Showing posts with label Favorite Rock Single. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Favorite Rock Single. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Donna Summer's Bad Girls reaches #1 1979



The Queen of Donna Summer reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Bad Girls, the second release from the album of the same name, this week in 1979.  It spent five weeks in the top spot.  It was the second biggest hit of 1979.

It won American Music Awards in 1980 for Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.


Thursday, October 4, 2018

"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen reaches #1 1980


Queen's rock classic Another One Bites the Dust reached #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 for three weeks in 1980, October 4-18.  It spent 13 weeks in the Top Five, and 15 weeks in the Top Ten.  It remained on the charts for 31 weeks, more than any other single in 1980.

It is ranked as #34 on Billboard's All Time Top Songs and has sold over 7 million copies.  The song won an American Music Award for Favorite Rock Single.