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Apr 25, 20241 min read
1979 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer
45 Years Ago - 1979 Donna Summer released her seventh album Bad Girls. A double album that became at the time the best-selling and most...
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Apr 24, 20241 min read
1989 - Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
35 Years Ago - 1989 Tom Petty released his solo album Full Moon Fever. It does have contributions from the Heartbreakers. Also, Jeff...
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Apr 23, 20241 min read
1979 - Voulez-Vous - ABBA
45 Years Ago - 1979 ABBA released their sixth album Voulez-Vous. Four official singles were released in the US, and I'm always amazed on...
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Apr 22, 20241 min read
2004 - Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
20 Years Ago - 2004 Franz Ferdinand released their self-titled debut album. This Grammy-nominated Best Alternative album from this...
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Apr 21, 20241 min read
1984 - Bananarama - Bananarama
40 Years Ago - 1984 Bananarama released their second self-titled album. Three singles were released in the US. "Cruel Summer" was the...
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Apr 20, 20241 min read
1979 - Million Miles Reflections - Charlie Daniels Band
35 Years Ago - 1979 Charlie Daniels Band released their tenth album Million Miles Reflections. "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" was the...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
1979 - Strikes - Blackfoot
45 Years Ago - 1979 Blackfoot released their third album Strikes. Two singles were released. "Highway Song" peaked at #26. "Train, Train"...
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Apr 18, 20241 min read
1989 - Like A Prayer - Madonna
35 Years Ago Today 1989 the #1 Dance song was "Like a Prayer" by Madonna. We talked about the album last month, but to recap: This was...
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Apr 17, 20241 min read
1989 - One - Bee Gees
35 Years Ago - 1989 Bee Gees released their eighteenth album One This was supposed to be where Andy joined them for a foursome but...
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Apr 16, 20241 min read
1984 - #1 Dance Song "I Want A New Drug" - Huey Lewis and the News
40 Years Ago - 1984 Huey Lewis and the News had the #1 Dance song in the US with "I Want A New Drug." It peaked at #6 on the Hot 100. The...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read
1974 - Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd
50 Years Ago - 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd released their second album Second Helping. The album features their biggest single "Sweet Home...
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Apr 14, 20241 min read
1994 - All-4-One - All-4-One
30 Years Ago - 1994 All-4-One released their self-titled debut album. "So Much in Love" peaked at #5 and #10 R&B. "I Swear" was a #1...
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Apr 13, 20241 min read
1989 - ...Twice Shy - Great White
35 Years Ago - 1989 Great White released their fourth album ...Twice Shy I actually enjoyed this relisten. Three singles were released....
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Apr 12, 20241 min read
1989 - Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks
35 Years Ago - 1989 Garth Brooks released his debut album. The album peaked at #13 on the charts but no commercial singles were released...
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Apr 11, 20241 min read
1994 - Crash! Boom! Bang! - Roxette
30 Years Ago - 1994 Roxette released their fifth album Crash! Boom! Bang! The full album wasn't released in America but a shortened...
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Apr 10, 20241 min read
1989 - Club Classics Vol. One - Soul II Soul
35 Years Ago - 1989 Soul II Soul released their debut album Club Classics Vol. One. Three singles were released in America. "Keep on...
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Apr 9, 20241 min read
1984 - Street Talk - Steve Perry
40 Years Ago - 1984 Steve Perry released his debut solo album Street Talk. The first single "Oh Sherrie" was a smash peaking at #3, #1...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read
1994 - Smash - Offspring
30 Years Ago - 1994 Offspring released their third album Smash. The album has sold over eleven million copies worldwide, making it the...
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Apr 7, 20241 min read
1984 - #1 Club Hit - Give Me Tonight - Shannon
40 Years Ago - 1984 The #1 Dance song was "Give Me Tonight" by Shannon and was the follow-up to "Let the Music Play." It peaked at #6 on...
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Apr 6, 20241 min read
1984 - Self Control - Laura Branigan
40 Years Ago - 1984 Laura Branigan released her third album Self Control. Four singles were released. "Self Control" peaked at #4, #5 AC,...
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