1988 - Hold Me In Your Arms - Rick Astley
35 Years Ago - 1988 Rick Astley released his second album Hold Me In Your Arms. Rick wrote half the album, the other half was with Stock...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
1978 - Love Tracks - Gloria Gaynor
45 Years Ago - 1978 Gloria Gaynor released her sixth album Love Tracks. "Substitute" was the first single and peaked at #78 on the R&B...
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Nov 26, 20231 min read
1993 - Haddaway - Haddaway
30 Years Ago - 1993 Haddaway released his debut album The Album or Haddaway in America. The first single is, was, and always will be a...
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Nov 25, 20231 min read
1983 - You Broke My Heart in 17 Places - Tracy Ullman
40 Years Ago - 1983 Tracy Ullman released her debut album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places. It was an album of cover songs with Kirsty...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read
1978 - Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart
45 Years Ago - 1978 Rod Stewart released his ninth album Blondes Have More Fun. Following the Disco trend, the first single "Do Ya Think...
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Nov 23, 20231 min read
1988 - Beaches Soundtrack - Bette Midler
35 Years Ago - 1988 Bette Midler released the Beaches: Original Soundtrack Recording. It was easy to make this movie with Bette's songs,...
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Nov 22, 20231 min read
1983 - Yentl Soundtrack - Barbra Streisand
40 Years Ago - 1983 Barbra Streisand released the soundtrack to Yentl. "The Way He Makes Me Feel" was the first single making #1 on the...
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Nov 21, 20231 min read
1983 - Seven and the Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
40 Years Ago - 1983 Duran Duran released their third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger. The title refers to the five band members and...
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Nov 20, 20231 min read
1983 - The Politics of Dancing - Re-Flex
40 Years Ago - 1983 Re-Flex released their debut album The Politics of Dancing. The title track was the first single, a #8 Club hit, and...
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Nov 19, 20231 min read
1978 - Energy - The Pointer Sisters
45 Years Ago - 1978 The Pointer Sisters released their fifth album Energy. This was the first album after Bonnie left and also their...
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Nov 18, 20231 min read
1993 - Hand on the Torch - Us3
30 Years Ago - 1993 Us3 released their debut album Hand on the Torch. It is a mix of jazz and hip-hop with samples from the Blue Note...
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Nov 17, 20231 min read
1973 - Mind Games - John Lennon
50 Years Ago - 1973 John Lennon released his fourth album Mind Games. The title track was the only single released and peaked at #18 and...
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Nov 16, 20231 min read
1973 - Piano Man - Billy Joel
50 Years Ago - 1973 Billy Joel released his second album Piano Man. The title comes from his experiences with people he met as a lounge...
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
1988 - All or Nothing - Milli Vanilli
35 Years Ago - 1988 Milli Vanilli released their debut album All or Nothing. It would be repackaged in 1989 and released in America...
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Nov 14, 20231 min read
1983 - Touch - Eurythmics
40 Years Ago - 1983 Eurythmics released their third album Touch. Singles from the album were "Who's That Girl?" peaked at #21. "Right by...
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Nov 13, 20231 min read
1983 - 90125 - Yes
40 Years Ago - 1983 Yes released their eleventh album 90125. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" became their only #1 song. It also was #3 Club, #1...
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Nov 12, 20231 min read
1983 - First Offense - Corey Hart
40 Years Ago - 1983 Corey Hart released his debut album First Offense. "Sunglasses at Night" was the first single and peaked at #7. "It...
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
1983 - Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
40 Years Ago - 1983 Billy Idol released his second album Rebel Yell. This was actually a fun re-listen. "Rebel Yell" was the first single...
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Nov 10, 20231 min read
1978 - Jazz - Queen
45 Years Ago - 1978 Queen released their seventh album Jazz. Singles from the album started with a double-sided single. (It was the first...
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
1988 - Green - R.E.M.
35 Years Ago - 1988 R.E.M. released their sixth album Green. This was their first album for Warner Brothers, a major label, and many...
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