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TIMH - 2002: Madonna sets a Record
Today in Music History -2002: Madonna breaks The Beatles' record for most Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 when "Die Another Day" goes to #8, giving her 35 Top 10 hits on the chart.
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2 hours ago1 min read


11/9/26 - Brain Stacking, Turkey Jerky, Stand
Monday 11/9/26 Celebrate: British Pudding Day Carl Sagan Day Go to an Art Museum Today Day National Chaos Never Dies Day National Chicken Sandwich Day National Greek Yogurt Day National Scrapple Day World Freedom Day World Orphans Day – Godzilla: Minus Zero has broken the record for the biggest opening day ever for a foreign-language live-action film in North America, grossing $14.5M (domestically), and pulling in $63M (global) for the weekend. Interesting to note that #2 is
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2 hours ago3 min read


TIMH - 1977: Leather Stumbles
Today in Music History - 1977: Suzi Quatro makes her first of seven appearances on the TV series Happy Days, playing tough-yet-adorable Leather Tuscadero, the little sister of Fonzie's ex-girlfriend Pinky. Quatro was raised in Michigan but is little known in America; in the UK, she's a star, with two #1 hits: "Devil Gate Drive" and "Can The Can." In America She does hit #4 in 1979 on a duet with Chris Norman called "Stumblin' In"
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1 day ago1 min read


TIMH - 1981: They aren't public ears!
It's my birthday, and I share it with Lorde David Guetta Jellybean Benitez Joni Mitchell and trumpeter Al Hirt! Today in Music History - 1981 (I turned 18 and was running through girls' dorms at college): "Private Eyes" by Hall & Oates hits #1, thanks to a detective-themed video that gets lots of airplay on MTV, which debuted three months earlier.
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2 days ago1 min read


11/7/26 - I Want Cake! Tongue Twisters and Rent a T-Giving Date
Saturday 11/7/2026 Celebrate: Book Lovers Day Hug a Bear Day International Merlot Day Learn to Homebrew Day Little League Girls Day National Bison Day National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day National Retinol Day National Wine Tasting Day Notary Public Day Wine Tourism Day World Numbat Day Sunday Abet and Aid Punsters Day Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day Diwali National Ample Time Day National Cappuccino Day National Dunce Day National Harvey Wallbanger Day National
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2 days ago1 min read


TIMH - 1976: I've Got A Fever.....
Today in Music History - 1976: Blue Öyster Cult land their biggest hit as "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaks at #12 in the US. The song is not about suicide, but about reuniting with loved ones in the afterlife. But you know what it needs...More Cowbell!
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3 days ago1 min read


11/6/26 - Email Signatures, Sit a Spell to Remember, Stockpile, and Gen-Z T-Giving
Friday 11/6/26 Celebrate: Basketball Day Fountain Pen Day Love Your Lawyer Day Marooned Without a Compass Day National Jersey Friday National Nachos Day National Saxophone Day - named for Belgian Adolphe Sax. – This weekend in the theaters Godzilla Minus Zero - This sequel action film continues the story. The Cat in the Hat - Adventure film with voice talent of Bill Hader, Giancarlo Esposito, Tituss Burgess, America Ferrera, Matt Berry, Xochitl Gomez, Bowen Yang, Quinta Bruns
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3 days ago5 min read


11/5/26 - Cold Showers, When to Eat T-Giving Dinner, and Rich Dead Celebrities
Thursday 11/5/26 Celebrate: American Football Day Bank Transfer Day Commercial TV Broadcast Day International Project Management Day International Stout Day National Chinese Take-Out Day National Doughnut Apparition Day National Gunpowder Day National Love Your Red Hair Day National Men Make Dinner Day -- The GSTV survey found that 78% of people add a stop to their errand run when something is right on the way. It's a small habit, but a telling one: even when we're busy, we m
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4 days ago3 min read


TIMH - 1988: Live From NY, It's Love at First Sight
Today in Music History - 1988: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians are the musical guests on Saturday Night Live. Brickell meets Paul Simon on the broadcast, whom she marries in 1992. When she noticed Simon standing in front of the cameraman. "Even though I'd performed the song hundreds of times in clubs, he made me forget how the song went when I looked at him. We can show the kids the tape and say, 'Look, that's when we first laid eyes on each other.'" Brickell and Simon have thr
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4 days ago1 min read


