40 Years Ago - 1985 The #1 Dance song today was "I Like You" by Phyllis Nelson. It also peaked at #61 Hot 100 and #65 R&B.

45 Years Ago - 1980 Multiple songs from the Jackson album Triumph were the #1 Dance Songs on this date. The three tracks were, "Lovely One" also hit #12 Hot 100 and #2 R&B. Can't You Feel It" made #77 and #30 R&B. "Walk Right Now" made #73 and #50 R&B. You get the album version of “Can You Feel It” because there is so much extraneous noise in the video! It’s terrible! But you should see it for its excess!

25 Years Ago - 2000 K-Ci and JoJo released their third album X. "Crazy" also appeared on the soundtrack for Save the Last Dance. It peaked at #11, #63 R&B, #4 Pop Airplay, #2 Rhythmic. "Wanna Do You Right" made #60 R&B.

20 Years Ago - 2005 the #1 Dance song today was "Hung Up" by Madonna. Featuring a sample from ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight.) The music video is a tribute to John Travolta and his movies, and to dancing in general. It also made #7 Hot 100, #29 AC, #16 Adult Pop Airplay, #17 Pop Airplay.

40 Years Ago - 1985 Fine Young Cannibals released their self-titles debut album. "Johnny Come Home" was the first single and only made #76 in the US. It also made #9 on the Club chart. There is also a great cover of Elvis's Suspicious Minds. Jimmy Sommerville does back up vocals. It made #23 Club.

25 Years Ago - 2000 The #1 Dance song today was Dreamin' by Loleatta Holloway. This is a remix and new recorded version of the 1977 song that only made #72.

45 Years Ago - 1980 The Flash Gordon Soundtrack was released. Done by Queen. "Flash's Theme" or just "Flash" was the only single. It only peaked at #42 here in the US.

30 Years Ago -1995 The #1 Dance Song today was by Diana Ross, "Take Me Higher" Her fifth #1 Dance song.

25 Years Ago - 2000 3LW released their debut self-titled album. "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" peaked at #23, #22 R&B, #12 Pop Airplay, #10 Rhythmic. "Playas Gon' Play" made #81, #56 R&B, #17 Rhythmic Airplay.

30 Years Ago - 1995 the tribute album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits was released. Alternative rock artists did the covers and there was even a music video collection hosted by Drew Barrymore. Liz Phair, Sponge, Juliana Hatfield, Collective Soul, and even the Ramones contributed tracks.

35 Years Ago - 1990 The Simpsons Sing the Blues was released. It was a hit!! The Simpsons started in 1989 as a full-fledged show after shorts were aired on The Tracy Ullman Show. "Do the Bartman" made #24 on the Hot 100. That is Michael Jackson on backing vocals.. "Deep, Deep Trouble" made #69

35 Years Ago - 1990 Enigma released their debut album MCMXC a.D . (that's 1990 in Roman numerals) The album combines new-age music with dance rhythms, Gregorian chant and themes of religion and sexuality, and spawned two US singles. "Sadeness (Part I)" peaked at #5, #6 Modern Rock Tracks, #67 R&B, #1 Club. "Mea Culpa (Part II)" made #7 Club.

40 Years Ago - on this day 1985, Sheila E had the #1 Dance Song "A Love Bizarre." The song made its debut in the movie Krush Groove. It also peaked at #11 and #2 R&B.

45 Years Ago - This date in 1980 the #1 Dance Song was "Shoot Your Best Shot" by Linda Clifford. It stayed there for four weeks and made #43 on the R&B chart. It was co-written and produced by Isaac Hayes.

25 Years Ago - 2000 Backstreet Boys released their fourth album Black & Blue. The album sold 1.5 million in its first week of release, as was the boy band strength at the time. "Shape of My Heart" peaked at #9, #2 AC, and #8 Pop Airplay. "The Call" made #53 and #19 Pop Airplay. "More than That" made #27, #6 AC, #14 Pop Airplay.

25 Years Ago - 2000 Ricky Martin released his sixth album Sound Loaded. "She Bangs" is a cover of William Hung's song he made famous on American Idol. Ummm..no..Ricky's was first and peaked at #12, #1 Latin, #8 Pop Airplay and Top 40 Tracks, #30 Rhythmic, #27 Club. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" is a duet with Christina Aguilera and made #13, #3 AC, #27 Adult Pop Airplay, #8 Pop Airplay, #20 Rhythmic, #10 Top 40 Tracks. "Loaded" made #97.

25 Years Ago - 2000 Fat Boy Slim released his third album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. A masterpiece of great vocal work and reworking samples. "Sunset (Bird of Prey)" samples Jim Morrison's vocals and made #35 Club. "Star 69" released as a double-A side with "Weapon of Choice," which made #33 Alternative Airplay. It featured Bootsy Collins on vocals and the amazing video with Christopher Walken winning the Grammy for Best Music Video.

35 Years Ago - 1990 Ralph Tresvant released his debut self-titled solo album. Stepping out of New Edition, the album released three singles. "Sensitivity" made #4, #1 R&B, #19 Club. "Stone Cold Gentleman" featured a rap with Bobby Brown and made #34 and #3 R&B. "Do What I Gotta Do" peaked at #2 R&B

45 Years Ago - 1980 Blondie released their fifth album Autoamerican. "The Tide Is High" is a cover of the Jamaican group The Paragons' song and peaked at #1 Hot 100 and Club, #3 AC. "Rapture" was the first number-one single in the United States to feature rap vocals. It also hit #1 Club, #33 R&B/Hip Hop, #35 Mainstream Rock. An absolute stellar album. Relisten to this now!

40 Years Ago - 1985 Dionne Warwick released her album Friends. The album features one of the true definition of schmaltz, "That's What Friends Are For." First recorded by Rod Stewart in 1982 for the Night Shift Soundtrack, Dionne sang with (her friends) Elton JOhn, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder. It was released as a chairty single for AIDS research, and won the Grammys for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. Schmaltzy as it is, it did