On This Day, September 21, 1985: Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” hits #1
On This Day, September 21, 1985...Dire Straits hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Money for Nothing,” the band’s first and only chart topper. It spent three weeks in the top spot.The song, written from the point of view of two working-class men, featured background vocals... Read More.