Written for and turned down by….

by | Mar 16, 2025 | Did you know?

Here is a list of 35 songs that were written for other people, but, for one reason or another, they didn’t record them. Song Written for Biggest UK hit version Don’t Forbid Me Elvis Presley Pat Boone We Will Make Love Frankie Vaughan Russ Hamilton Stupid...

10 highly interesting facts!

by | Mar 9, 2025 | Did you know?

Isaac Hayes was the first musical black artist to win an Oscar. Joe Jackson’s 1983 hit Breaking Us in Two was based on Badfinger’s 1972 hit Day After Day. The first example of sampling on a UK chart hit was in December 1975 when club DJ Chris Hill used...

Funny, ridiculous, but genuine song titles

by | Mar 2, 2025 | Did you know?

Country music artists have a knack of coming up with some original and, frankly, ridiculous song titles, but these are genuine and funny. Here is a list of just 20.   Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through The Goalposts Of Life...

The UK EP Chart

by | Dec 15, 2024 | Did you know?

The EP was a popular format in the late 1950s through to mid 1960s. For record buyers who couldn’t afford an expensive LP, they could purchase at a reasonable price a 45rpm disc with four tracks from their favourite artist. An EP chart was first published in Melody...

U.S. number one albums in 2023

by | Feb 4, 2024 | Did you know?

Following on from last week’s chart-topping singles in America last year, here’s the number one albums: Artist Title Date reached the top Weeks at the top SZA SOS 07/01/2023 5 Tomorrow X Together The Name Chapter: Temptation 11/02/2023 1 SZA SOS 18/02/2023...