TEN years ago, this week, American rock band Kings of Leon were knock off the top spot by Pink.
1. Pink: So What
2. Kings of Leon: Sex on Fire
3. Oasis: The Shock of the Lightning
4. Sugababes: Girls
5. Boyzone: Love You Anyway
The top five songs 20 years ago this week were...
1. B*Witched: Rollercoaster
2. Brandy: Top of the World
3. Beautiful South: Perfect 10
4. Aerosmith: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
5. Placebo: You Don't Care About Us
U2 climbed the charts 30 years ago with Desire.
1. U2: Desire
2. Whitney Houston: One Moment in Time
3. Womack and Womack: Teardrops
4. Phil Collins: A Groovy Kind of Love
5. Jason Donovan: Nothing Can Divide Us
Summer Nights topped the charts for the second week in a row 40 years ago.
1. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John: Summer Nights
2. Rose Royce: Love Don't Live Here Anymore
3. Frankie Valli: Grease
4. 10cc: Dreadlock Holiday
5. ABBA: Summer Night City
Mary Hopkin topped the charts in October 1968.
1. Mary Hopkin: Those Were the Days
2. The Beatles: Hey Jude
3. The Casuals: Jesamine
4. Leapy Lee: Little Arrows
5. Johnny Nash: Hold Me Tight
Found-footage horror film, Quarantine, earned $41.3 million at the box office ten years ago.
1. Quarantine
2. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
3. Body of Lies
4. Eagle Eye
5. The Duchess
Comedy animation Antz topped the film charts for the second week in a row.
1. Antz
2. What Dreams May Come
3. Rush Hour
4. Blade
5. Holy Man
In 1988, the top five films at the box office were...
1. Alien Nation
2. Punchline
3. Gorillas in the Mist
4. Crossing Delancey
5. A Fish Called Wanda
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes topped the charts and produced three sequels, all co-written by the same three writers.
1. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
2. Comes a Horseman
3. Halloween
4. Up in Smoke
4. Goin’ South
The most popular films 50 years ago this week were...
1. Finian's Rainbow
2. The Boston Strangler
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. Coogan's Bluff
5. Barbarella
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