88K views · 3.7K reactions | On Dec 5, 1980 - 40 years ago - the #1 song was Kenny Rogers version of the Lionel Ritchie song, "Lady". It was one of the 2 longest running #1 songs that year with 6 weeks in that position on the Billboard Hot 100. | Jimmy Webb | Facebook

It was on this day in 1989 that “Right Here Waiting” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for three weeks. It was my third #1 in a row following “Hold On To The Nights” and “Satisfied” and after all these years it’s still one of my favorite songs to play, mostly because of how the audiences sing it back to me. So grateful to have written this song. | Richard Marx