Billboard #1 Hits: #505:’ Stars On 45′- Stars On 45. June 20, 1981. # 1 week in Billboard Hot 100.
- Single:’ Stars On 45′- Stars On 45
- Record Company-Radio Records/ Atlantic
- Genre: Disco
- Written by- various artists
- Time: 4:48
- Album- Long Play Album
- Grade: D
- Peaked at #1 1 week in Billboard Hot 100. #2 in UK Singles Chart, #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, West Germany.
For a brief period Stars On 45 with a medley of songs took over the pop world- going #1 in numerous countries. To me after hearing it about five times the novelty wore off. I can’t recall hearing this since the early 80’s.
As I imagine it: Alex Trebek “Stars on 45” Contestant : “what is ‘how do you take 10 very good songs and make one horrible mess'” Alex: “correct for $600”
I just vaguely remember this.
I remember being shocked when this travesty went to #1. Sounds like the kind of shit you’d hear in a bad revue at a dive club in Vegas, blocks away from The Strip.
The only thing good it did was introduce…although not great… but it did show some kids Beatle songs.