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Jul 21, 20231 min read
1993 - Candlebox - Candlebox
30 Years Ago - 1993 Candlebox released their self-titled debut album. Four singles came from the album "Change" made #18 Mainstream Rock...
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bribriny
Jul 20, 20231 min read
1978 - Touchdown - Bob James
45 Years Ago - 1978 Jazz artist Bob James has his commercial breakthrough with his sixth album Touchdown. The album's title is a...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read
1998 - Stunt - Barenaked Ladies
25 Years Ago - 1998 Barenaked Ladies released their fourth album Stunt. Three singles were released with "One Week" being their...
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bribriny
Jul 18, 20231 min read
1973 - The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
50 Years Ago - 1973 Maureen McGovern released her debut album The Morning After. The title track was the song from The Poseidon Adventure...
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bribriny
Jul 17, 20231 min read
1978 - Cheryl Lynn - Cheryl Lynn
45 Years Ago - 1978 Cheryl Lynn released her self-titled debut album. (maybe..wiki has it in the july list but it says...
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bribriny
Jul 16, 20231 min read
1973 - Queen - Queen
50 Years Ago - 1973 Queen released their self-titled debut album. The band had trouble releasing the album and because of that lag it was...
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Jul 15, 20231 min read
1983 - The Crossing - Big Country
40 Years Ago - 1983 Big Country released their debut album The Crossing. In America "In A Big Country" was the first single peaking at...
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bribriny
Jul 13, 20231 min read
1988 - Wild Wild West - The Escape Club
35 Years Ago - 1988 The Escape Club released their seconddebut album Wild Wild West. The title track was the first single and was a #1...
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bribriny
Jul 12, 20231 min read
1978 - Nightwatch - Kenny Loggins
45 Years Ago - 1978 Kenny Loggins released his second album Nightwatch. Jazz artist Bob James produced the album. "Whenever I Call You...
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bribriny
Jul 11, 20231 min read
1983 - The Look - Shalamar
40 Years Ago - 1983 Shalamar released their seventh album The Look. This is the last Shalamar album to feature the classic line-up of...
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bribriny
Jul 10, 20231 min read
1973 - Countdown to Ecstasy - Steely Dan
50 Years Ago - 1973 Steely Dan released their second album Countdown to Ecstasy. Two singles were released but never made the Top 40....
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bribriny
Jul 9, 20231 min read
1998 - The Boy is Mine - Monica
25 Years Ago - 1998 Monica released her second album The Boy is Mine. The first single was the title track and a duet with Brandy. It was...
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bribriny
Jul 8, 20231 min read
1973 - Barry Manilow (1) - Barry Manilow
50 Years Ago - 1973 Barry Manilow released his self-titled debut album. (Renamed Barry Manilow 1 in 1975.) The album failed to catch on...
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bribriny
Jul 7, 20231 min read
1978 - Nightflight to Venus - Boney M
45 Years Ago - 1978 Boney M released their third album Nightflight to Venus. Boney M was the creation of Frank Farian who would create...
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bribriny
Jul 6, 20231 min read
1993 - Debut - Björk
30 Years Ago - 1993 Björk released her debut album Debut. Her first album after the dissolution of The Sugercubes it received critical...
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bribriny
Jul 5, 20231 min read
1973 - Styx II - Styx
50 Years Ago - 1973 Styx released their second album Styx II. The album features their hit "Lady" which finally made the charts after...
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bribriny
Jul 4, 20231 min read
1988 - Kylie - Kylie Minogue
35 Years Ago - 1988 Kylie Minogue released her debut album Kylie. The album was produced by Stock, Aitken, and Waterman and received...
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bribriny
Jul 3, 20231 min read
1973 - We're an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
50 Years Ago - 1973 Grand Funk Railroad released their seventh album We're an American Band. It was produced by Todd Rundgren. The title...
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bribriny
Jul 2, 20231 min read
1988 - The Cocktail Soundtrack
35 Years Ago - 1988 The Cocktail Soundtrack was released from the Tom Cruise movie. Georgia Satellites had a hit with "Hippy Hippy Shake"...
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bribriny
Jul 1, 20231 min read
1983 - Fantastic - Wham!
40 Years Ago - 1983 Wham! released their debut album Fantastic. In America, the album was originally released as the band Wham UK. There...
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