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2009 - Lungs - Florence and the Machine
15 Years Ago - 2009 Florence and the Machine released their debut album Lungs. The album won the award for British Album of the Year at...
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Jul 19, 20241 min read
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2009 - Leave This Town - Daughtry
15 Years Ago - 2009 Daughtry released their second album Leave This Town. "No Surprise" peaked at #15, #4 AC, #1 Adult Pop Airplay, #9...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
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2009 - Party Rock - LMFAO
15 Years Ago - 2009 LMFAO released their debut album Party Rock. "I'm in Miami Bitch" This song is the theme song for the 2009 reality...
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Jul 17, 20241 min read
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1984 - Diamond Life - Sade
40 Years Ago - 1984 Sade released their debut album Diamond Life. "Smooth Operator" peaked at #5, #1 AC, #11 Club, #5 R&B. "Your Love is...
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Jul 16, 20241 min read
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2009 - Evacuate the Dancefloor - Cascada
15 Years Ago - 2009 Cascada released their third album Evacuate the Dancefloor. The title track peaked at #25, #1 Dance Airplay, #14 Pop...
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Jul 15, 20241 min read
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1984 - VOA - Sammy Hagar
40 Years Ago - 1984 Sammy Hagar released his eighth album VOA. He would join Van Halen in 1985. "Two Sides of Love" made #5 Mainstream...
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Jul 14, 20241 min read
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1979 - First Under the Wire - Little River Band
45 Years Ago - 1979 Little River Band released their fifth album First Under the Wire. Two songs made the US charts "Lonesome Loser"...
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Jul 13, 20241 min read
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1994 - Dewdrops in the Garden - Deee-Lite
30 Years Ago - 1994 Deee-Lite released their third and final album Dewdrops in the Garden. Was this album a hit..hardly. Is it...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read
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1989 - Cut Both Ways - Gloria Estefan
35 Years Ago - 1989 is the debut solo album from Gloria Estefan, Cuts Both Ways. (still with the Miami Sound Machine but headliner now.)...
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Jul 11, 20241 min read
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1989 - Heart of Stone - Cher
35 Years Ago - 1989 Cher released her nineteenth album Heart of Stone. This was her first solo album and was a smash. "After All" is a...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read
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1984 - Ice Cream Castle - The Time
40 Years Ago - 1984 The Time released their third album Ice Cream Castle. Produced and arranged by Prince, the hits appeared in the...
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Jul 9, 20241 min read
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1994 - I Ain't Movin' - Des'ree
30 Years Ago - 1994 Des'ree released her second album I Ain't Movin' Only one single was released in the US. "You Gotta Be" was a huge...
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Jul 8, 20241 min read
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1989 - Tender Lover - Babyface
35 Years Ago - 1989 Babyface released his second album Tender Lover. "It's No Crime" peaked at #7, #1 R&B, and was his only Club chart...
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Jul 7, 20241 min read
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1979 - The B-52's - The B-52's
45 Years Ago - 1979 The B-52's released their self-titled debut album. "Rock Lobster" is a signature song and also inspired the name of...
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Jul 6, 20241 min read
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1994 - Cracker Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish
30 Years Ago - 1994 Hootie & the Blowfish released their humongous debut album Cracked Rear View. It is the 20th best-selling album of...
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Jul 5, 20241 min read
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1984 - Hard to Hold - Rick Springfield
40 Years Ago - 1984 Rick Springfield released his eighth album Hard to Hold. It served as the soundtrack for the movie. "Love Somebody"...
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Jul 4, 20241 min read
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1979 - Midnight Magic - Commodores
45 Years Ago - 1979 Commodores released their seventh album Midnight Magic. Three singles were released, and you know two of them. "Sail...
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Jul 3, 20241 min read
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1984 - Victory (hardly) - The Jacksons
40 Years Ago - 1984 The Jacksons released their fifteenth album Victory. The only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as...
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Jul 2, 20241 min read
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1989 - UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff - Weird Al
35 Years Ago - 1989 Weird Al released UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff. The album was not well recieved. "UHF"...
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
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1989 - The End of the Innocence - Don Henley
35 Years Ago - 1989 Don Henley released his third album The End of the Innocence. His biggest selling album had four singles. "The End of...
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Jun 30, 20241 min read
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