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Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
First Hit #1: May 18, 1985 It’s always odd when a song everyone is convinced is bad becomes a hit. It pops up frequently, but Don’t You (Forget About Me) is yet another example. The list o… more →
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Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
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wrote 3 months ago: First Hit #1: May 18, 1985 It’s always odd when a song everyone is convinced is bad becomes a … more →
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
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wrote 5 months ago: First Hit #1: July 24, 1982 The Rocky movies love their montages, and they have a surprisingly good … more →
Human League - Don't You Want Me
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wrote 5 months ago: First Hit #1: July 3, 1982 Any discussion of ’80s pop has to involve discussion of synthesizer … more →
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
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wrote 5 months ago: First Hit #1: May 16, 1981 The woman at the center of Bette Davis Eyes – not Kim Carnes, but t … more →
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
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wrote 6 months ago: First Hit #1: February 21, 1981 Dolly Parton is an incredibly smart woman. It’s not always an … more →
Paul McCartney - Coming Up
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wrote 6 months ago: First Hit #1: June 28, 1980 Paul McCartney recorded Coming Up mostly alone, though Linda McCartney d … more →
Blondie - Call Me
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wrote 6 months ago: First Hit #1: April 19, 1980 Blondie might have first hit the charts with straight up disco, but the … more →
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
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wrote 6 months ago: First Hit #1: March 22, 1980 People always talk about how punk was diametrically opposed to progress … more →
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough
wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: October 13, 1979 Michael Jackson has had hits before, whether with his brothers or on … more →
The Knack - My Sharona
wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: August 25, 1979 In 1979, things are changing, but not quite quickly. Blondie is a new … more →
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
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wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: June 2, 1979 While yesterday I praised a song for being open about it’s message, … more →
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: March 10, 1979 Gloria Gaynor accidentally made one of the most important anthems of th … more →
Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
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wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: February 10, 1979 I mentioned how the Bee Gees were classy and donated the royalties f … more →
Exile - Kiss You All Over
wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: September 30, 1978 I’m going to describe Exile’s big hit as strangely sexy … more →
Rolling Stones - Miss You
wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: August 5, 1978 The more things change, the more things stay the same. The charts have … more →
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - You're The One that I Want
wrote 7 months ago: First Hit #1: June 10, 1978 It’s surprisingly easy to forget that John Travolta is actually qu … more →
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
wrote 8 months ago: First Hit #1: February 4, 1978 Possibly the gold standard of disco, Stayin’ Alive is one of th … more →
Player - Baby Come Back
wrote 8 months ago: First Hit #1: January 14, 1978 There are no Gibbs in Player, so the Gibbination of the charts will b … more →
The Emotions - Best of My Love
wrote 8 months ago: First Hit #1: August 20, 1977 Somehow, 1977 has settled into a certain groove, with a low key but fu … more →
