1,000 Number 1s

February 17, 2011 By Josh Leave a Comment

I’m a gigantic Billboard charts junkie. I check the site every day and when I was 14 years-old, instead of having a subscription to Sports Illustrated, I read Billboard religiously. So it makes me mighty excited to share that with the release of Lady Gaga’s new pride anthem, “Born This Way,” the Billboard Hot 100 has logged it’s 1,000 #1 single!

Regardless of your opinion of Gaga’s new jam, this is quite a monumental day indeed. 53 years in the making to be exact! From Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” to Gaga’s latest hit, Billboard has come a loooooong way!

CLICK HERE to check out the complete 1,000-song list of every #1 in the Billboard Hot 100’s history.

Personally, I am glad to see Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” (arguably my favorite song of all time) on there as well as my favorite singer P!nk who has clocked in 3 #1s herself. But what are some of YOUR favorite #1s in the history of music?

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The People Speak Premiere

November 20, 2009 By Nick Loss-Eaton Leave a Comment

Last night, I attended the star-studded premiere of the upcoming History Channel documentary The People Speak. In attendance at Jazz at Lincoln Center for the screening and reception were Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen, Allison Moorer, Danny Glover, Josh Brolin, Rich Robinson, and . I also spotted Tim Robbins and John Kraskinski, though neither are in the film. Check out photos from the red carpet. Was an amazing night and crawling with unbelievable talent!

It’s an interesting concept: actors and musicians perform the words of activists and everyday history-makers of the past as curated by historian Howard Zinn. And the monologues are surprisingly powerful as a call to action: anti-slavery activists, peace protesters, civil rights demonstrators, union organizers, and other dissenters. Here’s the trailer:

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