30 Years Ago - 1995 Jewel released her debut album Pieces of You. It did nothing. Bob Dylan invited her to tour with him as opening act...

45 Years Ago - 1980 Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band released their eleventh album Against the Wind. It won the  Grammy Award for...

40 Years Ago - 1985 Tears for Fears released their second album Songs from the Big Chair. "Mothers Talk" peaked at #27 "Shout" peaked at...

30 Years Ago - 1995 Adina Howard released her debut album Do You Wanna Ride? Critics were brutal, but it did have one big hit. "Freak...

25 Years Ago - 2000 Bloodhound Gang released their third album Hooray for Boobies. "The Bad Touch" was the first US single and it peaked...

35 Years Ago - 1990 Damn Yankees released their debut self-titled album.  A super-group consisting of Styx's Tommy Shaw, Ted Nugent,...

25 Years Ago - 2000 Aqua released their second album Aquarius . Guilty Pleasure Time!!! I have always enjoyed Aqua and this album is just...

1985 The #1 Dance Song today was "Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat. It was their debut single from The Age of Consent album. It's regarded...

40 Years Ago - 1985 The Breakfast Club Soundtrack was released. It featured "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds which peaked...

40 Years Ago - 1985 Phil Collins released his third album No Jacket Required . The album won an Album of the Year Grammy. The Phenix...

35 Years Ago - 1990 Earth, Wind & Fire released their fifteenth album Heritage . "Heritage" featured the Boys (an R&B boy band) and made...

35 Years Ago - 1990 The Black Crows released their debut album Shake Your Money Maker. Great re-listen by the way. "Jealous Again" made...

40 Years Ago - 1985 DeBarge released their fourth album Rhythm of the Night. "Rhythm of the Night" made #3, #1 AC and R&B. "Who's...

40 Years Ago - 1985 Whitney Houston released her debut self-titled album. It had a slow start but eventually was #1 for 14 weeks. With...

45 Years Ago - 1980 Heart released their fifth album Bebe le Strange . "Even It Up" made #33. The single featured the Tower of Power...

40 Years Ago - 1985 the soundtrack for the movie Vision Quest was released. The album was a collection of pop and rock songs. Excluding...

35 Years Ago - 1990 MC Hammer released his third album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em . It received five nominations at the 1991 Grammy...

#1 Dance songs in 2025 - Silence 2024 by Delerium f/ Sarah McLachlan & Killer 2005 by Seal. These two songs were new releases that...

1985 The #1 Dance Song today was "Loverboy" by Billy Ocean. The second single from the Suddenly album, it also made #2 on the Hot 100 and...

25 Years Ago - 1995 Shania Twain released her second album The Woman in Me . Produced by then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange it was...