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Jun 30, 20231 min read
1983 - Keep It Up - Loverboy
40 Years Ago - 1983 Loverboy released their third album Keep It Up. The first single "Hot Girls in Love" peaked at #11 and #2 Mainstream...
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bribriny
Jun 29, 20231 min read
2003 - Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas
20 Years Ago - 2003 Black Eyed Peas released their third album Elephunk. This was their first album with Fergie. The first single was...
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bribriny
Jun 28, 20231 min read
2003 - Dangerously In Love - Beyoncé
20 Years Ago - 2003 Beyoncé released her debut solo album Dangerously In Love. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, the album and its songs...
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bribriny
Jun 27, 20231 min read
1993 - Sons of Soul - Tony! Toni! Toné!
30 Years Ago - 1993 Tony! Toni! Toné! released their third album Sons of Soul. Five singles were released, the first, "If I Had No Loot"...
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bribriny
Jun 26, 20231 min read
1988 - Reg Strikes Back - Elton John
35 Years Ago - 1988 Elton John released his twenty-first album Reg Strikes Back. John came back after taking a year off to recover from...
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bribriny
Jun 25, 20231 min read
1988 - Heavy Nova - Robert Palmer
35 Years Ago (yes again) - 1988 Robert Palmer released his ninth album Heavy Nova. The first single was another smash. "Simply...
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Jun 24, 20231 min read
1988 - Roll With It - Steve Winwood
35 Years Ago - 1988 Steve Winwood released his fifth album Roll With It. It turned out to be his most commercially successful album. The...
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bribriny
Jun 23, 20231 min read
1988 - Heart Break - New Edition
35 Years Ago - New Edition released their fifth album Heart Break. With Bobby Brown gone (and an album also released this week) Johnny...
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bribriny
Jun 22, 20231 min read
1988 - Information Society - Information Society
35 Years Ago - 1988 Information Society released their self-titled debut album. Love this album (how can you not like an album that...
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bribriny
Jun 21, 20231 min read
1988 - Chicago 19 - Chicago
35 Years Ago - 1988 Chicago released their sixteenth studio album Chicago 19. "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" made #3 and #5 AC....
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bribriny
Jun 20, 20231 min read
1978 - Double Vision - Foreigner
45 Years Ago - 1978 Foreigner released their second album Double Vision. The album had three singles. "Hot Blooded" was the first making...
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bribriny
Jun 19, 20231 min read
1988 - Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown
35 Years Ago - 1988 Bobby Brown released his second album Don't Be Cruel. The album was a monster with five top-10 singles. "Don't Be...
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bribriny
Jun 18, 20231 min read
1998 - The Dirty Boogie - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
25 Years Ago - 1998 The Brian Setzer Orchestra released their third album The Dirty Boogie. The Gap is responsible for the swing revival...
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bribriny
Jun 17, 20231 min read
1983 - Synchronicity - The Police
40 Years Ago - 1983 The Police released their fifth album Synchronicity. This would be the last Police album. Synchronicity won the award...
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bribriny
Jun 16, 20231 min read
2003 - Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
20 Years Ago - 2003 Luther Vandross released his thirteenth album Dance With My Father. Perfect for Father's Day as it was dedicated to...
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bribriny
Jun 15, 20231 min read
2008 - Paper Monsters - David Gahan
15 Years Ago - 2008 Depeche Mode lead singer David Gahan released his debut solo album Paper Monsters. Three singles were released....
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bribriny
Jun 14, 20231 min read
1988 - Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
35 Years Ago - 1988 Paula Abdul released her debut album Forever Your Girl. At the time of the album's release, it was the most...
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bribriny
Jun 13, 20231 min read
1988 - Small World - Huey Lewis and the News
35 Years Ago - 1988 Huey Lewis and the News released their fifth album Small World. Three singles were released. "Perfect World" had a #3...
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bribriny
Jun 12, 20231 min read
1983 - The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks
40 Years Ago - 1983 Stevie Nicks released her second album The Wild Heart. Three singles were released starting with "Stand Back" which...
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bribriny
Jun 11, 20231 min read
1983 - State of Confusion - The Kinks
40 Years Ago - 1983 The Kinks released their twentieth album State of Confusion. "Come Dancing" was the smash hit peaking at #6 and #16...
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