Old Man Yells at Music

Completion, 20 - "Just What I Needed," The Cars The Boston New Wavers' first single scored across the pond as well as at h...

April 1979.  The Kingdom was in the midst of the election campaign that would bring Margaret Thatcher to power.  Though I don't feel tha...

And now, 1994.  On the date of this chart, Europe's first invert roller coaster, Nemesis, opened at the Alton Towers theme park in Staff...

Here's the other part. 20 - "Things Can Only Get Better," D:Ream The second and most successful of three chart runs for thi...

We're closing. 20 - "Rockaria," Electric Light Orchestra  The band's third Top Ten was this tale of a rock fan meeting ...

Spring 1977.  The Queen was in the middle of a two-month tour during which she would visit Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, and Africa.  B...

The business end. 20 - "The Story of the Blues," Wah! Wah! was essentially Liverpudlian Pete Wylie, a New Wave scene fixture w...