Happy Birthday, Matthew Modine!

Matthew Modine was a staple of 80s films, appearing in such classics as Private School, Full Metal Jacket, Gross Anatomy, and Married To The Mob.  For many, however, Modine's foremost 80s role was as a high school wrestler in the 1985 film Vision Quest.  In celebration of Modine's birthday, today we'll look at Vision Quest's impact on pop music.

March 22 Birthday Boy Matthew Modine on the soundtrack's cover with Linda Fiorentino

Released in early 1985, the soundtrack to Vision Quest would spend nearly 4 months on Billboard's Album Chart, peaking at #11.  With a cast of artists as diverse as Dio, the Style Council and Red Rider, the soundtrack would land 3 singles in the Top 100 in 1985, including two that would crack the Top 10.

The first single from the soundtrack to hit the charts was Journey's "Only The Young".  The song was recorded three years earlier, and was initially intended for the band's 1983 Frontiers album.  The band was on hiatus when the song was picked for inclusion on the Vision Quest soundtrack.  It would ultimately peak at #9 in March of '85.

The other two hits would enter the charts on the same day, March 2.  John Waite was fresh off a 1984 #1 single, "Missing You".  The song "Change" was originally included on Waite's 1982 Ignition album, and was picked for the soundtrack almost three years later.  It would become a minor hit for Waite, peaking at #54.

The blockbuster from the soundtrack was Madonna's "Crazy For You".  Madonna was on top of the music world in early 1985, riding the success of both her solo debut and its follow-up Like A Virgin.  Her #2 song "Material Girl" was just beginning to fall from the top of charts when "Crazy For You" neared the top of the charts.  In fact, the two songs would spend two weeks together in the Top 5, a rare feat for any artist.  "Crazy For You" would ultimately unseat "We Are The World" and spend a single week at the top spot, becoming Madonna's second #1 single.