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" Bust A Move " - Young MC from the album Stone Cold Rhymin' (1989) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 20 Today's song of the day comes from Marvin Young, aka Young MC , who was born in London but moved to New York as a toddler. While studying economics in college, Young met the future heads of his record label, Delicious Vinyl. There, he first got noticed for aiding in the production and writing of rapper Tone Loc's #1 Loc-ed After Dark album, most of all with the massive singles from the set, " Wild Thing " and "Funky Cold Medina". With that momentum, he recorded his own solo album, Stone Cold Rhymin' , with a lead single that's even more infectious and fun than the Tone Loc hits. "Bust A Move", co-written and produced by those friends Matt Dike and Michael Ross, and even got some help from Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea... "Bust A Move" became Young MC's first (and only) top-...

Let's cross the Atlantic one more time to check out the notable songs and albums making the charts in the UK this week... On the official British singles chart , X Factor UK alum James Arthur spends a third week at #1 with " Say You Won't Let Go "... American pop/soul star Bruno Mars is back all the way up at #9 with "24K".  It becomes his 10th top ten hit in the UK in its first week... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" Runnin' Down A Dream " - Tom Petty from the album Full Moon Fever (1989) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #23 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 7 Today's song of the day comes from southern rock singer/guitarist Tom Petty , who had a top-20 hit in the summer of 1989 with " I Won't Back Down ", the first single from his first nominally solo album Full Moon Fever . The second release from the album also featured Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, who also wrote and produced "Runnin' Down A Dream" with Petty and Jeff Lynne (of ELO). The uptempo track, which delved into a little bit of rock n roll nostaglia, was a huge hit on rock radio stations, while MTV was in love with the animated video, which served as a "sequel" of sorts to his clip of " Don't Come Around Here No More "... "Runnin' Down A Dream" became the second top-40 pop hit from Full Moon Fever in September of 1989. The song also follo...

Friday is here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the previous week. twenty-one pilots rack up a third week on top, while KUNGS (pictured above) leap into the top 10. Former big hits from Drake, Ingrid Michaelson, Florida Georgia Line, and Zayn drop off the chart, while songs from Betty Who, Lady Gaga, and Dawn Tallman make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ).  Fall is finally in the air... This Week         Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Heathens - twenty-one pilots (1) 2. All We Ever Knew - The Head and the Heart (4) 3. You Look Like I Need A Drink - Justin Moore (3) 4. Cheap Thrills - Sia f/Sean Paul (2) 5. HandClap - Fitz & The Tantrums (5) 6. Trouble - Cage The Elephant (8) 7. This Girl - KUNGS vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners (11) 8. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Ad...

" Don't Look Back " - Fine Young Cannibals from the album The Raw & The Cooked (1988) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 8 Today's song of the day comes from the British new-wave trio Fine Young Cannibals, who landed back-to-back #1 pop hits in the U.S. with their first two singles from their second album, " She Drives Me Crazy " and " Good Thing ". The third single from the record was the uptempo track "Don't Look Back". Written by lead singer Roland Gift and David Steele, the song drew from the post-punk pop of bands like the Jam and Squeeze, with a wall of guitars anchoring the mix.... "Don't Look Back" became the Cannibals' third and what would be their last top-40 pop hit in America in October of 1989. The song also climbed to #9 on Billboard 's Modern Rock chart, and crossed over to #38 on their Mainstream Rock radio list. The 12" version went to #26 on their...

Let's take another trip Down Under to check out the singles and albums from local artists in Australia make the charts this week... On the Australian Artists Singles chart , Sia remains on top for another week with "The Greatest" (she stands at #8 on the all-inclusive chart, with the Chainsmokers leading with "Closer"...) Bliss N Eso, a hip-hop act from Sydney, drop in at #8 with "Dopamine" featuring Thief... (Click below to see the reset of the post)

" Hey Ladies " - Beastie Boys from the album Paul's Boutique (1989) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #36 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 2 Today's song of the day comes from the Brooklyn-based rap trio Beastie Boys , who landed the first rap album to reach #1 on Billboard 's albums chart with the seminal Licensed To Ill , and hit the top 10 on the pop chart with " (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) ". Another single from the set, " Brass Monkey ", almost hit the top-40 as well. But of course there was major backlash from the traditional rap community with these three lily-white guys appropriating their sound with high school-age lyrics to become successful. They also were booted from their label after a series of scandals during their tour behind the album. Landing at Capitol Records, the trio set out on a completely different path for their next album, Paul's Boutique . A fugue of samples from a truckload of records were patched ...