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The UK EP Chart
The EP was a popular format in the late 1950s through to mid 1960s. For record buyers who couldn’t afford an expensive...
Quincy Jones
Last month, we lost the legend that was Quincy Jones. He knew just about everyone in the music industry as well as...
10 facts to enlighten you
The uncredited voice saying "Shut your mouth" on Isaac Hayes' Shaft was that of Thelma Hopkins from Dawn. According to...
Top 40 most popular ‘classical’ tracks on Desert Island discs
Following on from last weeks top 40 most popular non-classic tracks chosen on Desert Island discs, here is the top...
Top 40 most popular ‘non-classical’ tracks on Desert Island discs
This month in 1941, Roy Plomey came up with the idea for Desert Island Discs and wrote to the BBC, who jumped at the...
Facts about the U.S. AC chart
The Adult Contemporary (AC) chart launched in July 1961 and originally known as Easy Listening, it was known as...
A dozen facts about the U.S Country music charts:
In 2000, Kenny Rogers, at the age of 61, becomes the oldest artist to achieve a number one country song with Buy Me A...
Facts to (hopefully) interest you
In August 1983, Peter Stewart of Birmingham, UK set a world record by disco dancing for 408 hours. The male speaking...
Hyphens
At a quiz recently, someone asked me, quite randomly, how many solo artists have a hyphen in their name. I thought of...
Import singles
Between 1981 and 2007, a total of 57 singles made the UK chart as an import copy prior to its UK release. Those were...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Part 8
And so to the final five years of the 2010s 2016 Cheap Trick Kid Rock Chicago Rob Thomas Deep Purple Lars Ulrich...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Part 7
As we move into the first five years of the 2010s 2011 Alice Cooper Rob Zombie Neil Diamond Paul Simon Dr John John...