January 14, 1984: "Jump" by Van Halen entered more than halfway up Billboard's Hot 100 at Number 47. It became the band's first Number 1 hit in America and their only chart-topper with David Lee Roth as lead singer.
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January 14, 1972: The television show Sanford & Son, with a theme song by Quincy Jones, first aired in the US.
January 14, 1980: Conway Twitty released the single "I'd Love to Lay You Down" from his Heart & Soul album.
January 14, 1980: Conway Twitty released the single "I'd Love to Lay You Down" from his Heart & Soul album. While "I'd Love to Lay You Down" by Conway Twitty received recognition from many female fans, it also amassed a lot of criticism. Paul Harvey, America’s premier radio commentator, labeled it 'porno country.' And he wasn’t the only one in this assessment, as several country stations also refused to play the song.
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January 14, 1984: Duran Duran entered Billboard's Hot 100 at Number 58 with "New Moon on Monday."
"New Moon on Monday" by Duran Duran reached Number 10 in the US and Number 9 in the UK. In the music video storyline, the band appears as members of an underground resistance movement called "La Luna," organizing a revolt against an oppressive militaristic regime, apparently in France.
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January 14, 1989: "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown topped the US music chart.
In "My Prerogative," Bobby Brown clarifies that he doesn't care what other people think about him. He left the successful group New Edition in 1985 to pursue a solo career.
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The track helped Brown establish an image as a bad boy and an outcast. He wasn't all that scandalous then, and his music had been far from controversial. the Don't Be Cruel album was released and considering his fame and fortune, he was reasonably grounded.
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