Top singles from the past

Four number ones this day in, respectively 1973 – 1979 – 1984 and 1990

Band: GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
Who: Hefty famous rockers from Flint, Michigan, United States
Active: 1969–1976, 1981–1983, 1996–1998, 2000–present
Single: WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND
The title track from the same-titled LP

Score: Topped the US Singles Chart on
29 September 1973 – 48 years ago today

Rock out, guys…

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD: Facebook

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Band: THE POLICE
Active: 1977–1984, 1986-2003, 2007–2008
Single: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
From their Regatta De Blanc LP

Score: No 1 (their first) in the UK
29 September 1979, 42 years ago today

Send your SOS here…

THE POLICE: Website

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Artist: PRINCE
June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016
Single: LET’S GO CRAZY
Score: On top of the US Singles Chart,
37 years ago today, on 29 September 1984

Eternal star…

PRINCE: Website

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Artist: MARIA McKEE (L.A.)
Active: 1982–present
Single: SHOW ME HEAVEN
From the soundtrack of Days Of Thunder
A 1990 movie with Tom Cruise

Score: No 1 in the UK on
29 September 1990, 31 years ago today

MARIA McKEE: Website