30 Years Ago - 1996 SWV released their second album New Beginning. "You're the One" made #5, #1 R&B/Hip Hop, #3 Rhythmic Airplay "Use Your Heart" was the first song produced by the Neptunes (Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams.) It peaked at #22, #6 R&B, #19 Rhythmic. "It's All About U" made #61, #32 R&B, #30 Rhythmic.

Monday 4/20/26 1971 - Five friends at San Rafael High School in California coined the term "4:20" as a euphemism for smoking pot. (maybe) April 20th becomes a popular day to spark one up, as does 4:20 pm. Note that the Boston song "Smokin'" clocks in at 4 minutes, 20 seconds, and if you multiply the title numbers in Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 And #35," you get 420. Celebrate: Chinese Language Day Doge Day - the cryptocurrency Lima Bean Respect Day National Cheddar Fries

20 Years Ago - 2006 Gnarls Barkley released their debut album St. Elsewhere. Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green are the frontmen for the group which had an elaborate backstory for "Gnarls", claiming to be close friends of Lester Bangs, Isaac Hayes, Gordon Gano, and lovers of Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. The character taught the band Kraftwerk English, as well as set up a meeting between the group Wu-Tang Clan and members of the Stuckist art movement. The album won the Grammy Aw

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45 Years Ago - 1981 Van Halen released their fourth album Fair Warning. The album sold well, but there really weren't any charting hits. "So This Is Love?" made #15 Mainstream Rock Unchained" #13 Mainstream Rock.

Saturday 4/18/26 Sunday 4/19/26 Celebrate: Saturday Adult Autism Awareness Day Husband Appreciation Day International Amateur Radio Day International Day for Monuments and Sites National Animal Crackers Day National Lineman Appreciation Day National Transfer Money to Your Daughter's Account Day National Velociraptor Awareness Day Newspaper Columnists' Day Pet Owners Independence Day Pinata Day World Circus Day Sunday Bicycle Day Go Fly a Kite Day Image for Humorous Day Humoro

45 Years Ago - 1981 Kim Carnes released her sixth album Mistaken Identity. "Bette Davis Eyes" was a massive #1, winning the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. It spent five weeks at #1 (with an interruption from "Stars on 45 for a week), also making #15 AC, #26 Club, #5 Mainstream Rock. Written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. "Draw of the Cards" made #28 The title track made #60.

Friday 4/17/26 Celebrate: Bat Appreciation Day Blah, Blah, Blah Day Ellis Island Family History Day International Ford Mustang Day Malbec World Day National Cheeseball Day National Crawfish Day National Kickball Day Nothing Like a Dame Day International Haiku Poetry Day a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three unrhymed lines with a 5, 7, 5 syllable structure, often focusing on nature or a specific moment in time. It doesn't even have to rhyme. Five, seven, th

35 Years Ago - 1991 LaTour released his self-titled debut album. "People Are Still Having Sex" peaked at #35 and #1 Club.

Thursday 4/16/26 Celebrate: Day of the Mushroom Foursquare Day Get to Know Your Customers Day International Pizza Cake Day National Ask an Atheist Day National Bean Counters' Day National D.A.R.E. Day National Eggs Benedict Day National Healthcare Decisions Day National High Five Day 'National Librarian Day National Orchid Day National Stress Awareness Day National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day Save The Elephant Day Take Action for Libraries Day Teach Your Daughter to Volunte

30 Years Ago - 1996 Faithless released their debut album, Reverence "Salva Mea" was a #1 Club Hit. "Insomnia" is a club classic, making #1 Club, #62 Hot 100. Both of these are the video edits. Go listen to the album and various remixes, specifically the Sister Bliss mix of "Salva Mea" and the Monster Mix for "Insomnia." In March, Bebe Rexha interpolated the melody of "Insomnia" in her single "New Religion", which is credited as a duet between Rexha and Faithless.

