Top singles from the past
27 July 2026
Today, 40 years ago, on 27 July 1986, PETER GABRIEL topped
the US Singles Chart with steamrolling stomper SLEDGEHAMMER.
It was the lead single of his 5th LP So that also went to #1 in the US.
The track was accompanied by a spectacular video clip, which used
groundbreaking claymation, pixelation, and stop-motion animation
techniques to bring the song’s imagery to life.
Watch out, here comes a locomotive.
