THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 14

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 14

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Bouillabaisse Day

1503  Nostradamus was born

1656  Artificial pearls were first manufactured

1782  Charleston, SC was evacuated by the British

1798  A nut and bolt machine was patented by David Wilkinson of RI

1799  The first President of the US, George Washington died at Mt. Vernon

1819  Alabama was admitted as the 22^nd state

1903  William Ennis became the first policeman to die in the electric chair

1908  Comedian Morey Amsterdam was born – Dick Van Dyke Show

1911  Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole

1927  China and the Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations

1932  Country singer Charlie Rich was born

1934  The first streamlined steam locomotive was introduced in Albany, NY

1939  The Soviet Union was dropped from the UN

1944  Congress established the rank of 5-Star General

1946  Actress Patty Duke was born

1946  The UN General Assembly voted to establish its headquarters in NYC

1967  DNA was created in a test tube

1972  Astronauts Schmitt and Cernan blasted off from the Moon – last two to visit it

1977  “Saturday Night Fever” with John Travolta premiered in NYC

1981  Israel annexed the Golan Heights which had been seized from Syria in the war of 1967

1987  Chrysler pleaded no contest to charges it sold some cars as new after employees had driven them with the odometer detached

1995  Microsoft and NBC announced the formation of MSNBC

1997  Fidel Castro declared Christmas 1997 to be a national holiday to smooth the visit of Pope John Paul II

2001  The US shipped a load of corn to Cuba – first food shipment since 1963

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 14

2009  Red Sox sign John Lackey to a 5 year $85 million deal

1999  LA Clippers score just 19 points in the 1^st half – breaking a 25 year old record

1992  Lennox Lewis wins the WBC title when Riddick Bowe refuses to fight him

1991  Desmond Howard wins the 57^th Heisman Award

1990  Alex English of Denver scores his 25,000^th NBA point

1988  The Miami Heat win their first game ever 89-88 after 17 losses

1986  Dan Marino throws for 403 yards and 5 TDs in an OT win vs. LA Rams

1985  Roger Maris died – 2 time MVP with NYY – in 1961 he  batted .269 with record 61 HRs and 141 RBI

1984  Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football after 15 years

1980  Elston Howard died – 4 time World Series winner with NYY – MVP 1963

1980  New Orleans Saints beat NY Jets – end 14 game losing streak

1965  Rookie Rick Barry of San Francisco scores 57 points in a game vs. NY Knicks – second highest score by a rookie (Wilt Chamberlain had 58 in 1960)

1962  Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia scores 63 and Elgin Baylor of LA Lakers scores 50 – only 3 times in NBA history have opposing players scored 50 or more in the same game

1961  NYY reject Roger Maris’ request for a $75,000 contract

1954  Brooklyn Dodgers sign Sandy Koufax to a $6,000 contract

1947  NASCAR is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 14

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1961  The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Come See About Me – The Supremes

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

1969  Leaving On a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary

1970  The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul

1973  The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich

1974  Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1982  Maneater – Hall & Oates

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1987  Faith – George Michael

1988  Look Away - Chicago

1989  We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

1991  Black or White – Michael Jackson

1992  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1993  Again – Janet Jackson

1994  Here Comes the Hot Stepper – Ini Kamoze

1995  One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996  Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

 

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 13

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 13

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Cocoa Day

1577  Sir Francis Drake set sale from France with five ships on a voyage around the world that took three years

1769  Dartmouth College received its charter

1814  General Andrew Jackson announced martial law in New Orleans

1843  “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was first published with 6,000 copies sold

1903  Italo Marconi received a patent – the ice cream cone

1918  President Wilson arrived in France and became the first sitting President to visit Europe

1925  Comedian Dick Van Dyke was born

1928  The clip-on tie was designed

1948  Singer Ted Nugent was born

1949  The Israeli Parliament voted to transfer its capital to Jerusalem

1950  James Dean began his career – a Pepsi commercial

1961  The first US bombing of Hanoi, North Vietnam took place

1967  Comedian/actor Jamie Foxx was born

1975  SNL used a time delay in its broadcast for the first time – Richard Pryor was on the show

1981  Martial law was declared in Poland restricting civil rights and banning the trade union Solidarity

1989  Country singer Taylor Swift was born

1991  North and South Korea signed an accord calling for reconciliation

1996  The UN chose Ghana representative Kofi Annan as its 7^th Secretary General

2000  George Bush claimed the Presidency five weeks after the election and a day after the Supreme Court halted further recounts in Florida

