Men At Work are still holding down the top spot. After being in the top ten since November of 1982, “Mickey” by Toni Basil starts it’s quick descent back down the chart. The song was originally released in the UK in 1981 and went nowhere. It was re-released in early 1982 and reached #2 in the UK. After finally being released in the US in August of 1982, it hits #1 in mid-December. It’s Basil’s only Billboard success and the video is believed to be the first choreographed dance video.
The biggest mover on the chart? Michael Jackson and “Billie Jean” vault from #47 into the top 40 landing at #37. The biggest debut, however, is by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton with “We’ve Got Tonight” debuting on the chart at #36. This week’s biggest drop is Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” that falls to #34 from #15 after peaking at #2.
Another one of my person 80’s favorites, “On The Loose” by Saga, moves into the top 40 at #39.
After a decade of speculation and failed attempts, Warner Bros. announced on Feb. 14, 2025 that a Goonies sequel is in production with Steven Spielberg producing. Screenwriter Potsy Ponciroli has been tapped to write the script, and Steven CONTINUE READING…
It’s February…which means we’re in the month of LOVE! Ken and Chad have you covered with their icebreaker topic, which features a random selection of songs with the word LOVE in the title. For this CONTINUE READING…
Oh, the anticipation! Any minute, that door was going to open, and your destiny would take its form. Would it be the hunky bowler, that adorable ski boy, the beachgoing dreamboat, that dapper young dancer CONTINUE READING…
Mallrats summed up a generation. Now old enough to have the children of that generation see themselves represented on screen. Chocolate covered pretzels are timeless. I remember MTV playing a Mallrats premier party. Kennedy interviewed CONTINUE READING…
More often we remember songs that reached #1 on the pop charts. But what about those songs from the ’80s that were good enough to make it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 but just couldn’t make CONTINUE READING…
The Shopping Mall was once an essential destination especially for those of us who grew up from the late-70s through the ’90s. The shopping aspect has been more-or-less replaced by online retailers, but the social CONTINUE READING…
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