#1 Songs in America
(July 27th)
1980 - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Billy Joel
7/19 - 8/1
1981 - "The One That You Love"
Air Supply
7/25 - 7/31
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Everytime You Go Away"
Paul Young
7/27 - 8/2
1986 - "Sledgehammer"
Peter Gabriel
7/26 - 8/1
1987 - "Alone"
Heart
7/11 - 7/31
1988 - "Hold On To The Nights"
Richard Marx
7/23 - 7/29
1989 - "Toy Soldiers"
Maltika
7/22 - 8/4
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1922 - Norman Lear (Screenwriter)
1948 - Betty Thomas (Actress) Hill Street Blues
1952 - Roxanne Hart (Actress) Highlander
1953 - Yahoo Serious (Actor) Young Einstein
1954 - Mark Stanway (Keyboardist) Magnum
1956 - Carol Leifer (Writer) SNL
1964 - Rex Brown (Bassist) Pantera
Fun Fact!
Betty Thomas Won an Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1985 For Her Role as Sgt. Lucy Bates in Hill Street Blues
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Other Notable Birthdays
Jerry Van Dyke
July 27, 1931 - January 5, 2018
Passed Away at Age 86 from Heart Failure
Played Luther in the TV Series, Coach
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Reggie Lewis (Basketball)
Passed Away on July 27, 1993 at Age 27 from Heart Failure After Collapsing On the Basketball Court
Bob Hope (Comedian)
Passed Away on July 27, 2003 at Age 100 from Pneumonia
Jack Tatum (Football)
Passed Away on July 27, 2010 at Age 61 from a Heart Attack
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Purple Rain
Director: Albert Magnoli
Starring: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III
Budget: $7.2 Million
Box Office: $70.3 Million
1984 - Meatballs Part II
Director: Ken Weiderhorn
Starring: Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards, Archie Hahn, Misty Rowe, John Larroquette and Donald Gibb
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1989 - Final Episode of Coming of Age
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 15
Network: CBS
1989 - Final Episode of The Cavanaughs
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Bella Donna
Stevie Nicks (Debut Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Australia
Featuring “Edge of Seventeen”
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1981 - KooKoo
Debbie Harry (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #25
* #6 in the UK
1982 - Madonna
Madonna (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #8
Hit #1 in the UK
Featuring “Lucky Star”
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1984 - Ride the Lightning
Metallica (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #48
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US
1984 - Condition Critical
Quiet Riot (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
1987 - In My Tribe
10,000 Maniacs (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
1987 - No Protection
Starship (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
* Featuring “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
1987 - Surveillance
Triumph (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #82
1987 - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Dead Can Dance (3rd Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Every Seattle Mariners Starter Got a Hit Against the Oakland A’s
* The Mariners Beat the A’s 12 - 2 at the Kingdome in Seattle on a Friday Night
Attendance: 9,887
1986 - Greg LeMond (USA) Won the Tour de France
1986 - The San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals Got Into a Brawl After Will Clark Slid Into 2nd Base and Took Out José Oquendo's Knees
1988 - New York Yankees Pitcher Tommy John Made 3 Errors in One Play Against the Milwaukee Brewers
* The Yankees Beat the Brewers 16-3 at Yankee Stadium on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 28,869
Dave Winfield (Yankees) 2 Home Runs and 5 RBI’s
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In Other 80s News
1987 - The RMS Titanic Inc. Began Its Search to Salvage the Wreckage of the Titanic
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Other Notable Dates
(July 27th)
1816 - The Battle of Negro Fort Ended When the US Navy Gunboat No. 154 Shot a Cannon at the Fort Killing 275 People
* Considered the Deadliest Single Cannon Shot in US History
1890 - Vincent van Gogh Shot Himself in the Chest
* Died 2 Days Later
1940 - The First Bugs Bunny Cartoon Was Released as a Short in Theaters
* Titled A Wild Hare
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On July 27, 1986 the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals Engaged in a Bench Clearing Brawl
Fun Fact!
"Everytime You Go Away Was Written and Composed by Daryl Hall, From Hall & Oates
* Won Song of the Year at the 1986 Brit Awards
1985 - "Everytime You Go Away by Paul Young Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 27 - August 2
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Madonna Released Her Debut Album
July 27th in 80s History
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1988 - New York Yankees Pitcher, Tommy John Pitcher Made 3 Errors in One Play Against the Milwaukee Brewers
Headlines
(July 27th)
1984 - Purple Rain Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Prince
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Baseball Brawl
1984 - Madonna Released Her Debut Album, Madonna
* Featuring “Lucky Star”