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1995 - Dreaming of You - Selena
30 Years Ago - 1995 Selena released her fifth and final album Dreaming of You. The album was released about 4 months after her death. "I...
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1980 - No Night So Long - Dionne Warwick
45 Years Ago - 1980 Dionne Warwick released the No Night So Long album. "No Night So Long" made #23, #19 R&B, and three weeks at #1...
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1980 - Full Moon - Charlie Daniels Band
45 Years Ago - 1980 Charlie Daniels Band released their eleventh album Full Moon. "In America" peaked at #11 and #13 Country. "The Legend...
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1995 - Bette of Roses - Bette Midler
30 Years Ago - 1995 Bette Midler released her eighth album Bette of Roses. "To Deserve You" peaked at #2 Club. The single version was a...
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1990 - Bad of the Heart - George Lamond
35 Years Ago - 1990 George Lamond released his debut album Bad of the Heart. Freestyle rules! "Without You" made #4 Club. "Bad of the...
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1980 - Back on the Streets - Donny Iris
45 Years Ago - 1980 Donny Iris released his debut album Back on the Streets. A former member of the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry, this Akron,...
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1995 - Off the Hook - Xscape
30 Years Ago - 1995 Xscape released their second album Off the Hook. "Feels So Good" peaked at #8 R&B/Hip Hop, #32 Hot 100, #31...
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1995 - Boombastic - Shaggy
30 Years Ago - 1995 Shaggy released his third album Boombastic. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. "In the...
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Jul 131 min read
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1995 - 311 - 311
30 Years Ago - 1995 311 released their self-titled third album. It’s sometimes called the Blue album "Don't Stay Home" made #29...
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Jul 121 min read
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1995 - Dangerous Minds Soundtrack
30 Years Ago - 1995 the Dangerous Minds Soundtrack was released. "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio is an interpolation of Stevie Wonder's...
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Jul 111 min read
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1990 - Pandemonium - The Time
35 Years Ago - 1990 The Time released their fourth album Pandemonium. The album is a tie-in with the film Graffiti Bridge, and several...
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Jul 101 min read
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1985 - Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
40 Years Ago - 1985 Aretha Franklin released her thirtieth album Who's Zoomin' Who? "Freeway of Love" won a Grammy Award for Best Female...
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Jul 91 min read
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1985 - Back to the Future Soundtrack
40 Years Ago - 1985 The Back to the Future Soundtrack was released. Two singles from Huey Lewis and the News were released. "The Power...
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Jul 81 min read
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2000 - Parachutes - Coldplay
25 Years Ago - 2000 Coldplay released their debut album Parachutes. It won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, "Shiver" was...
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Jul 71 min read
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2000 - Who Needs Guitars Anyway? - Alice Deejay
25 Years Ago - 2000 Dutch group Alice Deejay released their debut album Who Needs Guitars Anyway? "Better Off Alone" peaked at #27, #20...
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Jul 61 min read
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2005 - The Cookbook - Missy Elliott
20 Years Ago - 2005 Missy Elliott released her sixth album The Cookbook. Her last full album to date. "Lose Control" The music video,...
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Jul 51 min read
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1995 - Brown Sugar - D'Angelo
30 Years Ago - 1995 D'Angelo released his debut album Brown Sugar. Regarded by music journalists as a pivotal release in neo soul, the...
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Jul 41 min read
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1990 - Flesh & Blood - Poison
35 Years Ago - 1990 Poison released their third album Flesh & Blood. "Unskinny Bop" The title really has no particular meaning and it...
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Jul 31 min read
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2005 - Move Along - All-American Rejects
25 Years Ago - 2005 All-American Rejects released their second album Move Along. "Dirty Little Secret" peaked at #9, #15 Adult Top 40, #4...
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Jul 21 min read
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1985 - Billy Joel - Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II.
40 Years Ago - 1985 Billy Joel released Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II. The album includes hits from 1973 to 1985 in...
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Jul 11 min read
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