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Pop Music Facts & Figures |
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Billboard Magazine Trivia: |
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| ♦ Harry Belafonte's 1956, Calypso,
was the first album to sell one million copies. ♦ 16 weeks at # 1 on the Billboard charts is the record, held by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men for One Sweet Day (1995 - 1996) ♦ LeAnn Rimes's How Do I Live lasted 69 weeks in Billboard's Hot 100 (1996-1997) ♦ Michael Jackson's Bad Album had 5 number one songs, more than any other album. (1987-1988) ♦ Akon's Smack That debuted at # 95 in October, 2006. The next week it was number seven. That jump of 88 positions was the single biggest jump in Billboard's history. ♦ In April of 1964, The Beatles held the top 5 positions on the Billboard Charts. #1 - Can't Buy Me Love, #2 - Twist and Shout, #3 - She Loves You, #4 - I Want to Hold Your Hand, #5 - Please Please Me ♦ Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982-1984), Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA (1984-1985) and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989-1991) were the only albums to produce seven top-ten singles. ♦ In February 2006, High School Musical generated the most simultaneous Hot 100 entries from any album, with nine songs in the Hot 100 simultaneously, five of them in the Top 40. This was based on downloads and sales: there was no significant radio airplay for any of the songs from this Disney Channel movie. ♦ James Brown had 99 Hot 100 Billboard entries, yet never had a number one Hot 100 hit. ♦ Tommy James & The Shondells is the only band to have two songs covered by separate artists,go back to back as #1 hits. Tiffany, at age 16, took, "I Think We're Alone Now," which was released by TJ and the Shondells before she was born, to #1 on 11/7/87, for two weeks. Billy Idol, in his second chart run with "Mony ,Mony" live, hit #1 the week of 11/21/87. |
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Who has the Longest
Song Titles in his repertoire?
That would probably be Meatloaf. Best Known for Paradise By The Dashboard Light, he also sang: |
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of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) ♦ Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are ♦ I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) ♦ The Future Ain't What It Used To Be ♦ I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) ♦ You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth ♦ In The Land of the Pig, The Butcher Is King ♦ Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere) ♦ Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back ♦ All Revved Up With No Place to Go |
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Long Titles By Other Artists? |
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♦ Standing Outside A Broken Phone
Booth With Money In My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods |
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Who Sings About Themselves The Most? We would say that would be Jennifer Lopez: |
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| 1. If You had My Love 2. Talk About Us 3. I'm Real 4. Promise Me You'll Try 5. You Belong To Me 6. I've Been Thinkin 7. Dance With Me 8. That's Not Me 9. I'm Gonna Be Alright 10. Jenny From the Block 11. All I Have 12. I'm Glad 13. (Can't Believe) This Is Me 14. I Love 15. I Got You 16. I;m into You 17. Invading My Mind |
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