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The Number Ones: Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”
According to one of our musical sources: The internet has permanently damaged our collective sense of humor. It fucking sucks. Nobody has any idea what’s funny anymore…
The Number Ones: Exposé’s “Seasons Change”
According to one of our musical sources:Historically, the world has never been an easy place for the singers of dance-pop songs. Dance music is, for the most part, a producer’s genre…
The Number Ones: Tiffany’s “Could’ve Been”
According to one of our preferred musical sources: There is something truly beautiful about histrionic teenage heartbreak — about a kid curling up on the floor and sobbing because…
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The Number Ones: Kim Wilde’s “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”
According to one of our preferred musical sources: When new versions of old songs start tearing up the charts again, that’s generally a pretty good sign that pop music is in a rough place…
February 26, 2021
The Number Ones: U2’s “With Or Without You”
According to one of our preferred sources:”Think about Tom Cruise for a minute…
The Number Ones: Aretha Franklin & George Michael’s “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”
According to one of our preferred musical sources: Aretha Franklin went 20 years without a #1 hit…
The Number Ones: Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer”
According to one of our preferred musical sources: You might get that rush of recognition the second you hear the pillowy synth-drone…
The Number Ones: The Human League’s “Human”
According to one of our preffered musical sources:The “Human” in the Human League’s band name was not supposed to be a literal description…
The Number Ones: Whitney Houston’s “Saving All My Love For You”
According to one of our musical sources: Featuring Whitney…
The Number Ones: Stevie Wonder’s “Part-Time Lover”
According to one of our preferred musical sources: “Stevie Wonder – “Part-Time Lover” HIT #1: November 2, 1985 STAYED AT #1: 1 week Stevie Wonder is one of the great towering figures in the hist…
November 6, 2020
The Number Ones: a-ha’s “Take On Me”
According to one of our preferred musical sources:”a-ha – “Take On Me”HIT #1: October 19, 1985STAYED AT #1: 1 weekAmerica is tough, man…
The Number Ones Bonus Tracks: Talking Heads’ “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)”
According to one of our preferred musical sources:”Talking Heads – “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)”PEAKED: #62 on December 17, 1983SONG AT #1 THAT WEEK: Paul McCartney & Michael Jacks…
November 3, 2020