This Week in Billboard Chart History: 30 Years Ago, a-ha’s ‘Take on Me’...
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Oct. 19, 1985 With its memorable comic book style video, a-ha‘s “Take on Me” topped the...
View ArticleMadonna to Lionel Richie: No.1 Songs From 1985
We'll breakdown 1985, but you can relive all the Hot 100's number one hits year by year: 80s: 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 90s: 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |...
View ArticleRewinding the Charts: In 1985, A-Ha’s ‘Take on Me’ Hit No. 1, Thanks to MTV
In 1985, MTV, already known for making stars of such visually driven music acts as Duran Duran and Madonna, added another notch to its belt: A-ha’s ascension to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The...
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Pres. Trump Shared a Clip in the Style Of A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’ Video and...
Amid the nearly 100 tweets from Pres. Trump over the weekend raging against the growing impeachment probe engulfing his administration, one retweet caught a lot of Twitter users' attention. (No, not...
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A-ha’s Mags Furuholmen Reflects on ‘Take on Me’ And Recording a Bond Theme
The music of A-ha never gets old. Need proof? The Norwegian trio’s breakthrough hit “Take On Me,” with its iconic rotoscoping music video helmed by British director Steve Barron, is flying towards one...
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A-ha Releases 4K Remastered Version of Time-Honored ‘Take On Me’ Music Video:...
A-ha is entering 2020 with a different vision, and it's remastered in 4K. The Norwegian trio released a restored version for the music video of their 1985 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit "Take On Me"...
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A-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ Passes One Billion Streams on YouTube
A-ha’s classic 1985 music video for “Take On Me” has passed the one billion views threshold on YouTube, earning the Norwegian electro-pop trio a special place in the history books. It’s one of the...
View Article100 Weeks of the Billboard Global Charts: 20th Century Hits in the ’20s
The latest Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, dated Aug. 13, 2022, mark 100 weeks since the worldwide song lists launched in September 2020. This week, we’re celebrating the...
View ArticleBillboard Explains: YouTube’s Billion Views Club
We take a deep dive look into the artists and music videos that have made it into YouTube’s Billion Views Club in our latest episode of Billboard Explains.
View Article‘The Last of Us’ Takes No. 1 on Top TV Songs Chart With a-ha Classic
A-ha’s “Take on Me” gives The Last of Us its first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind, reigning on the February 2023 ranking. Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on...
View ArticleA-ha’s ‘Take on Me’ Is the First Music Video From the 1980s to Reach 2...
A-ha’s chart-topping hit, “Take on Me” reached two billion YouTube views this week, marking the first song released in that decade to achieve this milestone. The Norwegian trio — Magne Furuholmen,...
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