#OnThisDay… November 2, 1974 / 1985 • STEVIE WONDER: #1 Songs in both 1974 and 1985 [Audio+DeepTrak] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 2, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Motown, Oldies, Pop, R&B, Top 40

Stevie Wonder reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts from two different years on this day – 1974 and 1985. November 2, 1974 You Haven’t Done Nothin’ became Wonder’s fourth chart-topper, following Fingertips-Pt. 2 (1963),...

#OnThisDay… October 30, 1982 • MEN AT WORK: Hard Labor Leads To #1 [Audio+BonusTrak+Videos] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 30, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, Videos

October 30, 1982 Finally hitting the top in America after 17 months of toiling on music charts elsewhere, the labors of the five-man Australian band Men At Work finally paid off for their debut single Who Can It Be Now?.     Recorded and released...

#OnThisDay… October 19, 1985 • a-ha: 1st Norwegian Group to Hit #1 on Billboard [AUDIO+VIDEO+DEEPTRAK] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 19, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Synth Pop, Top 40, Videos

October 19, 1985 The Norwegian trio called a-ha became the first group from that country to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Take On Me. For it’s short-lived stay at the top, it replaced Oh Sheila by the Michigan R&B group Ready For The World...

#OnThisDay… October 14, 1988 • UB40: Red Red Wine Felt So Fine at #1 [AUDIO+DEEPTRAX] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 14, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, Pop, Reggae, Top 40, UK Artists

October 14, 1988 Red Red Wine had the UK interracial reggae band UB40 feelin’ so fine at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. But it was a brief “glass of wine” stop at the top for the eight-man group, “aging” there for just seven days. For that...

#OnThisDay… October 4, 1980 • QUEEN: ‘Dusts’ Diana Ross for #1 [AUDIO+VIDEO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 4, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, 80's, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Top 40, UK Artists, Videos

October 4th, 1980 Reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart today was the world-wide hit Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. After stalling for two weeks at #3 (behind the Australian duo Air Supply [All Out Of Love] and Motown diva Diana Ross [Upside Down]),...

#Post • BILL WITHERS: 70’s Soul Hitmaker to be Honored at Carnegie Hall [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 20, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

Bill Withers (R) at The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with (L-R) Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney (April 2015) Seventies soul singer Bill Withers is being honored next month in New York City. Often referred to as “Brother”...