80s Music Mayhem

A review of hit singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1980 and 1989.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Mtume - "Juicy Fruit"

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(Debuted August 6, 1983, Peaked #45, 12 Weeks on the Chart) If you're a little young to remember the 1980s and anyone tries to tell ...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Robert Plant - "Big Log"

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(Debuted October 15, 1983, Peaked #20, 16 Weeks on the Chart) I guess I have to preface this with the fact that I turned 12 in 1984. At ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The Pretenders - "Back On the Chain Gang"

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(Debuted December 11, 1982, Peaked #5, 23 Weeks on the Chart) "Back On the Chain Gang" was really supposed to be about Kinks l...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Saga - "On the Loose"

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(Debuted February 26, 1983, Peaked #26, 17 Weeks on the Chart) Saga was a band from Canada who were an even bigger success in Europe -- ...
Monday, October 1, 2012

Wham! - "Bad Boys"

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(Debuted September 17, 1983, Peaked #60, 9 Weeks on the Chart) It's easy for Americans to forget the pre-stardom days of Wham!, when...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Missing Persons - "Words"

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(Debuted August 28, 1982, Peaked #42, 11 Weeks on the Chart) Missing Persons was an L.A.-based band made up of three former Frank Zappa ...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Buckner & Garcia - "Pac Man Fever"

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(Debuted January 9, 1982, Peaked #9, 19 Weeks on the Chart) One of the biggest crazes of the 1980s was the video game arcade, which was ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Journey - "Open Arms"

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(Debuted January 16, 1982, Peaked #2, 18 Weeks on the Chart) When he came to Journey in 1981, Jonathan Cain had the music worked out for...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Jennifer Holliday - "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going"

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(Debuted July 3, 1982, Peaked #22, 14 Weeks on the Chart) The showstopper has long been a part of Broadway shows, but by the 1980s they ...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Donald Fagen - "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)"

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(Debuted November 27, 1982, Peaked #26, 13 Weeks on the Chart) The I.G.Y. referred to in this song is the International Geophysical Year...
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