Match the 15 top-selling singles of the year in the UK in 1981 to the artist who sang them. - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author darksplash)
Throughout the decade, he maintained a steady presence on the charts with several hit singles and albums that showcased his unique blend of streetwise storytelling and mainstream sensibilities. As one of rap's most consistent performers during this era, he remains an influential figure whose impact...
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was best known for his hit singles "All Girls Are the Same" and "Lucid Dreams" which helped him gain a recording contract with Lil Bibby's Grade A Productions and Interscope Records. "All Girls Are the Same" and "Lucid Dreams" acted as singles for Juice ...
It also was a decade marked by what some would consider polar opposites in the metal scene: Glam and thrash. Glam, to this day, is not only used to describe the evolution of metal in the 80s, but it also is closely associated with music in general during that era. Bands likeMotley Cr...
Great singles by Young MC and Digital Underground were also popular, but PE was the perfect rap foil to what was then called "college rock." That year, however, things changed-- mostly due to The Chronic. On that album, the West Coast gangsta fantasy took wing, boosted by Dre's deeply...
as this. ProducerTrevor Hornthrows everything into the 16 tracks here. Cover versions ofFerry Cross The Mersey,Born To RunandDo You Know The Way To San Joseare arguably dispensable padding but in the title track,RelaxandTwo Tribes, FGTH served up three of the greatest singles of the decade...
(following the also-greatGuitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.andHillbilly Deluxe). His commercial success peaked with this album, however, as it contains the only No. 1 singles of his career: “Streets of Bakersfield” and “I Sang Dixie.” Yoakam himself wrote many of the songs on the album ...
Viva Hatewas released only six months after The Smiths released their final album, and, as the title suggests, Morrissey was not shy about his discontent with his musical affairs. Musically,Viva Hatebegins where The Smiths left off and contains a couple of the singer’s finest singles, with ...
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So here's the top 10 best selling singles acts of the year! 10. VANILLA ICE (585,000) BIGGEST HIT: ICE ICE BABY (585,000) Here for one reason and that...