Billy Joel releases "We Didn't Start the Fire"

Billy Joel released We Didn't Start the Fire, a single from his album Storm Front, September 27, 1989.  It is a list of world events that took place from 1949, when Billy was born, to 1989.  It reached #1 in the United States in December for two weeks.  It was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year.

Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" wins MTV Video Music Award 1990

The official video for Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation won Best Choreography at the MTV Music Video Awards at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, September 6, 1990.  Janet also took home the Video Vanguard as well!

Rhythm Nation was also nominated for Best Dance Video, but lost to MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This.

Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire was nominated for three MTV awards:  Best Special Effects in a Video, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography, but lost to Tears for Fears, The B-52s and Madonna.

Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" reaches #1 1989

Billy Joel's smash single We Didn't Start the Fire from the album Storm Front reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 December 9, 1989.  It was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year but lost to Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings.

Apparently, a 21 year-old told Billy after the singer had just turned 40 that nothing happened in the 1950s, so Billy, a self professed history nut,wrote this song. 

Billy Joel releases "Storm Front" 1989

My man Billy cranks out another awesome album!  Storm Front was released October 17, 1989, his eleventh studio album.  It went quadruple platinum in the U.S. and double platinum in Canada and Australia.  Storm Front garnered 5 Grammy nominations.  His song We Didn't Start the Fire was nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.  The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male and Producer of the Year (Non-classical) with Mick Jones.

We Didn't Start the Fire was his biggest hit from Storm Front but my favorite is The Downeaster "Alexa".