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" Here Comes That Sound Again " was a club hit for the studio act Love De-Luxe. Put together by producer Alan Hawkshaw, Vicki Brown and Jo-Ann Stone sang on this record which appeared on their sole album Again and Again . On Billboard magazine's Disco Top-80 chart, the song spent a week at #1 in 1979.

Friday (the 13th) is here, and it's time to run down my top 100 "hit" tunes from the previous week. Lizzo lands her second #1 hit on my chart, while twenty-one pilots (pictured above) fly into the top three. Songs from VASSY, Valerie Broussard/Galantis, and Brandy/Daniel Caesar make some of the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ), while former big hits from the Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Brittany Howard, Rob Thomas, and Gorgon City/MK drop off my list. This is the final week of "this year's chart", meaning that my top 100 countdown of the biggest hits of the year isn't too far behind. Who will come out on top? Stay tuned... This Week           Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Good As Hell - Lizzo (2) 2. Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi (1) 3. The Hype - twenty-one pilots (...

" I Could Fall In Love " - Selena from the album Dreaming Of You (1995) Billboard Hot 100 peak: ineligible to chart Billboard Hot 100 Airplay peak: #8 (one week) Weeks in the Hot 100 Airplay Top-40: 21 Today's song of the day comes from Latin music star Selena Quintanilla , who was a Mexican-American singer born in Texas, and originally performed as a child with her siblings. At the prodding of her father, Selena initially recorded Spanish-language music, more specifically the Tejano genre of it that had European and American touches that was popular among Mexican-Americans, even though she wasn't a native speaker of the language and had to teach herself. After a few albums as a family act, Selena was signed to EMI Records as a solo performer, hoping to be able to start to make English-language music. She released her self-titled debut album in 1989, with one English track (her own composition of " My Love "). The album itself climbed to #7 on Bi...

" Ain't That Enough For You " was a club hit for the group John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, named for its producer John "Monster" Davis. The title track from their third album , the song was written, arranged, and produced by Davis. On Billboard magazine's National Disco Action Top-40 chart, the song rose to #4 in 1978. It also slipped on to the pop charts in America (#89) and Britain (#70). (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" 'Til You Do Me Right " - After 7 from the album Reflections (1995) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #31 (three weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 11 Today's song of the day comes from the soul vocal trio After 7 , who had followed up their successful debut album with a retro top-40 pop hit in " Nights Like This " in the summer of 1991. However, when it came to their sophomore album release, brothers Kevon and Melvin Edmonds, along with Keith Mitchell, tried not to rely on family connections, specifically Kevon and Melvin's superstar singer/producer/songwriter brother Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, but the lead single from it, " Kickin' It ", stalled right under the pop top-40 in the fall of 1992, and none of the other three singles did any better (though two of the tracks including "Kickin' It" reached the R&B top 10). In 1994, another acappella-inspired soundtrack try, this time " Gonna Love You Right " from the...

" Dancin' " was a club hit for the production team of (Zane) Grey and (Lee Ron) Hanks. Appearing on their debut album You Fooled Me , the song was written by the pair and featured the horn section from Earth, Wind & Fire at the end. On Billboard magazine's National Disco Action Top-40 chart, "Dancin'" peaked at #21 in 1979.

" Back For Good " - Take That from the album Nobody Else (1995) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 25 Today's song of the day comes from the British "boy-band" Take That . The act started when manager Nigel Martin-Smith auditioned and put together and singing and dancing group to accompany lead singer Gary Barlow. Hiring on Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, and 16 year old Robbie Williams, the group initially was aimed at the gay club market, as can be seen in their debut single " Do What U Like ", which was released in 1991 as became a minor singles hit in their native Britain at #82. Their next release, " Promises ", did much better, scoring their initial time in the UK Top-40. After another single missed the top-40, the group finally got their big break at home first with a cover song. As the fourth offering from the album, a redo of the disco classic " It Only Takes A Minute ", which sounde...