10/5/1985 “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits hits #1 for the third consecutive week.
Knopfler’s two-finger riff + Sting’s “I want my MTV” hook + cutting-edge CGI video make it an ‘80s landmark.
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@andrewcordisco.bsky.social10/5/1985 “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits hits #1 for the third consecutive week.
Knopfler’s two-finger riff + Sting’s “I want my MTV” hook + cutting-edge CGI video make it an ‘80s landmark.
@andrewcordisco.bsky.social9/27/1980 "Upside Down" by Diana Ross hits #1 for the fourth consecutive week.
For Ross, it was yet another Gold record on her way to 18 in her solo career alone. With her Supremes output she now had #1s in three decades
@andrewcordisco.bsky.social9/24/1983 "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel hits #1 for the first and only week.
The throwback track featured a music video idolizing the early '60s roots of rock. With its lone week on top, its a gold record
@andrewcordisco.bsky.social9/18/1982 @chicagotheband 's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" hits #1 for the second straight week.
The power ballad was the rock group's second top hit and be certified gold later in the month.