Many of the most iconic pieces of music never even cracked the top ten. Sage (VO): Of course, a song's importance to music can't be strictly measured by chart success. (Cut to: The video for "London Calling" by The Clash and then the video to "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot) Sage Now, 55 years later, I'm counting down the top 20 best and worst to have ever hit number one on Billboard's Hot 100. ![]() But this list has always been the measuring stick of a song's commercial success. Sage (VO): Now, through the years, how a song's popularity is measured has evolved, what with the advent of digital downloads and streaming music online. (*Editor's note: I don't recognize all of the music videos or music used, so if anyone can help fill in these gaps whenever possible, I would appreciate it immensely.) (Cut to: A music video while the song to it plays in the background*) The concert was later released on DVD as Wembley Live 1996, Bryan Adams.Īdams returns to the UK next year in support of his upcoming new album So Happy It Hurts which will see him play three dates at London's Royal Albert Hall during his extensive tour.Sage: On August 4th, 1958, Billboard first charted America's music using its iconic "Hot 100" list. I was looking at one of the CDs that was released at the time a few years ago and saw that there were some live tracks and I thought, ‘Oh yeah, that’s right, we did record the show for radio.’" "Then I remembered that we had recorded it live for radio. “I kept getting fans writing to me saying, ‘When’s the film coming out for Wembley?’ And I was like, ‘What film? There’s no film!’" “I didn’t actually recall that I’d filmed it,” Adams admitted. (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns).Īs an indication of the connection he creates with his fans and crowd whilst performing, he even forgot that the performance was filmed on camera. The epic performance was later released on DVD as Wembley Live 1996, Bryan Adams. “I might forget my lyrics - but I never forget where I started." Read more: Watch Bryan Adams sing with Pavarotti in a spine-tingling forgotten duetĭespite it being a major stadium show, Adams brought the energy and enthusiasm of his grassroots gig venue playing days, having a built a reputation for sounding even better live than his recordings. It just happened that it led to Wembley." he went on to say. There had been two or three other albums in the previous years that had done really well, so it was all leading up to something. Looking back at his landmark Wembley Stadium show in a 2016 interview, Adams said with his typical humility that it was just "the culmination of a lot of years and a lot of songs." It was a cathartic outpouring of emotion and joy which saw the crowd swaying and swooning at Adams' every move.īryan Adams looks out at the adoring 70,000-strong Wembley Stadium crowd. His band then softly begin to back his vocal, which eventually swelled into a truly astonishing 7-minute performance of the Canadian icon's most beloved single.ĭuring the rendition, he broke every heart in the stadium. Read more: Jon Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams forced to cancel performances after testing positive for COVID-19 ![]() ![]() ![]() Unsheathing his guitar, Adams approaches each corner of his stage clenching just a microphone with the crowd doing their utmost to sing alongside him with their lighters and arms held aloft. That's after the initial screams from the adoring crowd, that is, when he sang in the opening words a capella with his trademark growl. It was a moment of relative calm in a riotous stadium show, that felt more intimate than the surrounds would have you believe.
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