Plus, remembering feats by Leona Lewis, Blondie & Sean Paul.
Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history.
April 23, 1988
30 years ago: "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" reached the Billboard Hot 100's apex, marking Whitney Houston's record seventh consecutive No. 1.
April 24, 1961
Going to back to the early roots of rock, Del Shannon's classic "Runaway" began a four-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100, fueled in part by its memorable Musitron instrumental bridge. The song was covered by Traveling Wilburys, which included Tom Petty, who himself name-checked "Runaway" in his 1989 hit "Runnin' Down a Dream."