So pull up a beanbag chair, turn on your lava lamp and take a trip back to a groovier time!
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January 2015 January 31: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American folk rock band, The Association, with "Never My Love" (1967)
January 30: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #4 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#4 on Australian Singles chart) here is Australian pop duo, Savage Garden, with "I Want You" (1996)
January 29: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #27 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, The Sir Douglas Quintet, with "Mendocino" (1969)
January 28: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is British-born American composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author (of plays, novels and stories), Rupert Holmes, with "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979)
January 27: Today's "Way Back Play Back" begins a new series called "Totally Tubular Tuesdays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1980s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on Norwegian Singles chart) here is Norwegian synthpop band, A-ha, with "Take On Me" (1985)
January 26: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American country music singer, guitarist, television host and actor, Glen Campbell, with "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975)
January 25: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter, the late Harry Chapin (1942 - 1981), with "Cat's in the Cradle" (1974)
January 24: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American vocal group, The Platters, with "The Great Pretender" (1955)
January 23: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and dancer, Madonna, with "Vogue" (1990)
January 22: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #11 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American garage rock band, The Fifth Estate, with "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (1967)
January 21: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on Canadian Singles chart) here is English-Canadian singer/songwriter and frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd, Nick Gilder, with "Hot Child in the City" (1978)
January 20: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #69 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American country rock band, Poco, with "C'mon" (1971)
January 19: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #4 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American pornographic actress and disco singer, the late Andrea True (1943 - 2011),who performed under the name Andrea True Connection, with "More, More, More" (1976)
January 18: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tony Joe White, with "Polk Salad Annie" (1969)
January 17: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #8 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer and songwriter, Judy Collins, with "Both Sides, Now" (1968)
January 16: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #12 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#2 on U.K.Singles chart) here is English alternative rock band, The Verve, with "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997)
January 15: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#3 on Dutch Top 40 Single chart) here is Dutch rock band, Shocking Blue, with "Venus" (1970)
January 14: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #7 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Chicago, with "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (1970)
January 13: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #3 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American popular music vocal group, The 5th Dimension, with "Stoned Soul Picnic" (1968)
January 12: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American singer, Yvonne Elliman, with "If I Can't Have You" (1978)
January 11: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #32 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time here is English rock band, The Rolling Stones, with "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968)
January 10: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American beat/garage rock band, The Kingsmen, with "Louie Louie" (1963)
January 9: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #14 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, 4 Non Blondes, with "What's Up?" (1993)
January 8: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #116 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart (#1 on U.K. Singles chart) here is American jazz trumpeter, singer and an influential figure in jazz music, the late Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971), with "What a Wonderful World" (1967)
January 7: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is Scottish folk rock/rock band, Stealers Wheel, with "Stuck in the Middle With You" (1973)
January 6: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #4 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American musical recording unit, Ohio Express, with "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (1968)
January 5: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #6 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American jazz rock band, Steely Dan, with "Do It Again" (1972)
January 4: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; reaching #1 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is English rock and blues singer and musician, the late Joe Cocker (1944 - 2014), and American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, Jennifer Warnes, with "Up Where We Belong" (1982)
January 3: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #62 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American rock band, Cheap Trick, with "Surrender" (1978)
January 2: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series called "Fast-Forward Fridays" with the grooviest hits of that decade known as the 1990s; peaking at #2 on Canadian Singles chart here is Canadian alternative rock band, Barenaked Ladies, with "Enid" (1992)
January 1: Today's "Way Back Play Back" continues with a series featuring randomly chosen hits from yesteryear; peaking at #2 on U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart here is American female singing group, Diana Ross & the Supremes, with "Reflections" (1967)
