Pop Music Flashback
1973 -
Tony Orlando and Dawn's single "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" was certified Gold.
1974 -
Olivia Newton-John's single "I Honestly Love You" was certified Gold.
1976 -
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band's "A Fifth of Beethoven" hit number one on the pop singles chart.
Hall & Oates' single "She's Gone" broke into the Top 40.
The Captain and Tennille's single "Muskrat Love" broke into the Top 40.
1982 -
Toni Basil's "Mickey" broke into the Top 40.
1993 -
Take That hit number one on the UK singles chart with "Relight My Fire."
The Pet Shop Boys album "Very" hit number one on the UK album chart.
Toni Braxton's "Another Sad Love Song" peaked at number seven on the pop singles chart.
1997 -
Elton John's single "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight" was certified multi-Platinum.
1999 -
Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker," featuring Jay-Z, hit number one on the U.S. pop singles chart.
Robbie Williams and George Michael participated in Net Aid, an event that took place as concerts in New York, London, and Geneva, and on the Internet to fight world poverty.
2000 -
Backstreet Boys appeared on MTV's "TRL" to debut their new video, "Shape of My Heart."
2003 -
Sting was knighted in a ceremony at England's Buckingham Palace.< |