TEN years ago this week, the top five highest grossing films on the box office chart were...

1. Tropic Thunder

2. Babylon A.D.

3. The Dark Knight

4. The House Bunny

5. Mamma Mia!

 

The highest grossing films 20 years ago this week were…

1.Blade

2. Saving Private Ryan

3. 54

4. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

5. The Parent Trap

Wes Craven’s cult horror franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street topped the charts 30 years ago this week.

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

 

2. Betrayed

3. Die Hard

4. Young Guns

5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

The most popular films 40 years ago this week were….

1.Grease

2. Jaws 2

 

3. Halloween

4. Death on the Nile

5. Revenge of the Pink Panther

Hang Em' High topped the box office charts 50 years ago this week.

1. Hang Em' High

2. With Six You Get Eggroll

3. Funny Girl

4. Nobody Runs Forever

5. Night of the Living Dead

 

The top five tracks in the charts ten years ago this week were…

1. Katy Perry: I Kissed a Girl

2. The Script: The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

3. Kid Rock: All Summer Long

4. Rihanna: Disturbia

5. Madcon: Beggin

Boyzone topped the charts 20 years ago this week.

1. Boyzone: No Matter What

 

2. Stardust: Music Sounds Better with You

3. The Corrs: What Can I Do

4. Savage Garden: To the Moon and Back

5. Sweetbox: Everything's Gonna Be Alright

The most popular songs 30 years ago this week were…

1. Yazz: The Only Way Is Up

2. Kylie Minogue: The Locomotion

3. Brother Beyond: The Harder I Try

4. Breathe: Hands to Heaven

5. Julio Iglesias featuring Stevie Wonder: My Love

The Commodores topped the charts 40 years ago this week.

1. Commodores: Three Times a Lady

2. Darts: It's Raining

3. Boney M: Rivers of Babylon

4. 10cc: Deadlock Holiday

5. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: You’re the One That I Want

 

The top five most popular songs 50 years ago this week were…

1. The Beach Boys: Do It Again

2. The Bee Gees: I've Gotta Get a Message to You

3. Herb Alpert: This Guy's in Love With You

4. Tommy James and The Shondells: Mony Mony

5. Tom Jones: Help Yourself