It's been exactly 37 years since one of The Bangles' biggest hits topped the music charts, leaving an eternal mark on the soundtrack of the '80s.
On April 1, 1989, the all-female group's pop-rock ballad "Eternal Flame" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, becoming their second to reach the chart summit. It followed the band's smash hit "Walk Like an Egyptian," which spent four weeks at No. 1 in 1986.
Co-written by lead singer Susanna Hoffs and songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, "Eternal Flame" quickly became one of the group's biggest songs, and continues to be a regarded as a signature, era-defining ballad of the '80s.
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Not only did "Eternal Flame" reach massive success in the U.S., but it also topped the charts in nine different countries, including the UK where it spent four weeks at No. 1.
It was released as part of the group's third studio album, Everything, which came out in October 1988. "Eternal Flame" was later released as a single in January 1989, and debuted on the Hot 100 the following month.
View this post on Instagram"Eternal Flame" also made The Bangles the third all-female group to top the Billboard Hot 100 multiple times, behind The Shirelles and The Supremes.
In addition to the 1989 ballad, The Bangles also came close to the No. 1 spot with their timeless pop-rock anthem "Manic Monday," which peaked at No. 2 in April 1986. The catchy song and lead single from their Different Light album was written by Prince, who ironically blocked the group from hitting No. 1 with his own chart-topper, "Kiss."
The following year, The Bangles once again had a No. 2 hit with their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter," recorded for the soundtrack of the 1987 film Less Than Zero.
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