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Prince and the band, 1999
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3 hours 33 minutes ago
October 1982: Prince Releases "1999" the Album
Prince's breakthrough LP peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 in 2016.
Prince had two Top 10 hits on the chart in October 1984.
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1 second ago
Chart Flashback: October 27, 1984
A look back at the Top 10 songs from this week in 1984!
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 22: Singer Simon Le Bon is seen, outside the Jean-Paul Gaultier show, during Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020, on January 22, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/GC Images )
Simon Le Bon outside the Jean-Paul Gaultier show, during Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020, on January 22, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/GC Images )
7 hours ago
Dancing on the Valentine: Duran Duran's Biggest Hits
Simon Le Bon and company have had a pair of #1 hits on this side of the pond.
Was (Not Was), 1988.
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22 hours 28 minutes ago
April 1989: Was (Not Was) Earn Unlikely Hit with "Walk the Dinosaur"
Open the door, get on the floor!
Cyndi Lauper in 1986
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1 day 5 hours ago
October 1986: Cyndi Lauper Shines at No. 1 with "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper's second chart-topper became an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community.
Michael McDonald poses for the camera on the Soul Train stage in between takes during the videotaping of episode 408, aired 12/18/1982. (Photo by Soul Train via Getty Images).
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4 days 2 hours ago
October 1982: Michael McDonald Peaks at #4 with "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"
The song featured such all-stars as Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro from Toto, and Louis Johnson of the Brothers Johnson.
Just eat it! "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1984.
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4 days 6 hours ago
Just Eat It: 10 "Weird Al" Yankovic Versions of No. 1 '80s Hits
A tribute to the king of pop parodies in the '80s - or any decade, really!
John Zacherle and Bobby "Boris" Pickett, 2006.
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5 days ago
October 1984: Bobby "Boris" Pickett Rises from the Dead with "Monster Rap"
A "Monster Mash" for the '80s? Strange but true!