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1989 - Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson
35 Years Ago - 1989 Debbie Gibson released her second album Electric Youth. This was her highest-charting album at #1 for five weeks....
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Jan 26, 20241 min read


1979 - Take Me Home - Cher
45 Years Ago - 1979 Cher released her fifteenth album Take Me Home. This was the first of two albums released by Cher in 1979 and it came...
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Jan 25, 20241 min read


1989 - Lōc-ed After Dark - Tone Lōc
35 Years Ago - 1989 Tone Lōc released his debut album Lōc-ed After Dark. It featured three singles: "Wild Thing" peaked at #2 behind...
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Jan 24, 20241 min read


1984 - Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
40 Years Ago - 1984 Bon Jovi released their self-titled debut album. Two singles were released, "Runaway" was first peaking at #39. "She...
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Jan 23, 20241 min read


1979 - We Are Family - Sister Sledge
45 Years Ago - 1979 Sister Sledge released their third album We Are Family. This is basically a Chic album with different singers (the...
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Jan 22, 20241 min read


1989 - Skid Row - Skid Row
35 Years Ago - 1989 Skid Row released their self-titled debut album. Three singles were released. "Youth Gone Wild" eeked onto the Hot...
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Jan 21, 20241 min read


1989 - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich - Warrant
35 Years Ago - 1989 Warrant released their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. Four singles were released. "Down Boys" made...
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Jan 20, 20241 min read


1989 - Technique - New Order
35 Years Ago - 1989 New Order released their fifth album Technique. Two singles were released in America. "Fine Time" made #2 Club song...
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Jan 19, 20241 min read


1984 - She's Strange - Cameo
40 Years Ago - 1984 Cameo released their tenth album She's Strange. This album was a big R&B hit with three singles released. "She's...
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Jan 18, 20241 min read


1974 - Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
50 Years Ago - 1974 Joni Mitchell released her sixth album Court and Spark. There were three singles. "Raised on Robbery" made #65 and...
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Jan 17, 20241 min read


1984 - Points on the Curve - Wang Chung
40 Years Ago - 1984 Wang Chung released their second album Points on the Curve. It's their first album to have the band name Wang Chung....
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Jan 16, 20241 min read


1994 - Too High to Die - Meat Puppets
30 Years Ago - 1994 Meat Puppets released their eighth album Too High to Die. We played the crap out of "Backwater" at the time at...
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Jan 15, 20241 min read


1994 - Under the Pink - Tori Amos
30 Years Ago - 1994 Tori Amos released her second album Under the Pink. American singles were "Cornflake Girl" making #12 on the Modern...
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Jan 14, 20241 min read


1984 - Learning to Crawl - The Pretenders
40 Years Ago - 1984 The Pretenders released their third album Learning to Crawl. The title was given in honor of Chrissie Hynde's...
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Jan 13, 20241 min read


1994 - Face the Music - New Kids on the Block
30 Years Ago - 1994 New Kids on the Block released their fifth album Face the Music. Two singles charted in America. "If You Go Away"...
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Jan 12, 20241 min read


1974 - Hotcakes - Carly Simon
50 Years Ago - 1974 Carly Simon released her fourth album Hotcakes. Two singles were released. The first with then husband James Taylor....
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Jan 11, 20241 min read


1989 - ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
35 Years Ago - 1989 Britney Spears released her debut album ...Baby One More Time. It made Spears the fifth artist under the age of 18 to...
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Jan 10, 20241 min read


1984 - 1984 - Van Halen
40 Years Ago - 1984 Van Halen released their sixth album MCMLXXXIV or 1984. This was the last album to feature the original members of...
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Jan 9, 20241 min read


1974 - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
50 Years Ago - 1974 Gordon Lightfoot released his ninth album Sundown. The only one of his albums to reach #1. The title track was a #1...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read


1974 - Rhapsody In White - Love Unlimited Orchestra
50 Years Ago - 1974 The Love Unlimited Orchestra released their debut album Rhapsody in White. Barry White composed all the songs, and...
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Jan 7, 20241 min read

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