On this day: May 27 1989

May 27, 1989 was a momentous day of Cliff Richard, Britain's ultimate pop star. He released his 100th single, The Best of Me on this day. The single would go on to become his 26th UK top 3.

Richard has had one of the longest careers in the history of music, he started releasing hits in the 1950's with Move It, and his career rivaled that of Elvis Presley for a time. Richard would go on to have at least a few hits in each of the coming decades.

Other notable events for May 27:
-The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group achieved the rare feat of reaching the US top 40 on May 27, 1957 with Freight Train
-The Sex Pistols released God Save the Queen on May 27, 1977
-The Smiths debut single Hand in Glove topped the UK independent chart on May 27, 1983 but failed to reach the 'real' chart until covered by Sandie Shaw