George Harrison was marching confidently on his own personal comeback trail in 1987 when he entered the Billboard charts on October 24, after a five-year
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From Spain to Sweden, Austria to Australia and Italy to Ireland, “Video Killed The Radio Star” was one of the biggest No.1s of 1979. On

The story of the recording studio can roughly be divided into two time periods: before and after the 60s. As to exactly where the year

The Billboard issue of October 15, 1966 confirmed what fans of Frank Sinatra had known for a while: The Chairman of the Board was back.

Released on October 11, 1976, ABBA’s fourth album Arrival marked the moment when everything moved up a gear for the group. The Eurovision Song Contest

The heady experimentation of the 70s was the perfect pop laboratory for the four members of 10cc, who, prior to forming the group, had built

Paul McCartney and Wings could hardly have been hotter when their second single from the Venus and Mars album, “Letting Go,” entered the Billboard Hot

Take a look at any 80s pop star and you immediately recognize that these artists were simply different. The best 80s pop songs buzzed with

As Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston once sang: “It Takes Two.” Indeed, a pairing of great talents can often lead to truly memorable (and highly

The charming “Seaside Woman,” the 1977 single that became the centerpiece of Linda McCartney’s posthumous solo album, Wide Prairie, was written by the singer during