TIMH - 1988: It's making this noise.
Today in Music History - 1988:The U2 documentary Rattle and Hum opens worldwide. "Desire" was a #3 hit from the album.
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5 days ago1 min read


11/4/26 - Six Degrees, Restaurant Peeves, and the Cost of Thanksgiving
Wednesday 11/4/26 Celebrate: Eat Smart Day International Stress Awareness Day King Tut Day National Candy Day National Chicken Lady Day National Easy-Bake Oven Day National Skeptics Day Use Your Common Sense Day -- You've most likely heard of the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," the game where you try to connect any actor to Kevin Bacon in fewer than six steps, where each step links two actors who co-starred in a film. The Pudding.cool website says that It's really 4 degrees of
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5 days ago3 min read


TIMH - 1984: What Queen???
Today in Music History - 1984: Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" hits #1 in America. The song is customized for different regions, with "African Queen" and "European Queen" versions.
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6 days ago1 min read


11/3/26 - Dog Walkers, NASA, and Halloween Candy
Tuesday 11/3/26 Election Day - Go Vote!!! For the love of God, PLEASE, go vote! Celebrate: Cliche Day Give Someone a Dollar Today Day National Housewife Day National Sandwich Day Skeptics Day International World Jellyfish Day – NASA wants your name! They are working on their first science mission to fly and explore the surface of Titan, one of Saturn's moons. To have your name included on a microchip aboard Dragonfly and receive a personalized digital boarding pass commemorat
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6 days ago3 min read


TIMH - 1985: Don't you just want something full-time?
Today in Music History - 1985: "Part-Time Lover" hits #1 on the Hot 100, his last at the top at this moment. The song also hit #1 on the R&B, Dance, and AC charts, making Stevie Wonder the first artist to score a number-one hit on four different Billboard charts. It was 1963 when he first hit #1 with "Fingertips Pt. 1"
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Nov 21 min read


11/2/26 - Good Dog, Happiness, and Petty Things!
Monday 11/2/26 Celebrate: All Souls' Day - dedicated to remembering and honoring departed loved ones Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day Cookie Monster Day Dynamic Harmlessness Day International Doge Day Job Action Day Look for Circles Day National Deviled Egg Day Plan Your Epitaph Day Practice Being Psychic Day – Music icon Mariah Carey marked the end of spooky season with her signature November 1st viral video, officially signaling the start of the holiday music season and
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Nov 23 min read


TIMH - 1975: Hanging out on the Island
Today in Music History - 1975: Elton John's "Island Girl" hits #1 in America for the first of three weeks, knocking off a song Elton sang backup on and released on his Rocket label: "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka.
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Nov 11 min read


TIMH - 1992: Is this a dead end?
Today in Music History- 1992: "End Of The Road" by Boyz II Men is the #1 song on the Hot 100 for the 12th consecutive week, breaking the record held by Elvis Presley's two-sided "Don't be Cruel/Hound Dog," which was #1 for 11 weeks in 1956. The group is displaced three months later by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You"; in 1995, Boyz II Men ties Houston's 14-week record with "I'll Make Love To You." 14 Weeks?? Child's Play. Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" is now at 25
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Oct 311 min read


10/31/26 - Happy Halloween!!! Turn Your Clocks Back This Weekend!!!
Saturday 10/31/26 Happy Halloween!!!! Celebrate: Books for Treats Day Carve a Pumpkin Day Girl Scout Founder's Day Hug a Sheep Day National Candy Apple Day National Caramel Apple Day National Doorbell Day National Increase Your Psychic Powers Day National Knock-Knock Jokes Day National Magic Day National Trick or Treat Day Scare a Friend Day Sneak Some of the Candy Yourself Before the Kids Start Knocking Day World Savings Day Sunday All Saints Day Extra Mile Day Give Up Your
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Oct 311 min read


Dance Mix - Halloween (2025)
Here's another Halloween Mix I did in 2025. Enjoy the Holiday. There is one repeat song from the 2024 mix, but it's a different mix. Find it here at House-mixes.com
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Oct 301 min read


TIMH - 1984: "I'm not like other guys."
Today in Music History - 1984: Less than two years after its release, the RIAA certifies Michael Jackson's Thriller album with sales of 20 million copies in America, introducing a new designation, "Double Diamond." The stratospheric sales of Thriller are unprecedented, and keep climbing to well over 30 million. It isn't until 1994 when another album gets the Double Diamond designation, and that's a greatest hits package: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975. This video wa
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Oct 301 min read

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