Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for January 18th

A quick look back at the charts when they actually meant something, plus a song ya couldn't get outta ya head, and Stevie Wonder was the youngest to......

1/18/1964 (53 years ago today) - From the days when you had to earn it...: The Beatles made their U.S. chart debut when "I Want To Hold Your Hand" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 45, a mere ten days after its release. At the time, it was the fastest-breaking and fastest-selling single in Capitol Records history; it would shortly hit No. 1 for seven weeks in a row. Nothing was ever really the same from here on out...

1/18/1975 (42 years ago today) - Barry Manilow scored his first chart-topping single when "Mandy" hit the No. 1 spot on this date. Did you know: it was originally recorded in 1972 by Scott English (whoever he is/was) under the title "Brandy". One of those tunes that you actually don't have to listen to ever again, because just thinking about it results in you actually being able to hear it in your head!!! Gift or curse...

1/18/1989 (28 years ago today) - From the days when you thought there might've been some hope to this thing...: At age 38, Stevie Wonder became the youngest living person to be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. At a ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, the other inductees were The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Bessie Smith and Phil Spector. Makes the latest crop crap...

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