1988: George Michael reaches number one in the US for the second time in his solo career with "Father Figure". He would go on to have a total of six after scoring three chart toppers with Andrew Ridgeley in Wham!
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1958: Perry Como was at the top of the UK singles chart with "Magic Moments", a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. It stayed at #1 for eight weeks.
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1985: "We Are The World" wins Grammys for Best Record and Best Song while Phil Collins "No Jacket Required" wins Best Album.
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1979: The Pointer Sisters, now down to a trio after Bonnie Pointer had left for a solo career, enjoy their biggest US hit when the Bruce Springsteen written "Fire" tops out at Billboard's #2
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1979: On the strength of their hit, "Sultans Of Swing", England's Dire Straits kick off their first US tour, selling out every one of their 51 scheduled shows.
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