#1 Songs in America
(February 4th)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "The Tide is High"
Blondie
1/31 - 2/6
1982 - "I Can't Go For that"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1/30 - 2/5
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
1/15 - 2/4
1984 - "Karma Chameleon"
Boy George
2/4 - 2/24
1985 - "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Foreigner
2/1 - 2/15
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne & Friends
1/18 - 2/14
1987 - "At This Moment"
Bill Vera and the Beaters
1/24 - 2/6
1988 - "Need You Tonight"
INXS
1/30 - 2/5
1989 - "When I'm With You"
Sheriff
2/4 - 2/10
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Other Notable Birthdays
Rosa Parks (Activist)
February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005
Passed Away at Age 92 (Natural Causes)
The First Lady of Civil Rights
Byron Nelson (Golf)
February 4, 1912 - September 26, 2006
Passed Away at Age 96 (Unknown Cause) in His Texas Home
Won 5 Majors
Conrad Bain (Actor)
February 4, 1923 - January 14, 2013
Passed Away at Age 89 from a Stroke
Played Mr. Drummond on Diff’rent Strokes
David Brenner (Comedian)
February 4, 1936 - March 15, 2014
Passed Away at Age 78 from Pancreatic Cancer
Pioneer of Observational Comedy
Jerome Brown (Football)
February 4, 1965 - June 25, 1992
Passed Away at Age 27 in Car Accident
2x All-Pro
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Karen Carpenter (Singer)
Passed Away on February 4, 1983 at Age 32 from Anorexia Nervosa
Member of The Carpenters
Liberace (Entertainer)
Passed Away on February 4, 1987 at Age 67 from AIDS Related Pneumonia
Highest Paid Entertainer in the World in the 50s, 60s, and 70s
John Mahoney (Actor)
Passed Away on February 4, 2018 at Age 77 from Throat Cancer
Played Martin Crane on Frasier
* Also Played James Court in Say Anything...
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - The Entity
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Barbara Hershey
Budget: $9 Million
Box Office: $13.3 Million
1983 - Without a Trace
Director: Stanley R. Jaffe
Starring: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes and Stockard Channing
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $9.6 Million
1983 - Videodrome
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: James Woods, Sonja Smits and Debbie Harry
Budget: $5.9 Million
Box Office: $2.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - The Young and the Restless Aired its First 1-Hour Episode
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - End of the Century
The Ramones (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #44
1982 - Porcupine
Echo & The Bunnymen (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #137
1985 - Secret Secrets
Joan Armatrading (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #73
1986 - Control
Janet Jackson (3rd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts and #1 in South Africa
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
Fun Fact!
Control Had 5 Singles That Reached the Top 5
“When I Think of You” #1
"Let's Wait Awhile" #2
"Nasty" reached #3
"What Have You Done for Me Lately" #4
"Control" #5
1988 - Space Wrangler
Widespread Panic (Debut Album)
Singles Released
1982 - "Edge of Seventeen"
Stevie Nicks
Reached #11 on the US Billboard Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Boxer George Foreman and Andrea Skeete Divorced After 3 Years
1986 - Wales Conference Beat the Campbell Conference 4 - 3 (OT) in the NHL All-Star Game
MVP: Grant Fuhr (Oilers)
1987 - Stars & Stripes Swept the America’s Cup
1987 - The Sacramento Kings Scored Only 4 Points in the 1st Quarter in a 128 - 92 Loss to the Los Angeles Lakers
* NBA Record Until 2002 when the Nuggets Scored 3
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Karen Carpenter
Janet Jackson Released Her Control Album
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1986 - Janet Jackson Released Her Control Album (3rd Album)
* Over 10 Million Copies Sold (Worldwide)
The Album Had 5 Singles That Reached the Top 5
“When I Think of You” #1
"Let's Wait Awhile" #2
"Nasty" reached #3
"What Have You Done for Me Lately" #4
"Control" #5
1989 - “When I’m With You” by the Canadian Arena Rock Band Sheriff Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from February 4 - 10
Other Notable Dates
(On February 4th)
1789 - George Washington Was Elected the First President of the United States
2004 - Facebook Was Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin
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On February 4, 1983 The Entity Starring Barbara Hershey Premiered in Theaters
On February 4, 1983 Singer Karen Carpenter Passed Away at Age 32 From Anorexia Nervosa
* Formed The Carpenters Alongside Her Older Brother Richard
The Entity
Happy 80s Birthdays
1947 - Dan Quayle (Politician) Vice President
1948 - Alice Cooper (Singer)
1959 - Lawrence Taylor (Football)
Fun Fact!
In 1981 Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants) Won Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
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February 4th in 80s History
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1987 - Singer and Entertainer, Liberace Passed Away at Age 67 From AIDS Related Pneumonia
* Highest Paid Entertainer in the World During the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Headlines
(February 4th)
1984 - “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from February 4 - 24
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa