- Birthday
- 1949
American rock singer and songwriter, Eddie Money (Edward Joseph Mahoney) was born. During the 80's he had three number one hits on Billboard Mainstream Rock chart: "Think I'm in Love" (1982), "Take Me Home Tonight" (1986), and "The Love in Your Eyes" (1989).
Eddie Money died of cancer in a Los Angeles hospital on September 13, 2019, at age 70.
- Charts
- 1981
British rock band Queen reached number one in Spain with "Another One Bites the Dust", the fourth single from their eighth studio album, "The Game".
- 1981
American rock band REO Speedwagon hit the number one spot in the United States with "Keep On Loving You", the lead single from their ninth studio album, "Hi Infidelity".
- 1987
R&B group Club Nouveau went to number one with "Lean On Me", the first single from their debut album, "Life, Love & Pain". The song was written and originally recorded by Bill Withers (1972).
- 1987
Irish rock band U2 went to number one in the UK for two weeks with their fifth studio album, "The Joshua Tree". The album produced five singles: "With or Without You", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "Where the Streets Have No Name", "In God's Country" (North America only), and "One Tree Hill".