1974 - Rhapsody In White - Love Unlimited Orchestra
50 Years Ago - 1974 The Love Unlimited Orchestra released their debut album Rhapsody in White. Barry White composed all the songs, and...
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Jan 61 min read
1979 - Look Sharp! - Joe Jackson
45 Years Ago - 1979 Joe Jackson released his debut album Look Sharp! Written as a humorous commentary on women dating unattractive men....
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Jan 51 min read
1974 - Blue Magic - Blue Magic
50 Years Ago - 1974 Blue Magic released their self-titled debut album. Four singles were released. "Spell" peaked at #30 R&B. "Look Me...
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Jan 41 min read
1974 - Madam Butterfly - Tavares
50 Years Ago - 1974 Tavares released their album Madam Butterfly. Two singles were released. "Never Had a Love Like This Before" was a #5...
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Jan 31 min read
1979 - New Kind of Feeling - Anne Murray
45 Years Ago - 1979 Anne Murray released her thirteenth album New Kind of Feeling. It was another crossover album for her hitting #2 on...
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Jan 21 min read
1984 - All The Rage - General Public
40 Years Ago - 1984 General Public released their debut album All the Rage. "Tenderness" was the first single peaking at #27, #15 Club,...
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Jan 11 min read
1979 - Head First - The Babys
Happy New Year! New Year, New Anniversary Years. 1974, 79, 84, 89, 94, 99 etc. My stats these years: 1974 I was in Homer NY until June...
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bribriny
Dec 31, 20231 min read
2023 - #1 Billboard Song of the Year
2023 was a great year for country crossovers. According to Billboard Magazine: #1 on the Hot 100 (for 16 non-consecutive weeks) & Hot...
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bribriny
Dec 30, 20231 min read
2023 - My #1 Song of the Year
My #1 song of the year, "Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue was the summer banger. I don't care that America ignored the track, it was the...
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bribriny
Dec 29, 20231 min read
2023 - My #2 Song of the Year
My #2 song of the year is "bad idea right?" from Olivia Rodrigo. The follow-up to "Vampire" steeped in '90s pop rock energy (according to...
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bribriny
Dec 28, 20231 min read
2023 - My #3 Song of the Year
My #3 song of the year is "Dance the Night" by Dua Lipa from the Barbie Soundtrack. It is nominated for Song of the Year and Best Song...
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Dec 27, 20231 min read
2023 - My #4 Song of the Year
My #4 song of the year is "Praising You" by Rita Ora and produced by Fatboy Slim. It's a re-work of his 1998 "Praise You." The music...
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Dec 26, 20231 min read
2023 - My #5 Song of the Year
Time to check in with my top songs of the year. Teddy Swims gets a nod for "Lose Control" Personally, one of the best moments of the year...
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bribriny
Dec 25, 20231 min read
1978 - Portrait - The Carpenters
45 Years Ago - 1978 The Carpenters released their Christmas album Portrait, their ninth album. "Merry Christmas Darling" is featured on...
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bribriny
Dec 24, 20231 min read
1998 - Home for Christmas - NSYNC/Celine Dion - These Are Special Times
25 Years Ago - 1998 NSYNC released their (second album) Christmas Album Home for Christmas. "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" peaked at...
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Dec 23, 20231 min read
1993 - When My Heart Finds Christmas - Harry Connick Jr.
30 Years Ago - 1993 Harry Connick Jr. released his first Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas. It was the best-selling holiday...
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bribriny
Dec 22, 20231 min read
1993 - David Foster - The Christmas Album/Carnie & Wendy Wilson - Hey Santa!
30 Years Ago - 1993 producer David Foster released The Christmas Album. Featuring a host of artists including Celine Dionk Vanessa...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
1973 - A Motown Christmas
50 Years Ago - 1973 A Motown Christmas was released. A double album containing various seasonal singles from some of the label's artists....
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Dec 20, 20231 min read
1983 - A Christmas Album - Amy Grant
40 Years Ago - 1983 Amy Grant released her first Christmas Album and fifth album A Christmas Album.
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Dec 19, 20231 min read
1993 - Christmas Through Your Eyes - Gloria Estefan/Christmas Interpretations - Boyz II Men
30 Years Ago - 1993 Gloria Estefan and Boyz II Men released Christmas albums. Christmas Through Your Eyes is the fourth album from Gloria...
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