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1985 - Nervous Night - Hooters
40 Years Ago - 1985 Hooters released their second album Nervous Night. Because of their work on the debut Cyndi Lauper album, Columbia...
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1995 - Nobody Else - Take That
30 Years Ago - 1995 Take That released their third album Nobody Else. (it wasn't released till August in North America) The band...
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1995 - Short Bus - Filter
30 Years Ago - 1995 Filter released their debut album Short Bus. Lead singer Richard Patrick said in an interview that Trent Reznor had...
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1985 - Youthquake - Dead or Alive
40 Years Ago - 1985 Dead or Alive released their second album Youthquake. This album was a collaboration with Stock Aitken Waterman (I...
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1995 - Poverty's Paradise - Naughty by Nature
30 Years Ago - 1995 Naughty by Nature released their fourth album Poverty's Paradise. "Clap Yo Hands" made #70 R&B/Hip Hop and #33 Rap...
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2005 - From Under the Cork Tree - Fall Out Boy
20 Years Ago - 2005 Fall Out Boy released their second album From Under the Cork Tree This was their major label debut. "Sugar, We're...
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1990 - Charmed Life - Billy Idol
35 Years Ago - 1990 Billy Idol released his fourth album Charmed Life. "Cradle of Love" peaked at #2, #7 Alternative Airplay, #1...
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1985 - Be Yourself Tonight - Eurythmics
40 Years Ago - 1985 Eurythmics released their fourth album Be Yourself Tonight. This is just a perfect album. "Would I Lie to You?"...
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2000 - #1 Dance Song - It Feels So Good - Sonique
25 Years Ago - 2000 The #1 Dance song was "It Feels So Good" by Sonique. Released in the UK in 1998 and only making #24, it wasn't until...
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2005 - Robyn - Robyn
20 Years Ago - 2005 Robyn released her fourth self-titled album. It was a #1 album in Sweden and nominated for Best Electronic/Dance...
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2005 - #1 Dance Song - Call Me - Anna Vissi
25 Years Ago - 2005 The #1 Dance song was "Call Me" by Anna Vissi. Big in Greece it also made #2 on the Dance Airplay chart. She was the...
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Apr 261 min read
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2005 - The Heat - Toni Braxton
25 Years Ago - 2005 Toni Braxton released her third album The Heat. She went in more of an urban direction for this album. "He Wasn't...
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Apr 251 min read
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1995 - #1 Dance Song - The Bomb - Bucketheads
30 Years Ago - 1995 The #1 Dance song was "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)" by The Bucketheads. Produced by Masters at Work...
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1990 - #1 Dance Song - Let There Be House - Deskee
30 Years Ago - 1990 the #1 Dance song today was by Deskee "Let There Be House." Great song…the video is terrible!!!!!!!!
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1985 - Around the World in a Day - Prince
35 Years Ago - 1985 Prince released his seventh album Around the World in a Day. This was the follow - up to Purple Rain and went in a...
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1980 - Empty Glass - Pete Townshend
40 Years Ago - 1980 Pete Townshend released his third solo album and first composed of original material, Empty Glass . "Rough Boys"...
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1985 - #1 Dance Song - Expose - Point of No Return
40 Years Ago - 1985 The #1 Dance Song was "Point of No Return" by Expose. Originally released in 1984, it was rerecorded for their 1987...
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Apr 201 min read
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2010 - I Learned the Hard Way - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
15 Years Ago - 2010 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings released their fourth album I Learned the Hard Way Think James Brown crossed with Tina...
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2000 - Joe - My Name is Joe
25 Years Ago - 2000 Joe released his third album My Name is Joe. "I Wanna Know" peaked at #4, #2 R&B, #21 AC, #5 Pop Airplay, #3...
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1990 - Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill
30 Years Ago - 1990 Johnny Gill released his third self-titled album. New Edition was on hiatus when he recorded the album which sold...
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