Blondie’s “Rapture” hit #1 on the US singles charts on March 28th of 1981 and stayed there for two weeks before being knocked off the top spot by Hall & Oates’ “Kiss on My List.”
“Rapture” was Blondie’s 4th (and last) US #1 following “Heart of Glass,” “Call Me,” & “The Tide Is High.” Their next […]

Josh Groban was born on February 27th of 1981 in Los Angeles, California.
He has released four studio albums to date:
2001’s Josh Groban, 2003’s Closer, 2006’s Awake, and 2007’s Noel. They have been certified 4x, 5x, 2x, and 5x Platinum respectively.
His music is very popular among Oprah Winfrey viewers & secretaries (certainly there is a fair […]

Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5″ hit #1 on the US singles charts on February 21st of 1981. It stayed at #1 for one week.
The song, which was written by Parton, was her only #1 hit on the US singles charts during her career (although she had many big hits on the country singles […]

Justin Timberlake was born on January 31st of 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is most well known as a member of the late ’90s/early ’00s boy band NSync and more recently as a successful solo performer.
NSync released three studio albums: 1998’s self titled debut, 2000’s No Strings Attached, and 2001’s Celebrity. Each of the […]

Over 750,000 fans attended Simon & Garfunkel’s free reunion concert in Central Park in NYC on September 19, 1981. The show was recorded for an album and a video release. Most of the songs were Simon & Garfunkel classics but they also performed quite a few of Paul Simon’s solo hits.
The album version (which […]