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Song of the Day #6,070: ‘Careless Whisper’ – Wham! featuring George Michael

The week of February 16, 1985, gave us a classic pop hit, with Wham!’s ‘Careless Whisper’ spending its first of three weeks at #1.

The song was credited in the U.S. to “Wham! featuring George Michael” and in the UK to Michael as a solo artist, but it appeared on the duo’s sophomore album, Make It Big, and was released as that record’s second single. Interestingly, it was the only song on that album co-written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, yet it was the one attributed to Michael as a solo performer.

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Song of the Day #6,069: ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ – Average White Band

Throwing back to the week of February 15, 1975, we find Linda Ronstadt atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘You’re No Good.’ I featured the song, Ronstadt’s only #1 hit, a couple of years ago.

At #2 that week was ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ by the Average White Band, a Scottish funk outfit also known as AWB. The track is essentially an instrumental but for the background shouting of the title at various points. A week later the song reached #1, then dropped out of the top five.

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Song of the Day #6,063: ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin” – The Righteous Brothers

It’s nice when Throwback Weekends unearth a bona fide classic that has somehow not appeared on the blog through more than 6,000 posts.

Such is the case with the song that topped the charts the week of Feb, 9, 1965: The Righteous Brothers’ ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.’ This was the song’s second, and last, week at #1 as part of a 16-week stint on the Hot 100.

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Song of the Day #6,062: ‘Melody of Love’ – Billy Vaughn

Throwing back to the week of February 8, 1954, we find the usual host of repeats atop the singles chart.

At #1 was ‘Sincerely‘ by the McGuire Sisters, followed by ‘Hearts of Stone‘ by the Fontane Sister. Then came ‘Let Me Go, Lover‘ by Joan Weber, and ‘Mister Sandman‘ by The Chordettes. The ladies were absolutely crushing it!

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Song of the Day #6,056: ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ – Foreigner

The week of February 2, 1985, found Foreigner atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘I Want to Know What Love Is.’

Foreigner’s ‘Waiting For a Girl Like You’ holds the record for the most weeks at #2 without ever reaching #1. That happened in 1981. Four years later, the band finally got over that hump and landed their first (and only) #1 hit with this undeniable power ballad.

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