JANUARY 18
TODAY IN 1984, VAN HALEN KICK OFF THEIR 101-DATE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘1984’ WHICH FEATURES THE #1 HIT “JUMP” ALONG WITH, “PAMANA”, “HOT FOR TEACHER” AND “I’LL WAIT”
IN 1983 BRYAN ADAMS RELEASES HIS BREAKTHROUGH THIRD STUDIO ALBUM ‘CUTS LIKE A KNIFE’ WHICH INCLUDES THE TITLE TRACK, “STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART”, AND “THIS TIME”.
AND FINALLY, IN 1986, DIRE STRAITS START AN INCREDIBLE TEN-WEEK RUN AT #1 ON THE UK ALBUMS CHART WITH THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘BROTHERS IN ARMS’. THE LP FEATURES THE HITS “MONEY FOR NOTHING”, “WALK OF LIFE” AND “SO FAR AWAY”.