40 years ago this week, "Invisible Touch" by #Genesis reached the top spot, replacing "Holding Back The Years" by #SimplyRed after 1 week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpmiZ7zsHXY #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
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mastodon 4.7.3Top 40 music history from 40 years ago, compiled by @donkirkby@hachyderm.io
Statistics are mostly from the Billboard Hot 100 chart of sales and radio airplay in the US. Some come from the UK or Canada, but I'll mention those specifically.
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40 years ago this week, "Your Wildest Dreams" by #TheMoodyBlues entered the #Top10 and peaked at 9. In the video, the younger version of the band was played by #MoodSix, a punk band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmPFrkuPq0 #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams
40 years ago this week, "Take Me Home" by #PhilCollins entered the #Top10 at 10. It peaked at 7 on 10 May 1986. The lyrics were inspired by the novel "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". I wonder if they waited so long to release this single in the US, because they wanted to film the video on location as the album tour went around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRY1NG1P_kw #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
40 years ago this week, "Manic Monday" by #TheBangles entered the #Top10 at 7. It peaked at 2 on 19 Apr 1986. #Prince originally wrote and recorded the song two years before, but hadn't released it. He offered it to them after enjoying their debut album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmVgoXDq2w #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
40 years ago this week, "King For A Day" by #ThompsonTwins entered the #Top10 at 10. It peaked at 8 on 22 Mar 1986. Did the toy robot look high tech at the time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-LBDFbVqMA #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
Thompson Twins - King For A Day (Official Video) (4K Remaster)
40 years ago this week, "Nikita" by #EltonJohn entered the #Top10 at 10. It peaked at 7 on 22 Mar 1986. If Nikita looks familiar, she threw the sledgehammer in the famous Apple Mac "1984" commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-Q-Acv4qs #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
40 years ago this week, "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)" by #JohnMellencamp entered the #Top10 at 6. It peaked at 2 on 05 Apr 1986. The video was filmed on a kinescope camera to get that 60s look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtmStUrXMQ #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo