The Retroscope: 30 June

30 June: Huey Lewis and the News went to #1 on the US album chart with their third album “Sports” catapulting them to international fame. It had been certified 7 x Platinum by the RIAA and ranked at # 2 on the Billboard year-end chart for 1984. The album featured four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and a fifthe went Top 20 including the memorable “If This Is It”. The album cover shows a photo of the band at the 2AM Club, a popular bar located in Mill Valley, California where the band performed early in their career. http://www.bubblews.com/news/740002-the-retroscope-30-june