April 18, 1987 –
Aretha Franklin and George Michael duet I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) hit no. #1 on the Billboard charts on this date.
The Queen of Soul had fallen out of favor and her fortunes were revived by her 1985 album Who’s Zoomin’ Who, which contained two US Top 10 hits: the title track and Freeway of Love. It took this duet with George Michael, however, to return her to the top of the chart, where she had not been for 20 years (with Respect).
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