TEN years ago, this week, Pink held on to the top spot for the second week in a row.
1. Pink: So What
2. Kings of Leon: Sex on Fire
3. Sugababes: Girls
4. Rihanna: Disturbia
5. Kaiser Chiefs: Never Miss a Beat
The top five songs 20 years ago this week were...
1. Billie: Girlfriend
2. B*Witched: Rollercoaster
3. Fatboy Slim: Gangster Trippin
4. Aerosmith: I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
5. Natalie Imbruglia: Smoke
Whitney Houston climbed the charts 30 years ago this week.
1.Whitney Houston: One Moment in Time
2. U2: Desire
3. Bobby McFerrin: Don't Worry, Be Happy
4. Womack and Womack: Teardrops
5. Phil Collins: A Groovy Kind of Love
Summer Nights topped the charts for the third week in a row in 1978.
1. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John: Summer Nights
2. Rose Royce: Love Don't Live Here Anymore
3. Boney M: Rasputin
4. Dean Friedman: Lucky Stars
5. Frankie Valli: Grease
Mary Hopkin topped the charts in October 1968.
1. Mary Hopkin: Those Were the Days
2. Leapy Lee: Little Arrows
3. The Casuals: Jesamine
4. The Beatles: Hey Jude
5. The Union Gap: Lady Willpower
Found-footage horror film, Quarantine, dropped to third place in the official film chart ten years ago.
1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2. Body of Lies
3. Quarantine
4. Eagle Eye
5. The Express
The highest earning films 20 years ago were…
1. Practical Magic
2. Bride of Chucky
3. Antz
4. Rush Hour
5. Beloved
The Accused topped the charts in 1988 and earned Jodie Foster the Academy Award for best actress.
1. The Accused
2. Alien Nation
3. Punchline
4. Gorillas in the Mist
5. Crossing Delancey
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes topped the chart for the second week in a row in 1978.
1. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
2. Goin’ South
3. Comes a Horseman
4. Up in Smoke
5. Halloween
The most popular films 50 years ago this week were...
1. Romeo and Juliet
2. Finian's Rainbow
3. The Boston Strangler
4. The Lion in Winter
5. Barbarella
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