2003  The US found Saddam Hussein hiding in a dirt tunnel outside of Tikrit

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 13

2007  Mitchell Report is released – cites 89 players for using PEDs

2006  Lamar Hunt died – founder of AFL in 1960

2001  NYY sign Jason Giambi to 7 year $120 million contract – will be .314, 41 HRs, and 122 RBI in 2002

2000  John Stockton gets his 14,000^th career assist - #2 on the list is Magic Johnson with 10,141

2000  Red Sox sign Manny Ramirez to a 8 year $160 million contract – will help them win 2 World Series

1997  Charles Woodson wins the 63^rd Heisman Award

1996  The Toronto Blue Jays sign Roger Clemens to a 3 year $25 million deal – he will win the Cy Young in 1997 and 1998

1991  Robert Parish of the Boston Celtics plays in his 1,200^th NBA game – only the 5^th in NBA history to do so (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elvin Hayes, John Havlicek, and Paul Silas)

1983  Detroit beats Denver 186-184 in 3 OTs – set NBA records: most points one game (Detroit 186), combined (370), most FGs one team (Detroit 74), combined (142), and combined assists (93)

1961  The New York Yankees sign Mickey Mantle to a $82,000 contract for 1962 – he will be voted MVP in 1962 – his 3^rd MVP award

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 13

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1961  The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Come See About Me – The Supremes

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

1969  Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam

1970  The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul

1973  The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich

1974  Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1982  Maneater – Hall & Oates

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1987  Faith – George Michael

1988  Look Away - Chicago

1989  We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

1991  Black or White – Michael Jackson

1992  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1993  Again – Janet Jackson

1994  Here Comes the Hot Stepper – Ini Kamoze

1995  One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996  Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 12

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 12

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Ambrosia Day

1745  John Jay born – first Supreme Court Chief Justice

1770  British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre were acquitted

1787  Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the Constitution

1800  Washington, DC was established as the nation’s capital

1822  Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US

1870  Joseph Rainey became the first black lawmaker sworn into the House of Representatives

1893  Actor Edward G. Robinson was born

1899  The wooden golf tee was patented by George Bryant of Boston

1901  Marconi received the first long distance radio transmission in Newfoundland

1913  Authorities announced that the Mona Lisa had been recovered – stolen from the Louvre in 1911

1915  Frank Sinatra was born

1916  The worst train disaster ever took place in France – 543 French soldiers were killed

1923  Bob Barker was born – The Price is Right

1925  Arthur Heinman opened the first motel in the US – the Motor Inn in San Luis Obispo, Ca.

1939  Actor Douglas Fairbanks died

1941  Singer Dionne Warwick was born

1946  Tide laundry detergent was introduced

1961  Martin Luther King Jr. and 700 demonstrators were arrested in Albany, Georgia

1963  Kenya gained independence from Britain

1968  Actress Tallulah Bankhead died

1979  President Carter ordered the removal of Iranian diplomats due to the hostage crisis

1980  Apple Computer went public at $22 per share

1982  The Sentry Armored Car Co. in NYC was robbed of $11.4 million at its headquarters

1995  By 3 votes the US Senate failed to pass a constitutional amendment banning flag burning2005  Pepsi overtook Coca-Cola in market capitalization for the first time

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 12

1997  Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to a 6 year $69 million deal

1993  Orioles sign free agent Raphael Palmeiro

1988  Miami Heat set an NBA record for the most consecutive losses to start a season with their 17^th

1984  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the 1^st NBA player to surpass 32,000 points in his career

1980  St. Louis trades Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovick to the Brewers – Fingers will win the Cy Young in 1981 and Vuckovick in 1982

1971  LA Lakers win their 21^st consecutive game – NBA record – will win 33 in a row

1965  Gale Sayers scores 6 TDs – 4 rushing, one in the air, and one on a 85 yard punt return in a 61-20 Bears win over the 49ers

1932  Bob Pettit born – 1^st NBA player to score 20,000 career points

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 12

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

1969  Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam

1970  The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul

1974  Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1982  Maneater – Hall & Oates

