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Feb 4, 20241 min read
1984 - The Flat Earth - Thomas Dolby
40 Years Ago - 1984 Thomas Dolby released his second album The Flat Earth. "Hyperactive" was the only single released in America peaking...
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Feb 3, 20241 min read
1984 - Ammonia Avenue - Alan Parsons Project
40 Years Ago - 1984 Alan Parsons Project released their seventh album Ammonia Avenue. "Don't Answer Me" was a #4 Hot 100 hit. #4 AC and...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
1974 - Let Me In Your Life - Aretha Franklin
50 Years Ago - 1974 Aretha Franklin released her twentieth album Let Me in Your Life. Peaking at #3, "Until You Come Back to Me (That's...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
1974 - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits - Doobie Brothers
50 Years Ago - 1974 The Doobie Brothers released their fourth album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. "Another Park, Another Sunday"...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
1984 - Footloose Soundtrack
40 Years Ago - 1984 The Footloose Soundtrack was released. The smash movie, the smash soundtrack which stayed at #1 from April till June....
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
1974 - The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
50 Years Ago - 1974 Barbra Streisand released her fifteenth album The Way We Were. "The Way We Were" was the first single, Oscar winner,...
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Jan 29, 20241 min read
1984 - Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
40 Years Ago - 1984 Rockwell released his debut album Somebody's Watching Me. The song of Motown founder Berry Gordy, who changed his...
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Jan 28, 20241 min read
1984 - Milk and Honey - John Lennon and Yoko Ono
40 Years Ago - 1984 John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their sixth album Milk and Honey. It was three years after his murder and his...
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bribriny
Jan 27, 20241 min read
1984 - Christine McVie - Christine McVie
40 Years Ago - 1984 Christine McVie released her self-titled second solo album. "Got a Hold on Me" was the first single and peaked at #10...
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Jan 26, 20241 min read
1989 - Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson
35 Years Ago - 1989 Debbie Gibson released her second album Electric Youth. This was her highest-charting album at #1 for five weeks....
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Jan 25, 20241 min read
1979 - Take Me Home - Cher
45 Years Ago - 1979 Cher released her fifteenth album Take Me Home. This was the first of two albums released by Cher in 1979 and it came...
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bribriny
Jan 24, 20241 min read
1989 - Lōc-ed After Dark - Tone Lōc
35 Years Ago - 1989 Tone Lōc released his debut album Lōc-ed After Dark. It featured three singles: "Wild Thing" peaked at #2 behind...
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bribriny
Jan 23, 20241 min read
1984 - Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
40 Years Ago - 1984 Bon Jovi released their self-titled debut album. Two singles were released, "Runaway" was first peaking at #39. "She...
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Jan 22, 20241 min read
1979 - We Are Family - Sister Sledge
45 Years Ago - 1979 Sister Sledge released their third album We Are Family. This is basically a Chic album with different singers (the...
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Jan 21, 20241 min read
1989 - Skid Row - Skid Row
35 Years Ago - 1989 Skid Row released their self-titled debut album. Three singles were released. "Youth Gone Wild" eeked onto the Hot...
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bribriny
Jan 20, 20241 min read
1989 - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich - Warrant
35 Years Ago - 1989 Warrant released their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. Four singles were released. "Down Boys" made...
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Jan 19, 20241 min read
1989 - Technique - New Order
35 Years Ago - 1989 New Order released their fifth album Technique. Two singles were released in America. "Fine Time" made #2 Club song...
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Jan 18, 20241 min read
1984 - She's Strange - Cameo
40 Years Ago - 1984 Cameo released their tenth album She's Strange. This album was a big R&B hit with three singles released. "She's...
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bribriny
Jan 17, 20241 min read
1974 - Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
50 Years Ago - 1974 Joni Mitchell released her sixth album Court and Spark. There were three singles. "Raised on Robbery" made #65 and...
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bribriny
Jan 16, 20241 min read
1984 - Points on the Curve - Wang Chung
40 Years Ago - 1984 Wang Chung released their second album Points on the Curve. It's their first album to have the band name Wang Chung....
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