Movie Music Monday – A First

Today I'll be featuring three songs from three different movies. Why? Well it was on this day in 1985 that a Billboard "first" happened. For the first time in history, the top three songs on the Hot 100 Chart were all songs that were written specifically for movies. Let's start with #3 We Don't Need … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – A First →

Tune Tuesday – Poor Little Fool

It was on this day in 1958 that the Billboard Hot 100 Chart debuted. The purpose was to combine sales and radio play into a single standard genre chart. Notice that the first number one belonged to Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool. It is hard to believe, but Ricky didn't think the song was … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Poor Little Fool →

Does “Number One” Really Mean Anything?

My friend, Stewart, over at The UK Number Ones Blog reached out a while back and asked if I'd participate in a guest feature. By the time this posts, his site will have posted its 1000th number one song. This guest post is to help celebrate that amazing achievement. Stewart gave us guest writers a … Continue reading Does “Number One” Really Mean Anything? →

A Holiday Record

Every year around November 1st, the "Defrosting of Mariah Carey" memes start to post on social media. It's become quite the joke. Back in the day, Bing Crosby was the "King of Christmas." I suppose that title today would go to Michael Buble'. However, the undisputed "Queen of Christmas" has got to be Mariah Carey. … Continue reading A Holiday Record →