1983 - Frontiers - Journey
40 Years Ago - 1983 Journey released their eighth album Frontiers. Four singles were released "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (#8 #1...
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
1983 - Another Page - Christopher Cross
40 Years Ago - 1983 Christopher Cross released his second album Another Page. Following the success of the #1 "Arthur's Theme (Best That...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
2008 - 19 - Adele
15 Years Ago - 2008 Adele released her debut album 19. Singles charting in the US were "Chasing Pavements" which won a Grammy for Best...
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Jan 29, 20231 min read
2003 - New Arrival - A*Teens
10 Years Ago - 2003 A*Teens released their fourth and final album New Arrival. The album consists of six songs previously released on Pop...
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Jan 28, 20231 min read
1998 - Wide Open Spaces - The Dixie Chicks
25 Years Ago - 1998 The Dixie Chicks released their fourth album and major label debut Wide Open Spaces. It was the first album with...
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Jan 27, 20231 min read
1988 - Skyscraper - David Lee Roth
35 Years Ago - 1988 David Lee Roth released his second full-length album Skyscraper. Featuring the releases, "Just Like Paradise" which...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read
1973 - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player - Elton John
50 Years Ago - 1973 Elton John released his sixth album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. The title of the album came from friend...
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Jan 25, 20231 min read
2008 - I Stand - Idina Menzel
15 Years Ago - 2008 Idina Menzel released her third album I Stand. The first single released was a dance-pop mix of "Defying Gravity" (#5...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read
1978 - #1 Club Song on This Date - Supernature - Cherrone
45 Years Ago - 1978 The #1 Club song on this date was from Cherrone, "Supernature" Hello Disco!!! only making #70 on the Hot 100 and #72...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
1988 - Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
35 Years Ago - 1988 Taylor Dayne released her debut album Tell It to My Heart. Four singles were released in the US the first being the...
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Jan 22, 20231 min read
1983 - Pyromania - Def Leppard
40 Years Ago - 1983 Def Leppard released their third album Pyromania. Produced by Robert "Mutt" Lange the album was a shift away from the...
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Jan 21, 20231 min read
1978 - Infinity - Journey
45 Years Ago - 1978 Journey released their fourth album Infinity. It was their first album with Steve Perry. Two singles were released,...
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Jan 20, 20231 min read
1978 - City to City - Gerry Rafferty
45 Years Ago - 1978 Gerry Rafferty released his second solo album City to City. Three singles charted in America, "Baker Street" (#2 for...
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Jan 19, 20231 min read
1983 - Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams
40 Years Ago - 1983 Bryan Adams released his third album Cuts Like a Knife. Three singles were released, and the first was "Straight from...
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Jan 18, 20231 min read
1978 - Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
45 Years Ago - 1978 Warren Zevon released his third album Excitable Boy. This was his best-selling album partly because of the hit...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
1983 - Trouble in Paradise - Randy Newman
40 Years Ago - 1983 Randy Newman released his seventh album Trouble in Paradise. It should be called Randy fronts Toto as with many...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
1993 - 12 Inches of Snow - Snow
30 Years Ago - 1993 Snow released his debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The Canadian reggae musician topped the charts for seven weeks with...
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Jan 15, 20231 min read
2008 - N.B 0r Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
15 Years Ago - 2008 Natasha Bedingfield released her second album N.B. or in America Pocketful of Sunshine with a different tracklist....
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Jan 14, 20231 min read
1983 - Nena - Nena
40 Years Ago - 1983 Nena released their debut album by the German group led by her. This is her second album but first with the band. The...
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Jan 13, 20231 min read
1978 - Pastiche - Manhattan Transfer
45 Years Ago - 1978 Manhattan Transfer released their fourth album Pastiche. This was the last with Laurel Masse as part of the group....
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