20 Years Ago - 2005 Rihanna released her debut album Music of the Sun. "Pon de Replay" made #2 Hot 100 and Mainstream Top 40, #1 Club, #7...

30 Years Ago - 1995 Dishwalla released their debut album Pet Your Friends. "Counting Blue Cars" peaked at #15, #2 Mainstream Rock, #4...

45 Years Ago - 1980 The Cars released their third album Panorama. "Touch and Go" was the only single to chart in the US and made #37.

45 Years Ago - 1980 Leo Sayer released his eighth album Living in a Fantasy. "More Than I Can Say" is a remake of the Bobby Vee song and...

35 Years Ago - 1990 Prince released his twelfth album Graffiti Bridge. A soundtrack album to the movie of the same name. "Thieves in the...

35 Years Ago - 1990 Breathe released their second and final album Peace of Mind . Some of the singles were released as Breathe featuring...

40 Years Ago - 1985 John Cougar Mellencamp released his eighth album Scarecrow. "Lonely Ol' Night" peaked at #6, #1Mainstream Rock, #37...

20 Years Ago - 2005 Goldfrapp released their third album Supernature. Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory make up the duo. This was their...

30 Years Ago - 1990 Firehouse released their self-titled debut album. "Don't Treat Me Bad" made #19 and #16 Mainstream Rock "Love of a...

30 Years Ago - 1995 Garbage released their self-titled debut album. "Vow" made #97 and #26 Alternative Airplay. "Only Happy When It...

35 Years Ago - 1990 TKA released their second album Louder Than Love. The album didn’t chart in America. (I owned it and wore it out!)...

45 Years Ago - 1980 S.O.S. Band released their self-titled debut album. It’s an abbreviation for Sounds of Success . "Take Your Time (Do...

40 Years Ago - 1985 Miami Sound Machine released their ninth album and second English-language album Primitive Love. This achieved their...

45 Years Ago - 1980 Paul Simon released his fifth album One-Trick Pony. Released at the same time as the film with the same name. "Late...

35 Years Ago - 1990 Asia released their compilation Album Then & Now. Then from the first two albums, Now were later songs from the band...

35 Years Ago - 1990 Deee-Lite released their debut album World Clique Run..don't walk to your music source now and just listen to the...

45 Years Ago - 1985 George Benson released his (maybe) sixteenth album Give Me the Night. The album was produced by Quincy Jones and Rod...

40 Years Ago - 1985 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force released their self-titled debut album. "I Wonder If I Take You Home" made #34,...

30 Years Ago - 1995 Extreme released their second album Extreme II: Pornograffitti. "Decadence Dance" made #45 Mainstream Rock "Get the...

30 Years Ago - 1995 Jon Bon Jovi released his debut solo album Blaze of Glory. It has songs from and inspired by the movie Young Guns...