At the 1981 Grammy Awards Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night
On January 11, 1984 "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was Banned by the BBC For Suggestive Lyrics But Still Hit #1 and Sold Over 2 Million Copies in the UK
"Thriller" Was the Top Selling Album in 1983 & 84
"Video Killed the Radio Star"
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
"Sledgehammer"
On August 1, 1981 "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles Was the Very First Music Video Played on MTV
"Physical"
"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel is the Most Played Music Video of All-Time
"Rule the World"
"Physical" by Olivia Newton-John Was the Longest Running #1 Song of the 80s
* The #1 Song in America From November 21, 1981 to January 29, 1982
Michael Jackson Burned
Top Selling Albums in the U.S.
1980- The Wall
Pink Floyd
1981 - Hi Infidelity
REO Speedwagon
1982 - Asia
Asia
1983 - Thriller
Michael Jackson
1984 - Thriller
Michael Jackson
1985 - Born in the U.S.A
Bruce Springsteen
1986 - Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1987 - Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
1988 - Faith
George Michael
1989 - Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown
Fun Fact!
The Soundtrack to West Side Story Was the Top Selling Album in 1961 & 62
The #1 Song in America Entering the 80s Was "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Jones
Did You Know?
MTV Made Its Debut on August 1, 1981
The Original MTV VJ's
Martha Quinn
Alan Hunter
JJ Jackson
Mark Goodman
Nina Blackwood
First 10 Music Videos Played
1 - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
The Buggles
2 - "You Better Run"
Pat Benatar
3 - "She Won't Dance with Me"
Rod Stewart
4 - "You Better You Bet"
The Who
5 - "Little Suzi's on the Up"
Ph.D.
6 - "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Cliff Richard
7 - "Brass in Pocket"
The Pretenders
8 - "Time Heals"
Todd Rundgren
9 - "Take It on the Run"
REO Speedwagon
10 - "Rockin' the Paradise"
Styx
Fun Fact!
"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel is the Most Played Music Video of All-Time
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Pop Song of the Year
(Billboard Charts)
1980 - “Call Me”
Blondie
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
1984 - "When Doves Cry”
Prince
1985 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For”
Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder)
1987 - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Bangles
1988 - "Faith"
George Michael
1989 - "Look Away"
Chicago
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Album of the Year
(Grammy Awards)
1980 - 52nd Street
Billy Joel
1981 - Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
1982 - Double Fantasy
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
1983 - Toto IV
Toto
1984 - Thriller
Michael Jackson
1985 - Can’t Slow Down
Lionel Richie
1986 - No Jacket Required
Phil Collins
1987 - Graceland
Paul Simon
1988 - The Joshua Tree
U2
1989 - Faith
George Michael
Fun Facts!
The First Grammy Awards Were Held on May 4, 1959
Henry Mancini Won the First Grammy For Album of the Year
* The Music From Peter Gunn Album
In 1972, Carole King Became the First Woman To Win a Grammy For Song of the Year
Song: "You've Got a Friend"
Conductor, Georg Solti Has the Most Grammy Awards With 31
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Did You Know?
Madonna is the Best-Selling Female Recording Artist of All-Time by the Guinness World Records
* Also Currently the Highest-Grossing Solo Touring Artist of All-Time With Over 2 Billion in Ticket Sales
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More Fun Facts!
In 1958 "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson Became Billboards First #1 Song in America on the Hot 100 Charts
Brenda Lee (78) is the Oldest Singer to Have the #1 Song in America With Her 1960 Hit Song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
The Beatles Have the Record For Most #1 Songs in America (20)
#2 Mariah Carey (19)
#3 Rihanna (14)
The First Karaoke Machine Was Invented in 1971 by Japanese Businessman Daisuke Inoue
* Called the Juke-8
On June 25, 1980 the Sony Walkman Went On Sale in the United States
Price: $150
CDs Outsold Vinyl Records For the First Time in 1988
"Wannabe" by the Spice Girls is the Most Successful Debut Single of All-Time With 10 Million Copies Sold in Over 22 Countries
Michael Jackson's Thriller is the Most Successful Album of All-Time With Over 70 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
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80s Music
"Relax"
On January 14, 1984 Madonna told Dick Clark She Wanted to "Rule the World"
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper Won "Female Music Video of the Year" at the First MTV Music Awards
Christopher Cross
"Pina Colada"
On January 27, 1984 Michael Jackson Suffered 2nd Degree Burns When His Hair Caught Fire While Filming a Pepsi Commercial With His Brothers