![]() ![]() In 1990, “Ice Ice Baby” became the first rap song to reach No. But seeing that change, seeing the turnover happen where the light bulb went off over the music industry was why I wrote about them,” Breihan shared. ![]() ![]() The only number one hit that Fleetwood Mac ever had, only one Stevie Nicks ever did. ‘Dreams’ happen to be the song that went to No. so that kind of set the stage for the 1980s when blockbuster albums - ‘Thriller,’ ‘Like a Virgin,’ Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ - took the stage and one record could become a cultural event. “With ‘Rumors,’ Fleetwood Mac had four top 10 songs. It all worked together, and it just continued to work together ever since,” Breihan explained.įleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit “Dreams” off their smash album “Rumors” is still relevant today, thanks to TikTok trends. Combining a piece of music with something that you could do with your friends, with something that you could watch on TV. “The way that the song caught on and the way it kind of took over, sort of it showed the power of television in its infancy because that was still new technology at the time. Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist” revolutionized the way television and popular music interacted and spawned a dance craze. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100, going back to its beginning in 1958.Īmrit Singh spoke with author and senior editor at the music blog “Stereogum,” Tom Breihan, to talk about the pop music that changed our culture.īreihan wrote about 20 songs that changed music. A new book, “The Number Ones” explores the history of every No. ![]()
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