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1990 - Dick Tracy Soundtrack - Madonna
35 Years Ago - 1990 Madonna released an album to accompany the film Dick Tracy. Three songs by Stephen Sondheim were in the movie,...
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May 221 min read
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1990 - Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade - Soul II Soul
35 Years Ago - 1990 Soul II Soul released their second album Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade This album didn't have the vocals from Caron...
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May 211 min read
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1995 - Forever Blue - Chris Isaak
30 Years Ago - 1995 Chris Isaak released his fifth album Forever Blue The first single was the Grammy-nominated "Somebody's Crying"...
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May 201 min read
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2000 - The Maddening Crowd - Nine Days
25 Years Ago - 2000 Nine Days released their debut major-label album The Maddening Crowd. "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" is their...
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May 191 min read
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2000 - The ABBA Generation - A*Teens
25 Years Ago - 2000 A-Teens released their debut album The ABBA Generation It was a #1 album in Sweden and Argentina. The album is a...
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May 181 min read
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1985 - Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
40 Years Ago - 1985 Dire Straits released their fifth album Brothers in Arms. It was the first album in history to sell over one million...
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May 171 min read
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2000 - Oops!... I Did It Again - Britney Spears
25 Years Ago - 2000 Britney Spears released her second album Oops!... I Did It Again . The album debuted at #1 selling 1.319 Million...
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May 161 min read
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2000 - Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
25 Years Ago - 2000 Whitney Houston released Whitney: The Greatest Hits. A two-disc release with Cool Down disc with ballads, and Throw...
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May 151 min read
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1980 - Freedom of Choice - Devo
45 Years Ago - 1980 Devo released their third album Freedom of Choice. This was a make or break record for the band. "Whip It" peaked at...
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May 141 min read
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2005 - Make Believe - Weezer
20 Years Ago - 2005 Weezer released their fifth album Make Believe . "Beverly Hills" peaked at #10, #1 Alternative Airplay, #26...
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May 131 min read
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1990 - Circle of One - Oleta Adams
35 Years Ago - 1990 Oleta Adams released her third album Circle of One. This is a beautiful album and her first with wide distribution....
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May 121 min read
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2000 - I Wanna Be With You - Mandy Moore
25 Years Ago - 2000 Mandy Moore reissued her debut album So Real renamed I Wanna Be with You , with some new tracks and remixes. "Candy"...
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May 111 min read
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1990 - Wilson Phillips - Wilson Phillips
35 Years Ago - 1990 Wilson Phillips released their debut self-titled album. The album and its singles earned the group five Grammy Award...
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May 101 min read
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1990 - Shut Up and Dance: Mixes - Paula Abdul
35 Years Ago - 1990 Paula Abdul released a remix album Shut Up and Dance: Mixes Should I bother letting you know that it's an album of...
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May 91 min read
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1990 - The Revival - Tony! Toni! Toné!
35 Years Ago - 1990 Tony! Toni! Toné! released their second album The Revival. I loved this R&B sound from this era, and this is a great...
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May 81 min read
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1995 - Greatest Hits - The Bangles
35 Years Ago - 1995 The Bangles released their Greatest Hits. The group had already broken up and it was to fulfill the band's contract....
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May 71 min read
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1985 - Nervous Night - Hooters
40 Years Ago - 1985 Hooters released their second album Nervous Night. Because of their work on the debut Cyndi Lauper album, Columbia...
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May 61 min read
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1995 - Nobody Else - Take That
30 Years Ago - 1995 Take That released their third album Nobody Else. (it wasn't released till August in North America) The band...
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May 51 min read
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1995 - Short Bus - Filter
30 Years Ago - 1995 Filter released their debut album Short Bus. Lead singer Richard Patrick said in an interview that Trent Reznor had...
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May 41 min read
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1985 - Youthquake - Dead or Alive
40 Years Ago - 1985 Dead or Alive released their second album Youthquake. This album was a collaboration with Stock Aitken Waterman (I...
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May 31 min read
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