John Lennon’s first posthumous single “Woman” peaks to No.1 on this day in 1981

“Woman” proved to be one of Lennon’s most popular ones and a sample of where his career could be going during the 1980’s

The Human League peaks to No.1 with their signature song, the smash hit “Don’t You Want Me” in 1981

Released on 27th November 1981, the synth-pop classic “Don’t You Want Me” gave The Human League their first and only No.1 on this day in 1981

Pop Princess Britney Spears turns 43 today

Britney Spears became famous in the late 1990’s with songs such as “Opps!…I Did It Again” and “…Baby One More Time”, she has sold over 100 million records worldwide making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time, today the Pop Princess turns 43

Olivia Newton-John scores another No.1 hit in 1981 with “Physical”

“Physical” became the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John only US No.1 in November 1981 but it was originally written for a very famous singer

Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” peaks to No.1 in the UK in 1981

“Under Pressure” is regarded as one of the finest moments in Rock music due to the vocal power of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury together, know more about how the song came to be

Bruce Dickinson joins Iron Maiden in 1981

The distinctive vocals and stage presence of Bruce Dickinson earned him a name in Rock and immediately won Iron Maiden fans over the original band’s singer who recorded their first two albums

Remembering influential and famed composer Harry Warren

The composer of “I Only Have Eyes for You,” “Jeepers Creepers” and “That’s Amore” wrote over 800 songs between 1918 and 1981, publishing over 500 of them. He died on this day in 1981

New Romantics Adam and The Ants hits No. 1 in the U.K with “Prince Charming” in 1981

“Prince Charming” was a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks starting on September 21st, 1981, for the New Wave/New Romantic band Adam and the Ants and one of their most memorable songs

Scottish act Aneka tops the charts with “Japanese Boy” in 1981

A major hit across Europe, “Japanese Boy” by Aneka failed to chart in Japan because the songwriters ignored a very important detail

Kim Carnes turns 79 today

Kim Carnes gave memorable vocals to the 1981 hit “Bette Davis Eyes” and later also to the U.S.A For Africa “We Are The World”. She has led a successful singer-songwriter career since the 1960’s that still keeps going strong

In 1981, New Romantics Adam and the Ants debuted on the UK singles charts on No.1 with “Stand and Deliver”

“Stand And Deliver” was the first major hit by New Romantic/New Wave British band Adam and the Ants

Blondie makes the top of the Hot 100 with their groundbreaking song “Rapture” in 1981

“Rapture” was notable for being one of the first Pop/Rock blends with Rap and Hip Hop, released in 1981, it was the first song featuring rap to reach No.1

Duran Duran earns their first No.1 in 1983 with “Is There Something I Should Know?”

Viewed as the head of the early 1980’s British New Romantic music movement, Duran Duran became one of the best selling and successful Pop bands of all time