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Dec 14, 20241 min read
1999 #1 Single of the Year
#1 for the year 1999 - Cher - "Believe" It was #1 for seven weeks. When it went #1 she became the oldest female artist to achieve this...
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bribriny
Dec 13, 20241 min read
1994 #1 Single of the Year
#1 for the year 1994 - Ace of Base - "The Sign" #1 for six non-consecutive weeks.
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Dec 12, 20241 min read
1989 #1 Single of the Year
#1 for the year 1989 - Chicago - "Look Away" #1 for two weeks It was their third and final #1 and their only after the departure of Peter...
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bribriny
Dec 11, 20241 min read
1984 #1 Single of the Year
#1 for the year 1984 Prince - "When Doves Cry" #1 for five weeks.
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bribriny
Dec 10, 20241 min read
1979 - #1 Single for the Year
Today starts the #1 songs for the Anniversary Years. #1 for the year 1979 - The Knack - "My Sharona" #1 for six weeks
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bribriny
Dec 10, 20243 min read
12/10/24 - Worthless Collector Items, Best Santa, and Youngins Get Married
Tuesday 12/10/24 Celebrate: Dewey Decimal System Day Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales Human Rights Day National Lager Day Nobel...
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bribriny
Dec 9, 20241 min read
2009 - The Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys
15 Years Ago - 2009 Alicia Keys released her fourth album The Element of Freedom. "Doesn't Mean Anything" made #60, #2 Adult R&B , #14...
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bribriny
Dec 8, 20241 min read
1984 - Agent Provocateur - Foreigner
40 Years Ago - 1984 Foreigner released their fifth album Agent Provocateur. "I Want to Know What Love Is" features Jennifer Holiday on...
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bribriny
Dec 7, 20241 min read
1994 - The Sweetest Days - Vanessa Williams
30 Years Ago - 1994 Vanessa Williams released her third album The Sweetest Days . "The Sweetest Days" peaked at #18, #3 AC, #40 R&B. "The...
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bribriny
Dec 6, 20241 min read
1994 - Sixteen Stone - Bush
30 Years Ago (November..leave me alone) - 1994 Bush released their debut album Sixteen Stone. "Everything Zen" peaked at #2 Alternative...
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bribriny
Dec 5, 20241 min read
1979 - Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross
45 Years Ago - 1979 Christopher Cross released his self-titled debut album. The album was one of the first in popular music to be...
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bribriny
Dec 4, 20241 min read
2004 - Eye of the Telescope - KT Tunstall
20 Years Ago - 2004 KT Tunstall released her debut album Eye of the Telescope . (released on 2/7/2026 in the US) I had never listened...
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bribriny
Dec 3, 20241 min read
1999 - Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter - Jay-Z
25 Years Ago - 1999 Jay-Z released his fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter 12/28 was the release date and made it's debut...
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bribriny
Dec 2, 20241 min read
1999 - ...And Then There Was X - DMX
25 Years Ago - 1999 DMX released his third album ...And Then There Was X . Record companies realized that there was cash to be had by...
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bribriny
Dec 1, 20241 min read
1979 - September Morn - Neil Diamond
45 Years Ago - 1979 Neil Diamond released his thirteenth album September Morn . The album featured his version of "I'm a Believer" which...
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bribriny
Nov 30, 20241 min read
1979 - The Wall - Pink Floyd
45 Years Ago - 1979 Pink Floyd released their eleventh album The Wall . A Rock Opera some say is one of the greatest albums of all time...
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bribriny
Nov 29, 20241 min read
1979 - New York • London • Paris • Munich - M
45 Years Ago - 1979 M released its debut album New York • London • Paris • Munich. The album features future Level 42 members Phil Gould...
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bribriny
Nov 28, 20241 min read
1994 - My Life - Mary J. Blige
30 Years Ago - 1994 Mary J. Blige released her second album My Life. This is considered to be her breakthrough album..and it's stellar....
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bribriny
Nov 27, 20241 min read
1989 - Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic
35 Years Ago - 1989 Technotronic released their debut album Pump Up the Jam. A Belgian group featuring Ya Kid K. "Pump Up the Jam"peaked...
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bribriny
Nov 26, 20241 min read
1999 - Europop - Eiffel 65
25 Years Ago - 1999 Italian band Eiffel 65 released their debut album Europop . "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" which was recently redone by David...
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