Commercially, Crush became an international success, reaching the top of the charts in multiple territories. The album was certified double platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans. Crush was ...
Commercially, Crush became an international success, reaching the top of the charts in multiple territories. The album was certified double platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans. Crush was ...
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with Love Me For A Reason and The Proud One returning 50 years on – the former under-performed unfairly in my charts of the time, the latter is my fave Osmonds record, the Four Seasons cover has been a turntable fave for about 30 years now. Brenton Wood also passed away, so his 196...
40 years ago, gay artists weren’t just occasional visitors to the British pop charts – they were leading the agenda. A famous top three of August 1984 featured George Michael at #1, Frankie Goes To Hollywood at #2 and Bronksi Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’ at #3. ...
In 1955, “Rock Around The Clock” held the No. 1 spot on the music charts for about two months, and would repeat that showing in other countries. Bill Haley and His Comets had started something of a revolution; they had made the rock `n roll sound popular, and in the process became...
Howard Jones’ debut shot to No.1 in the UK album charts thanks to a clutch of instantly hooky singles. Back in hisSmash Hitsdays, Neil Tennant declared Jones possessed “a neat talent for writing melodic pop songs with clever hooks and real 1970s singer-songwriter lyrics. A must for all...
s ruthless Britain ignited the charts. “The weak get crushed while the strong get stronger,” opined Weller onFuneral Pyre, while drummer Rick Buckler unleashed a Keith Moon-style freakout. It sounded like Orwell’s “a boot stamping on a human face forever” (Weller’s 1981 reading ...
In the USA, Soft Cell released the song "Tainted Love" in January 1982; "Tainted Love" eventually moved up to the number eight position in the Billboard charts. In the UK, "Tainted Love" was a number one hit song. 5. In 1982, the song "I Ran (So Far Away)" became a hit ...
Shortly after its debut it hit number one in the US and UK, eventually selling over four million copies in the United States alone and eight million worldwide. The popular single “Crazy in Love,” which also featured rapper Jay-Z, topped charts around the globe and ignited her Grammy ...