance," his modern country classic that began a four-week reign on Hot Country Songs.
July 15, 2000 Vertical Horizon leapt to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Everything You Want." The track also crowned Adult Pop Songs for 14 weeks and hit the Alternative Songs top five.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1995, We Got to 'Know' Alanis Morissette
7/16/2018 by Gary Trust
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Alanis Morissette performs at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, Calif. on June 7, 1996. "You Oughta Know" crowned Alternative Songs. Plus, remembering feats by LMFAO, Miley Cyrus & Billy Joel.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
July 16, 2011 We partied! LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, spent its first of six weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song would also reign as the No. 1 song of the summer of 2011.
July 17, 1961 Happy 57th birthday, Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart! The ranking originated with Brook Benton's lighthearted "The Boll Weevil Song" as its first No. 1. (Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" is the current, and 810th, leader.)
July 18, 2009 Speaking of the AC chart, Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" completed its climb to No. 1 on the tally. The song marked her first hit on the chart after she'd made her mark with younger fans familiar with her Disney acting roles.
July 19, 1980 Billy Joel's 13th Billboard Hot 100 hit was a lucky one: "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" became his first No. 1. He'd reign again with "Tell Her About It" in 1983 and his musical history lesson "We Didn't Start the Fire" in 1989.
July 20, 1991 EMF hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Unbelievable." What does the U.K. group's moniker stand for? Epsom Mad Funkers, the name of a fan club of fellow British band New Order.
July 21, 1990 Glenn Medeiros ruled the Billboard Hot 100 with "She Ain't Worth It," featuring Bobby Brown. Three years earlier, Medeiros had arrived with his top 15 debut hit "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You." Brown earned his second of two No. 1s, following 1989's "My Prerogative."
July 22, 1995 Alanis Morissette scored her first Billboard No. 1, as her debut U.S. smash "You Oughta Know" topped the Alternative Songs chart.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1995, We Got to 'Know' Alanis Morissette
7/16/2018 by Gary TrustJuly 16, 2011 We partied! LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, spent its first of six weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song would also reign as the No. 1 song of the summer/decade/century. A classic!!!
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Rewinding the Charts: In 1968, Johnny Cash Went to Prison, and to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs News By Jim Asker | July 20, 2018 1:09 PM EDT
The Man in Black reigned with his classic "Folsom Prison Blues."
When Johnny Cash performed "Folsom Prison Blues" at California's Folsom State Prison on Jan. 13, 1968, the song was hardly new. Cash wrote the tune in 1951 after seeing the film noir Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison while serving in the U.S. Air Force. The studio version, which was recorded in 1955 at Sam Phillips' Sun Studio in Memphis, climbed to No. 4 on Billboard's Most Played by Jockeys country chart in 1956, and generated mail from inmates around the country.
Although Cash's experience with incarceration had been limited to a handful of one-night stays in jail on misdemeanor charges, he sympathized with the plight of the imprisoned, and performed the first of several concerts for them in 1957 at Texas' Huntsville State Prison. More than 10 years later, he played Folsom Prison backed by an all-star band that included his wife, June Carter Cash, and The Statler Brothers.
On July 20, 1968, the live recording of "Folsom Prison Blues" from that concert began a four-week reign atop Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart at a particularly turbulent time in America. On June 5, as the single was climbing the chart, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. In the aftermath, many radio stations put "Folsom" on hold, due to the song's signature line, "I shot a man in Reno/Just to watch him die" -- prompting Columbia to release an edited version.
In addition to its chart success, "Folsom Prison Blues" won the Grammy Award for best country vocal performance, male, in 1969. An inductee into both the Country Music Hall of Fame (in 1980) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in 1992), Cash died at 71 of complications from diabetes on Sept. 12, 2003. He left behind a discography of more than 90 studio and live albums.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1995, We Got to 'Know' Alanis Morissette
7/16/2018 by Gary TrustJuly 22, 1995 Alanis Morissette scored her first Billboard No. 1, as her debut U.S. smash "You Oughta Know" topped the Alternative Songs chart. I thought Hand In My Pocket was her first song released in the U.S.?
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2000, *NSYNC's 'It's Gonna Be Me' Hit No. 1 on the Hot 100
7/23/2018 by Gary Trust
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July 23, 1988 After reaching the top five, but not No. 1, with each of his first three singles – "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better" and "Endless Summer Nights" – Richard Marx crowned the Billboard Hot 100 at last with ballad "Hold On to the Nights," the fourth and final release from his self-titled debut album.
July 24, 1993 UB40 sent its reggae-spiced cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song, from the Sharon Stone movie Sliver, would reign for seven weeks – that's even better than Presley's, which reached No. 2 in 1962.
July 25, 1981 Yacht rock ruled, as Air Supply crowned the Billboard Hot 100 with "The One That You Love." Although it's the Australian duo's sole No. 1, the pair arrived with seven consecutive top five smashes in 1980-82.
July 26, 1975 Van McCoy's "The Hustle" rolled to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won the Grammy Award for best pop instrumental performance in 1976, despite the inclusion of a simple spoken command: "Do the hustle!"
July 27, 2002 Avril Lavigne made hitting No. 1 look simple, as "Complicated," her debut single, spent its first of eight weeks atop the Pop Songs airplay chart. She's since upped her count to five No. 1s on the tally, through "Girlfriend" in 2007.
July 28, 2007 Plain White T's strummed their way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their sing-along ballad "Hey There Delilah."
July 29, 2000 *NSYNC – Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass – began a two-week stay at the Billboard Hot 100 summit with "It's Gonna Be Me," the only No. 1 of the boy band's six top 10s.
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This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1990, 'Vision of Love' Became Mariah Carey's First Hot 100 No. 1
7/30/2018 by Gary Trust
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July 30, 1988 After ruling the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in 1986 with "Higher Love," Steve Winwood returned to No. 1, as the Motown-flavored "Roll With It" began a four-week command.
July 31, 2010 Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna, ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reigned for seven weeks. The superstars would team up again for the 2013-14 four-week No. 1 "The Monster."
Aug. 1, 1981 The day that MTV premiered (airing as its first video the thankfully-not-prophetic "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, a No. 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1979), Rick Springfield topped the Hot 100 with his pop/rock classic "Jessie's Girl."
Aug. 2, 1986 Peter Cetera's first solo single after leaving Chicago kicked to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as ballad "Glory of Love," from The Karate Kid Part II, spent its first of two weeks on top.
Aug. 3, 1996 Still remember the moves? Los Del Rio's "Macarena" Hot 100 began a whopping 14-week command of the Billboard Hot 100, eventually earning the honor of the top single of all of 1996.
Aug. 4, 1990 Mariah Carey's debut single, "Vision of Love," became her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 (on the birthday of the chart, which launched Aug. 4, 1958). She's since upped her count to 18 leaders, the most among soloists.
Aug. 5, 2000 Following four career-opening top 10s (billed as by matchbox 20), matchbox twenty topped the Pop Songs airplay chart with "Bent." The group has earned seven top 10s on the tally, while frontman Rob Thomas has added two as a soloist.
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