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2000 - No Strings Attached - NYSNC
25 Years Ago - 2000 NSYNC released their third album No Strings Attached. The title of the album alludes to puppets and the idea of...
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Mar 31, 20251 min read


1980 - Duke - Genesis
45 Years Ago - 1980 Genesis released their tenth album Duke "Turn It On Again" Phil Collins confirms: "You can't dance to it. You see...
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Mar 30, 20251 min read


1980 - One Eighty - Ambrosia
45 Years Ago - 1980 Ambrosia released their fourth album One Eighty. "Biggest Part of Me" peaked at #3 Hot 100 and AC, #35 R&B "You're...
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Mar 29, 20251 min read


1980 - Women and Children First - Van Halen
45 Years Ago - 1980 Van Halen released their third album Women and Children First. "And the Cradle Will Rock..." was the only single...
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Mar 28, 20251 min read


1985 - Southern Accents - Tom Petty
40 Years Ago - 1985 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their sixth album Southern Accents. "Don't Come Around Here No More" was...
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Mar 27, 20251 min read


1985 - The Secret of Association - Paul Young
40 Years Ago - 1985 Paul Young released his second album The Secret of Association. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" is a cover of a...
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Mar 26, 20251 min read


1985 - The Power Station
40 Years Ago - 1985 The Power Station released their self titled debut album. A supergroup formed by Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson (of...
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Mar 25, 20251 min read


1990 - Brigade - Heart
35 Years Ago - 1990 Heart released their tenth album Brigade. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange...
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Mar 24, 20251 min read


1990 - Sex Packets - Digital Underground
35 Years Ago - 1990 Digital Underground released their debut album Sex Packets. "Doowutchyalike" made #29 R&B/Hip Hop, #19 Rap, #20...
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Mar 23, 20251 min read


1985 - Katrina and the Waves - Katrina and the Waves
40 Years Ago - 1985 Katrina and the Waves released their third self-titled album. Their first on a major label and the majority was...
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Mar 22, 20251 min read


1990 - Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
35 Years Ago - 1990 Bell Biv DeVoe released their debut album Poison . There’s nothing like good New Jack Swing!!!!! "Poison" started as...
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Mar 21, 20251 min read


1990 - Violator - Depeche Mode
35 Years Ago - 1990 Depeche Mode released their seventh album Violator. "Personal Jesus" was released a full 7 months before the album...
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Mar 20, 20251 min read


1990 - Blacks' Magic - Salt-N-Pepa
35 Years Ago - 1990 Salt-N-Pepa released their third album Blacks' Magic. "Expression" made #26, #8 R&B, #1 Rap, #32 Club "Independent"...
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Mar 19, 20251 min read


1990 - A View from 3rd Street - Jude Cole
35 Years Ago - 1990 Jude Cole released his second album A View from 3rd Street. "Baby It's Tonight" was his biggest hit, peaking at #16...
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Mar 18, 20251 min read


1980 - Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
45 Years Ago - 1980 Jermaine Jackson released his sixth album Let's Get Serious. The title track was the first single. it was co-written...
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Mar 17, 20251 min read


1990 - Another Night - Real McCoy
35 Years Ago - 1990 Real McCoy released their third album Another Night. Their first American release. "Another Night" peaked at #3, #1...
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Mar 16, 20251 min read


1995 - Thank You - Duran Duran
30 Years Ago - 1995 Duran Duran released their eighth album Thank You. It is a covers album, and critics hated it. It also didn't sell...
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Mar 15, 20251 min read


1990 - The Pretty Woman Soundtrack
35 Years Ago - 1990 The Pretty Woman Soundtrack was released. The album featured songs from Roy Orbison, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Peter...
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Mar 14, 20251 min read


1990 - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - Sinead O'Connor
35 Years Ago - 1990 Sinead O'Connor released her second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. "Nothing Compares 2 U" of course written...
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Mar 13, 20251 min read


1980 - Glass Houses - Billy Joel
45 Years Ago - 1980 Billy Joel released his seventh album Glass Houses. He won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance....
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Mar 12, 20251 min read

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