Billboard Flashback: February 22, 1986

Episode 147 is here! Joe and Kari take a look at the Billboard issue from February 22, 1986, with a highlight on R&B News and Charts. Did you know how many times James Brown hit the Hot 100?? Billboard's resident chart watcher (and Psychic Friend) Paul Grein knew! James Brown was on the charts with a song from Rocky IV. Jermaine Jackson, Bernard Wright and Dana Dane were making waves on the R&B Chart in 1986, and the Reagan Administration put an end to War on Drugs. It was a big week!

Friend of the podcast Michael drops in to quiz Joe and Kari on some trailblazers in R&B and Hip Hop. Who will reign? Tune in and find out!

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