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Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Conrad Murray, found him unconscious two minutes after administering medications to help him sleep.
The King of Pop and the daughter of Elvis Presley briefly met in the 1970s at a concert in Las Vegas but did not get to know each other until nearly two decades later. In the summer of 1993, the “Thriller” singer was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Chandler, which he vehemently denied. He turned to Lisa Marie for support amid the investigation and proposed to her over the phone later that year.
Lady Gaga attended New York University's Tisch School for the Arts but left to find creative expression. Her debut album, The Fame, was a huge success. The single "Poker Face" topped charts in almost every category in virtually every country.
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November 30, 1982: Michael Jackson's Thriller album was released. It produced seven singles, including "Beat It," which featured guitarists Eddie Van Halen.
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November 26 1983: Quiet Riot's Metal Health became the first heavy metal album to hit Number 1 in the US.
Quiet Riot's Metal Health sold over six million copies and rocketed the band to the top of the metal heap.
November 14, 2009: Lady Gaga torpedoed into Billboard's Hot 100, at Number 9, with "Bad Romance."
"Bad Romance" is the lead single from the expanded version of Lady Gaga's debut album, The Fame: Monster.
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The song "A Whole New World" from Disney's Aladdin, performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, broke Whitney Houston's 14-week run at the top of the Hot 100 with "I Will Always Love You."
September 13, 1997: Chumbawamba entered Billboard's Hot 100 with their infectious hit "Tubthumping."
In England, a tubthumper is a politician. The US equivalent of tubthumping is "going on the stump" (campaigning).
Back in Black is not only the best of AC/DC’s six American albums, it’s the apex of heavy-metal art.
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" was released from Michael Jackson's album Thriller as its fourth single and became Jackson's fourth consecutive top 10 single from the LP.
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Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is so closely associated with Halloween that it can be easy to overlook the fact that it’s also the most influential music video ever made, for a host of reasons only partly related to its spooky subject matter.
After the release of Bad in August of 1987, “Smooth Criminal” was the album’s seventh single, released on November 14, 1988.
Just a cursory spin of his official solo debut is enough to spell out blockbuster even in non-music-biz minds.
October 24, 1978: The movie version of The Wiz, which debuted as a Broadway stage production in 1975, hits theaters.
“The Wiz,” directed by Sidney Lumet, is set in present-day New York City, and finds its locations in fanciful sets suggesting Harlem, Coney Island, school playgrounds, the subway system, and a sweatshop.
"Take the Long Way Home" is the third US single off Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America. According to its composer Roger Hodgson, the song deals with how the desire to go home can go both ways:
September 2, 1989: The Tears For Fears' title track, "Sowing the Seeds of Love," debuted at Number 53 on the US singles chart.
Along with the mega-platinum Songs from the Big Chair, The Seeds of Love rendered Tears for Fears one of the '80s most successful pop groups. The album was created during a profound period of catharsis.
Riding high on the wild success of the Jackson 5, Motown ringleader Berry Gordy assembled every single notable production team member and songwriter in his arsenal to contribute to the solo debut of the J5's boy wonder, Michael.
July 2, 1988: Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" hit number 1 on the Hot 100 and made him the first artist to score five Number 1 singles from the same album (Bad).
During his life, Michael Jackson had to explain his songs, especially Dirty Diana. In fact, Michael spent a great deal of time explaining who Dirty Diana was not about, rather than telling the true meaning of the song.
Michael Jackson
June 21, 1975: The Captain & Tennille sat on top of the Billboard singles chart with "Love Will Keep Us Together."
Soft rock was absolutely huge in the mid-’70s. Early-’60s pop artisans like Neil Sedaka, who co-wrote the song, were coming back;
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