Wednesday 4/15/26 Celebrate: Anime Day Jackie Robinson Day McDonald's Day Microvolunteering Day National Banana Day National Bookmobile Day National Glazed Spiral Ham Day National Griper's Day National Laundry Day- The average American family does 300 loads of laundry per year. National Rubber Eraser Day National That Sucks Day School Librarians' Day Take a Wild Guess Day World Art Day -- Have a sinking feeling today? April 15 marks National Titanic Remembrance Day, honoring

40 Years Ago - 1986 Art of Noise released their second album In Visible Silence. "Legs" made #27 Club "Peter Gunn" featured Duane Eddy (from Corning, NY) on the Guitar and made #50, #2 Club. "Paranoimia" features Max Headroom, who is not on the instrumental album version. Re-Works of Art of Noise was released in 1987 and featured two different vocals for the 7" and 12" re-works. It peaked at #34 and #14 Club. It won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. (is the M

Tuesday 4/14/26 Celebrate: Children with Alopecia Day Dreams of Reason Feast Day Ex-Spouse Day Holocaust Remembrance Day International Be Kind to Lawyers Day International Moment of Laughter Day Look Up at the Sky Day National Dolphin Day National Library Workers Day National Pecan Day Pan American Day Pathologists' Assistant Day Reach as High as You Can Day National Grits Day Explorers on Sir Walter Raleigh’s 1584 expedition were the first Europeans to record eating grits. T

45 Years Ago - 1981 Billy Squire released his second album Don't Say No. The album was a smash and stayed on the chart for over two years. "The Stroke" peaked at #17, #3 Mainstream Rock "In the Dark" made #35 and #7 Mainstream Rock "My Kinda Lover" (you can see he always danced poorly) made #45 and #31 Mainstream Rock.

Monday 4/13/26 Celebrate: National Make Lunch Count Day National Peach Cobbler Day Scrabble Day Thomas Jefferson Day - our  third  president from 1801 to 1809 – Today is National Peach Cobbler Day. Cobblestones (you're gonna break a heel) A trending Reddit thread this morning is debating the official definition of a cobbler. Some insist it must have a biscuit-style topping, while others argue for a "cake-like" batter. What's the difference between Cobblers, Buckles, Crisps an

45 Years Ago - 1981 Jim Steinman released his only album Bad for Good. Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler were the two who used Jim the best. Many of these songs were written for the follow-up to Bat Out of Hell that never happened (til later.) The major criticism was about the vocals. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" was the only song to hit the charts making #32 and #14 Mainstream Rock. (Mealoaf in 1994 took it to #13, #24 AC, #25 Mainstream Rock and #10 Pop Airplay.) Somewhere o

Saturday 4/11/26 Sunday 4/12/26 Big, get your Taxes done weekend!!!! Hope you already have it done so you can enjoy the weekend! Celebrate: Saturday Baby Massage Day Barbershop Quartet Day International Louie Louie Day National Cheese Fondue Day National Eight-Track Tape Day National Pet Day National Ranch Water Day Slow Art Day Submarine Day World Parkinson’s Disease Day Sunday Big Wind Day Drop Everything and Read Day Good Deeds Day International Day of Human Space Flight N

20 Years Ago - 2006 Rihanna released her second album A Girl Like Me. "SOS" reached #1 Hot 100, Club, Pop Airplay, #40 AC, #17 Adult Pop Airplay, #13 Rhythmic. "Unfaithful" peaked at #6, #1 Club, #18 R&B, #2 Mainstream Top 40, #7 Rhythmic. "We Ride" was another #1 Club, #34 Pop Airplay, #27 Rhythmic. "Break It Off" made #9, #6 Pop Airplay, #21 Rhythmic.

35 Years Ago - 1981 Rick James released his fifth album Street Songs. At the 1982 Grammy Awards he was nominated for Best Male Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance for the album while being the first African American male artist to be nominated in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for the song  The sheer star power of this album. Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie, Narada Michael Walden, Gerald Albright, Stevie Wonder plays harmonica, backing vocals from Ja'net Dubois wh