40 Years Ago - #1 Dance Song 1986 - "Baby Talk" by Alisha. It only made #68 Hot 100 and #75 R&B.

Happy New Year!! New Year, New Anniversary Years. 1976  81, 86, 91, 96, 2001 etc. My stats these years: 1976, I was in Sodus NY.. I was in the 7th & 8th grades. I would turn 13 in November. WKFM out of Syracuse and WHAM out of Rochester were what I was listening to. I'm not really sure if I was listening to WHFM or WMJQ from Rochester yet. 1981, I was in Sodus NY, listening to Rochester and Syracuse radio. I was a senior and would graduate from high school in June and start a

2025 - #1 for the year according to Billboard Magazine is "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Kudos to Bruno for also showing up at #9 with ROSE for "APT." Globally, "Die.." came in at #2 behind Rose's song. It became the longest-reigning daily number-one song in Spotify history, the most viral track of 2024, the fastest track to surpass 3 billion streams on the platform and Spotify's most-streamed song of 2025. It also became one of the longest-reigning number-o

My #1 for the year is a song that hung around the most. It was a Lady Gaga year with the glorious Mayhem album featuring "Abracadabra." It has received four nominations for the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record and Song of the Year. Siouxsie and the Banshees members Susan Janet Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, Steven Severin, and John McGeoch received songwriting credits, as it incorporates elements from their 1981 single "Spellbound". It made #13, #27 AC, #1

My #2 for the year was almost #1. Love this so much. Gone Gone Gone by David Guetta w/Teddy Swims and Tones & I Teddy Swims is in my mix by himself but this dance song is killer! And where has Tones & I been?? She smashes it out of the park! It peaked (so far) at #91, #26 AC, #9 Adult Pop Airplay, #1 Dance/Mix Show Airplay, #14 Pop Airplay. The dance mix is good in its own right! Sampling versions of "Hold That Sucker Down." I still think there is another song that it reminds

At my #3 is a remix from DJ Don Diablo . Classic song, nice rework, welcome it back! "Lose Control" is the Missy Elliot song remixed. It originally peaked at #3 and #5 Club.

It truly was a Gaga Year. Three in the mix, and "Die With A Smile" with Bruno Mars at #4. A one off song, that Gaga included on her Mayhem album, this sons was a global smash! It did show up in my year end list last year, this year it's in the top 5.  Spotify's most-streamed song of 2025. It also became one of the longest-reigning number-one songs in Billboard Global 200 with eighteen weeks on top. It was nominated for Song of the Year and won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performan

Time to check out my personal top 5 of the year. I won’t sugarcoat it, I thought this year was weak musically, especially in dance music/. There were songs that were good, but ones that you couldn’t stop listening to were rare. There was no shared, or even a song that defined the summer. Worst summer ever for music. If a song appeared inmy top 5 last year, it won't be here. APT by Rose and Joyride from Kesha hung around in the early part of the year. Still disappointed that t

Merry Christmas all! 30 Year Ago - 1995 Savatage released their ninth album Dead Winter Dead. It is a concept album that tells a story from the perspectives of a Serb boy, a Bosniak girl, and an old man. The story of the album is set during the Bosnian War, which was ongoing at the time. Jeff Plate of Horseheads, who was a drummer on tour, was brought in to play drums. This record gave the band an unexpected radio hit in "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)", and the band decided

25 Years Ago - 2000 Christina Aguilera released her third album, a Christmas album, My Kind of Christmas. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" was released in 1999 for the holiday season and peaked at #18.  For the album release, a Thunderpuss dance remix was also included, and this is the one that you probably know.   Here is the original version from 1999.

30 Years Ago - 1995 Luther Vandross released his tenth album and first Christmas album, This Is Christmas. Seven original songs and three covers, one with Darlene Love. "Every Year, Every Christmas" (and three other songs) was released as a single and charted #25 Adult R&B and #32 R&B/Hip Hop. There is an interesting review from Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits who gave the song four out of five.  "Government health warning: Do not listen to this single if you're going to be.

35 Years Ago - 1990 Patti LaBelle released her first Christmas album This Christmas. It's lovely. It was also re-released in 1995. She sang "Nothing Could be Better' on an episode of A Different World.

35 Years Ago - 1990 Dolly Parton released her second Christmas Album, Home for Christmas. The album was accompanied by a TV special.

45 Years Ago - 1980 The Temptations released their second Christmas album Give Love at Christmas.

Holiday time, as the labels usually go to sleep in December and don't release much. 20 Years Ago - 2005 Anita Baker released her only Christmas Album Christmas Fantasy. She worked with giants in the music world like George Duke, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, and Nathan East, giving us three original songs, and six cover versions of Christmas standards.

35 Years Ago - 1995 C+C Music Factory released its debut album Gonna Make You Sweat. The C+C were Robert Clivilles and David Cole. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" featuring Martha Walsh and Freedom Williams, but Zelma Davis in the video. The song was a smash, making #1 across all charts, and #3 for the year. "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" peaked at #3, #1 Club, #7 R&B. "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." made #4, #1 Club, #31 R&B. "Just a Touch of Love" was anoth

20 Years Ago - 2005 Mary J. Blige released her seventh album The Breakthrough. "Be Without You" won Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, peaking at #3 and #1 Club, R&B/Hip Hop, Pop Airplay, Rhythmic. "Enough Cryin" made #32, #2 R&B, #24 Rhythmic. "One" with U2, made #86, #36 AC, #37 Adult Pop Airplay "Take Me as I Am" made #58 and #3 R&B.

45 Years Ago - 1980 Steve Winwood released his second album Arc of a Diver. "While You See a Chance" peaked at #7, #17 AC, #2 Mainstream Rock "Arc of a Diver" made #48 and #11 Mainstream Rock.

25 Years Ago - 2000 Destiny's Child had the #1 Dance Song Independent Women. It was from the soundtrack for the Charlie's Angels movie, and then on their third album, Survivor. It was an eleven-week #1 on the Hot 100. It also made #1 on the R&B, Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic charts.

40 Years Ago - 1985 The #1 Dance song today was "I Like You" by Phyllis Nelson. It also peaked at #61 Hot 100 and #65 R&B.