#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 24, 1970 • THE KINKS: L-O-L-A Spelled ‘Billboard Top Ten’! [Audio] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 24, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 24, 1970 The hit single Lola by The Kinks had just climbed inside the Top Ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, with the British band from London proving that indeed, “things go better with Coke.” Peaking at #9 on this date – on its 9th week on...

#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 12, 1969 • PAUL McCARTNEY: Dead? – The Great Hoax! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 12, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, Beatles, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Top 40, UK Artists

October 12, 1969 The great “Paul Is Dead” rumor/hoax/conspiracy turned phenomenon – and then folk legend – began in earnest on this day in 1969. It’s roots go back to September 17, 1969, when a mid-west college student newspaper published...

#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]),...

#OnThisDay… September 29, 1973 • GRAND FUNK: The ‘American Band’ Was On Top! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 29, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Classic Hits, Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop, Rock, Top 40

SEPTEMBER 29, 1973 After spending nine prior weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the hard rock band Grand Funk finally climbed to the top of the heap by replacing the Marvin Gaye classic, Let’s Get It On. But after just seven days, Half-Breed by...