Top 5

Here are the Top 5 Movies this week in 1986

5 - White Nights

starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines and Helen Mirren.   This movie also gave 2 of the years biggest songs of 1985 with the Academy Award winning "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie and the nominated "Separate Live" performed by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin and written by Stephen Bishop.

4 - Spies Like Us

starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase and directed by John Landis.

3 - Out of Africa 

The winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1986 as well as Best Director for Sydney Pollack.  Nominations for Best actress, Meryl Streep and Best Supporting Actor, Klaus Maria Brandauer.  Also starring was Robert Redford.

2 - The Jewel of the Nile 

the sequel to the 1984 blockbuster "Romancing The Stone", starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny Devito.

1 - Rocky IV

the fourth and most financial successful of the Rocky franchise bringing in $127.8 million in the US and Canada and $300 million worldwide.   This really introduced the world to Dolph Lundgren and Brigitte Neilsen who played and Ivan Drago and his wife Ludmilla.

The Trailer Park

Tonight's visit to the Trailer Park is to see the trailer for "Gentleman's Agreement".   One of the biggest selling books of 1947 and then the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture in 1947.

The story of a reporter, played by Gregory Peck, who goes undercover to conduct a research expose on antisemitism in New York City and the affluent community of Darien, CT.

Top of the Pops - Album Edition

Today our TOTPs looks at the top 5 albums for this week in 1994.  This top 5 had a group that was having almost unprecedented success on the singles chart, a 1960s icon with an all blues album and one of the biggest selling soundtracks of all time.

Lets get this party started!!!

#5 - Dookie - Green Day
After peaking at #2 this album is on its way down but is the best selling album for the punk band from California.
They have sold over 15 million copies of this album as of 2011.

#4 - The Lion King - Soundtrack
This album debuted July 13th 1994 and spent the rest of July, all of August and 2 weeks in September at #1. It would return to the top in 1995 for one more week at the end of April and first week in May.  This is the 3rd biggest movie soundtrack of all time behind "The Bodyguard" and "Titanic".   This album would win an Oscar and Golden Globe for the single "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" written and performed by legend Elton John.

#3 - Rhythm of Love - Anita Baker
Down from its peak of #2.

#2 - II - Boyz II Men

After debuting at #1 2 weeks ago it drops to #2 but this album would be the 3rd biggest selling album of 1995 and produce 2 #1 singles that managed to spend a total of 16 consecutive weeks at the top from August to December of 1994.  They replaced themselves at #1 as "I'll Make Love to You" was moved out of #1 after 14 weeks for "On Bended Knee" which logged 2 weeks at the top.  The were only the 3rd act to accomplish this feat after Elvis and The Beatles and the first since 1964.





#1 - From the Cradle - Eric Clapton

The 5th #1 album for the guitar god from the UK.  This was the follow up to the hugely successful "Unplugged" LP which spent 3 weeks at the top.  This all blues album would top the chart for 1 week and produce one top 20 hit "I'm Tore Down" which reached #5.

1941 Oscar Winners

Today in 1942 - A big banquet, Biltmore Hotel style, was the setting for Hollywood’s 14th Academy Awards.

Dinner guests were addressed by the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt, heard via radio, thanked the film industry for its WWII defense preparedness work.
The final course served up Oscars in sealed envelopes (the first time) to John Ford (Best Director, How Green Was My Valley); Gary Cooper (Best Actor, Sergeant York); Joan Fontaine (Best Actress, Suspicion); Mary Astor (Best Supporting Actress, The Great Lie) and Donald Crisp (Best Supporting Actor: How Green Was My Valley.
All toasted the Best Picture of the Year, How Green Was My Valley. This was the third Best Director statuette presented to John Ford. He received his second, a year earlier for The Grapes of Wrath, and the first for the 1935 film, The Informer.

Today in Oscar History

Today in 1944 the Academy Awards for 1943 were handed out at the 16th Annual ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The great Jack Benny hosted the evenings ceremonies and saw Casablanca take home the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director for Michael Curtiz.