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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Number One Songs This Date, April 2nd-- Part 1

Going back through the years taking a look at the songs that were #1 this date. To find the #1 songs of all years for any date back to 1890, go to www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneinHistory/SelectMonth.htm. where I got my information. He bases it on the one true music rating service, BillBoard.

2011 BORN THIS WAY-- Lady Gaga (the Madonna want-to-be)
2001 BUTTERFLY-- Crazy Town
1991 COMING OUT OF THE DARK-- Gloria Estefan
1981 RAPTURE-- Blondie (early rap?)
1980 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL-- Pink Floyd-- "Hey teacher! Leave those kids alone!" No problem Pinkies!

1979 TRAGEDY-- BeeGees-- Wonder why these guys were so hot back then?
1978 NIGHT FEVER-- BeeGees
1977 RICH GIRL-- Hall & Oates-- Did she have GRB parents?

1976 DISCO LADY-- Johnnie Taylor-- The real early days of that great music.
1975 LOVIN' YOU-- Minnie Ripperton-- Hitting all those octaves before it was popular.
1974 HOOKED ON A FEELING-- Blue Suede-- I always have to play the intro about a hundred times. Oooga-Chacka!!! Oooga Chacka!!!

1973 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA-- Vickie Lawrence-- Where's Carol and Harvey? Watch out for the big-bellied sheriff.
1972 A HORSE WITH NO NAME-- America-- Having fun riding that "horse" through the desert?

1971 JUST MY IMAGINATION-- Temptations-- You Know, the Temptin' Temptations.
1970 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-- Simon & Garfunkel-- Takes my back to the Tune Room at NIU.

Going Back to 1901. --RoadDog


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