Music historian shares clips of every hit single going back to...the Stone Age?
As the 2010s near their end, we’ve all spent a lot of time thinking about the cultural phenomena that have defined the decade. In the same nostalgic spirit, others have reached even further into the past, highlighting the music that filled the ‘00s, ‘90s, ‘80s, and, in the case of an excellent thread detailing “the best-selling single of every decade” from Archie Henderson and Adrian Gray, all the way back through human history to the Stone Age.
We highly recommend going along with them to see what they dug up.
After highlighting Ed Sheeran, James Blunt, Lou Bega, and Cher’s chart-topping control over the last few decades, the thread begins to uncover some less familiar tunes.
There’s a forgotten Bee Gees song called “Haaaah …”
…and long, long forgotten classics from the rest of the 20th century, like Chunky Finchman & The Interrupters’ “She’s My Baby,” Disney’s “Unconscious Tower Maiden,” and The Wright Brothers’ “Ten Feet High Club.”