SLEDGEHAMMER – Peter Gabriel
#1 – July 26th, 1986
NEWS
• The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.
• Devastation in the Ukraine as a nuclear plant called Chernobyl suffered a cataclysmic melt down.
• The Fox network debute.
• Microsoft introduces “Windows”
• 1986 was the International Year of Peace.
FADS and ENTERTANMENT
• MOVIES: “Platoon” “Top Gun” & “Aliens”.
• T.V.: “Oprah” Pee-wee's Playhouse ALF
• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors for the first time and welcomed Elvis, Buddy, Chuck, Fats & the Godfather of Soul.
“We are the World” was recorded to help eliminate world hunger.
• Nintendo offered us video games to play at home.
DEAD
• Donna Reed
• Desi Arnaz
• Cary Grant
#1@1
• From his solo album “So”
• This was Peter Gabriel's first and, to this date, only number-one hit in the United States.
• It replaced "Invisible Touch" by his former band Genesis at number one.
• The song was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year.
• Here’s Peter Gabriel with “Sledgehammer” your #1@1 from July 1986
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