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1987  Faith – George Michael

1989  We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

1991  Black or White – Michael Jackson

1992  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1993  Again – Janet Jackson

1994  Here Comes the Hot Stepper – Ini Kamoze

1995  One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996  Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 11

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 11

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Noodle-Ring Day

1620  The Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock

1816  Indiana was admitted as the 19^th state

1844  The first dental use of nitrous oxide in the US took place in Connecticut

1872  America’s first black Governor took office in Louisiana – Pinckney Pinchback

1882  Boston’s Bijou Theater gave its first performance – first theater in America to be exclusively lighted by electricity

1901  Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal from England to Canada

1928  Police in Buenos Aires thwarted an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert Hoover

1931  Actress Rita Moreno was born

1937  Italy withdrew from the League of Nations

1941  Germany and Italy declared war on the US and the US responded in turn

1941  Guam was occupied by Japanese forces

1949  Actress Teri Garr was born

1954  Jermaine Jackson was born – “The Jackson 5”

1957  The movie “

Peyton Place

” premiered

1961  A US aircraft carrier arrived in Saigon – the first direct US military support for South Vietnam

1964  Frank Sinatra Jr. was released to his parents following the payment of $240,000 to his kidnappers

1970  Disney’s “Aristocats” was released

1972  The lunar lander for Apollo 17 landed on the Moon – last time men would visit

1978  Six masked men stole $5.8 million in cash and jewelry from the Lufthansa cargo area at NYC’s Kennedy Airport

1980  “Magnum P.I.” starring Tom Selleck premiered on CBS TV

1990  Ivana and Donald Trump were divorced after 12 years of marriage

1991  A jury in West Palm beach found William Kennedy Smith not guilty of sexual assault

2005  Paramount Studios announced it was buying Dream Works Studios

2008  Berner Madoff was arrested and charged with operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 11

2000  Texas signs free agent Alex Rodriguez to a 10 year $252 million deal

1993  Moses Malone becomes the 5^th NBA player to have 16,000 rebounds

1993  Charlie Ward wins the 59^th Heisman Award

1985  NHL record 62 points scored – Edmonton (36) and Chicago (26) in a 12-9 game – NHL record 21 goals

1984  Celtics beat NJ Nets 130-121 – teams combine to shoot 63% (108 of 171) from the field – NBA record

1981  Muhammad Ali’s 61^st and last fight – lost to Trevor Berbick

1972  NY Jets Don Maynard becomes the all-time pro reception leader at 632

1951  Joe DiMaggio officially retires from NYY – 56 game hitting streak in 1941 – 13 seasons played, .325 average, 3 time MVP, 13 time All-Star

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 11

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1961  Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

1969  Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam

1970  The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul

1973  The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich

1974  Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1982  Mickey – Toni Basil

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1987  Faith – George Michael

1988  Look Away - Chicago

1989  We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

1991  Black or White – Michael Jackson

1992  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1993  Again – Janet Jackson

1994  Here Comes the Hot Stepper – Ini Kamoze

1995  One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996  Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 10

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 10

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Lager Day

1672  Governor Lovelace announced monthly mail service between NYC and Boston

1799  The metric system was established in France

1817  Mississippi was admitted as the 20^th state

1830  American poet Emily Dickerson was born

1861  Kentucky was admitted to the Confederate States of America

1862  The House of Representatives passed a bill creating West Virginia

1864  The 12 day siege of Savannah began under General Sherman

1898  US and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War – US received Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam

1903  Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize – physics for the study of radioactivity

1906  President Teddy Roosevelt became the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize

1917  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Red Cross

1930  Ruth Nichols set the women’s record for coast to coast US air flight – 13 hours 22 minutes

1936  Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson

1950  Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize

1958  The first domestic American passenger jet flight took place – 111 passengers from NYC to Miami

1964  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize

1967  Singer Otis Redding died in a plane crash in Wisconsin

1971  William Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court Justice

1984  South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu awarded Nobel Peace Prize

1993  Nelson Mandela and S. Africa President de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize

1998  The House Judiciary Committee opened debate on 4 articles of impeachment of President Clinton

2004  A US passenger jet landed in Vietnam for the 1^st time in 30 years

2007  Michael Vick sentenced to 23 months in prison for involvement in a dog fighting operation

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 10

1999  Babe Ruth voted player of the century by Associated Press, Willie Mays second – Ruth: 22 years: .342 average, 714 HRs, 2,213 RBI – Mays: 22 years: .302 average, 660 HRs, 1,903 RBI

