January 24, 2012

70 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Chattanooga Choo Choo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (8th week at #1)

40 years ago
1972

Oddities
Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered on Guam, still hiding in the jungle and unaware that World War II had ended in 1945.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: The Final Countdown--Europe (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Jack Your Body--Steve "Silk" Hurley

Jack Your Body was released as a 12-inch single, and at 25 minutes, was apparently too long to be properly classified as a single. Otherwise, Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson would have been #1 for the 5th straight week.

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): At this Moment--Billy Vera and the Beaters

At this Moment was originally released in 1981 and reached #79, but achieved popularity and was re-released after being featured in several episodes of the television comedy series Family Ties in the 1985-86 season.

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Shake You Down--Gregory Abbott (2nd week at #1)
2 At this Moment--Billy Vera and the Beaters
3 C'est la Vie--Robbie Nevil
4 Open Your Heart--Madonna
5 Control--Janet Jackson
6 Land of Confusion--Genesis
7 Notorious--Duran Duran
8 Walk Like an Egyptian--Bangles
9 Everybody Have Fun Tonight--Wang Chung
10 Someday--Glass Tiger

Singles entering the chart included Let's Wait Awhile by Janet Jackson (#61); Let's Go! by Wang Chung (#72); Come Go with Me by Expose (#77); The Final Countdown by Europe (#84); Cry Wolf by A-Ha (#85); Someone Like You by Daryl Hall (#86); Big Mistake by Peter Cetera (#88); and Deep River Woman by Lionel Richie with Alabama (#89).

Canada’s top 10 (RPM)
1 Walk Like an Egyptian--Bangles
2 Everybody Have Fun Tonight--Wang Chung
3 Can't Help Falling in Love--Corey Hart
4 The Way it Is--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
5 You Give Love a Bad Name--Bon Jovi
6 Stand by Me--Ben E. King
7 The Lady in Red--Chris de Burgh
8 Shake You Down--Gregory Abbott
9 C'est la Vie--Robbie Nevil
10 Notorious--Duran Duran

Singles entering the chart were Love You Down by Ready for the World (#91); I Wanna Go Back by Eddie Money (#93); You Got it All by the Jets (#95); Easy to Tame by Kim Mitchell (#96); Nothing Could Stand by Alfie Zappacosta (#97); and Talk to Me by Chico DeBarge (#98).

Tennis
Hana Mandlikova defeated Martina Navratilova 7-5, 7-6 in the finals of the women's singles competition at the Australian Open, ending Miss Navratilova's winning streak at 58 matches, the third-longest in history.