TEN years ago this week, the top five highest grossing films on the box office chart were...
1. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2. The Dark Knight
3. Mamma Mia!
4. WALL-E
5. Make it Happen
The most popular films 20 years ago this week were...
1. Saving Private Ryan
2. The Parent Trap
3. There’s Something About Mary
4. The Negotiator
5. Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Tom Cruise’s film Cocktail topped the box office chart 30 years ago this week.
1. Cocktail
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
3. Die Hard
4. Coming to America
5. A Fish Called Wanda
The top ten most popular films this week, 40 years ago were...
1. Grease
2. Jaws 2
3. Hooper
4. Convoy
5. Foul Play
Horror film Rosemary’s Baby was the top earner at the box office this week, in 1968.
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. For Love of Ivy
3. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
4. Hang ‘Em High
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey
The most listened to songs ten years ago this week were...
1. Kid Rock: All Summer Long
2. Dizzee Rascal: Dance Wiv Me
3. The Script: The Man Who Can't Be Moved
4. Katy Perry: I Kissed a Girl
5. Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown: No Air
This week in 1998, the Spice girls topped the charts.
1. Spice Girls: Viva Forever
2. Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page: Come with Me
3. Pras Michel featuring ODB and MYA: Ghetto Supastar
4. Apollo 440: Lost in Space
5. Ace of Base: Life Is a Flower
The top five most listened to songs 30 years ago this week were....
1. Yazz: The Only Way Is Up
2. Kylie Minogue: The Loco-Motion
3. Glenn Medeiros: Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You
4. Kim Wilde: You Came
5. Salt-N-Pepa: Push It
This week in 1978, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John topped the charts.
1. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: You're the One That I Want
2. Clout: Substitute
3. A Taste of Honey: Boogie Oogie Oogie
4. Father Abraham and the Smurfs: The Smurf Song
5. Commodores: Three Times A Lady
The top five songs this week 50 years ago were...
1. Tommy James & the Shondells: Mony Mony
2. Des O’Conner: I Pretend
3. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown: Fire
4. Richard Harris: MacArthur Park
5. Simon and Garfunkel: Mrs. Robinson
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