1998  Dennis Eckersley announces his retirement – pitched in more games than any reliever

1995  James Worthy of LA Lakers has his #42 retired – 3 time NBA champion

1985  Indiana Pacers make just 19 FGs in a 82-64 loss to the Knicks – will stand as NBA record until 1999 (18 by Chicago)

1983  Last NFL game at Shea Stadium is played – Jets lose to Steelers 34-7

1971  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores career high 55 points in win over Boston

1971  Angels receive Nolan Ryan in a trade with the Mets – will lead the league in strikeouts 7 of the next 8 years

1935  Jimmie Foxx of A’s sold to Red Sox – will win MVP in 1938 – his 3^rd

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 10

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1961  Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

1969  Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam

1970  The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul

1973  The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich

1974  Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1987  Faith – George Michael

1989  We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

1991  Black or White – Michael Jackson

1992  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1993  Again – Janet Jackson

1994  On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men

1995  One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996  Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 9

THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 9

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Pastry Day

1793  The first daily newspaper in New York was established – American Minerva by Noah Webster

1867  Denver became the capital of the Colorado Territory

1872  P.B.S. Pinchback became the first black Governor of Louisiana

1898  Famous clown Emmett Kelly was born

1902  Margaret Hamilton was born – Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz

1909  Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was born

1916  Actor Kirk Douglas was born

1922  Comedian Redd Foxx was born – “Sanford & Son”

1941  FDR told Americans to plan on a long war

1941  China declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy

1941  Hitler ordered that all US ships be torpedoed

1950  President Truman banned the export of US goods to Communist China

1953  General Electric said that all Communist employees would be fired

1957  Singer Donny Osmond was born

1963  Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped – his father paid a $240,000 ransom for his release

1965  “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premiered

1990  The first American hostages held in Iraq began returning top the US

1990  Lech Walesa was elected President of Poland in a landslide

1992  US Marines landed in Somalia to ensure delivery of food and medicine – left March 1995 – 43 killed and 153 wounded

1992  Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation – would be divorced in August of 1996

2000  The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote ruled to stop the Florida recount vote until arguments were heard December 11

2002  United Airlines filed for bankruptcy as they were losing $20 million a day

2008  Federal authorities arrested Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on charges of trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama

SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 9

1997  Michael Jordan passes Moses Malone to become #3 in all-time NBA scoring – now has 27,432 in 13 seasons

1995  Eddie George wins the 61^st Heisman Award

1994  Red Sox get Jose Canseco from Texas – will be .301/24/81 in 1995 and .289/28/82 in 1996

1992  Atlanta signs Greg Maddux to a 5 year deal – will win Cy Young in 1993, 1994, and 1995

1984  LA Rams Eric Dickerson goes over 2,000 yards rushing for the season

1980  Cubs trade 1979 Cy Young winner Bruce Sutter to St. Louis – will have 127 saves for them in the next 4 years – led league 3 of the 4

1965  Reds trade Frank Robinson to Orioles – will win MVP in 1966 batting .316, 49 HRs, and 122 RBI – only player to win MVP in both leagues

# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 9

1960  Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley

1961  Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes

1962  Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons

1964  Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton

1965  Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds

1966  Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

1967  Daydream Believer – The Monkees

1968  I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

1969  Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam

1970  The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

1971  Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone

1972  I Am Women – Helen Reddy

1973  The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich

1974  Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas

1975  Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection

1976  Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart

1977  You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone

1978  Le Freak - Chic

1980  Lady – Kenny Rogers

1981  Physical – Olivia Newton-John

1982  Mickey – Toni Basil

1983  Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

1984  Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates

1985  Broken Wings – Mr. Mister

1986  The Way It Is  - Bruce Hornsby and the Range

1987  Faith – George Michael

1988  Look Away - Chicago

1989  We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

1991  Black or White – Michael Jackson

1992  I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

1993  Again – Janet Jackson

1994  On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men

1995  One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

1996  Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton

1997  Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John

1998  I’m Your Angel – R. Kelly & Celine Dion

1999  Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas