Thanks for all the trivia inMonday’s Chart Beat column(Aug. 22) aboutThe Chainsmokershitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Closer,” featuring Halsey. When you mentioned that Roberta Flack (“The Closer I Get to You,” No. 2, 1978) and Maxi Priest (“Close to You,” No. 1, 1990...
Two decades beforeAdelemixed the two in her most recent Hot 100 No. 1, fire and rain fought each other for the chart’s top spot. On Dec. 2, 1989, rain put out the fire: Milli Vanilli’s ”Blame It on the Rain” placed at No. 1, directly ahead ofBilly Joel‘s ”We Didn’t...
I’ve read Billboard columns like Chart Beat and the Between the Bullets commentary boxes in the magazine since around 1993 almost every week. I meant to write earlier, but I still think this item makes for great trivia. TheBlack Eyed Peas‘ “The E.N.D.” is the first album in more...
The Righteous BrothersandDaryl Hall & John Oates These blue-eyed-soul duos are both prime contenders. The Righteous Brothers (Bill MedleyandBobby Hatfield) had six top 10 hits on the Hot 100, including one of the greatest hits of all time, “You’ve Lost That Lovin...