1987 - Heaven on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
35 Years Ago - 1987 Belinda Carlisle released her second album Heaven on Earth. The US singles were "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (#1 #7...
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Oct 4, 20221 min read
1982 - H2O - Hall & Oats
40 Years Ago - 1982 Hall & Oats released their eleventh album H2O. The album featured three big singles, "Maneater" - the song actually...
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bribriny
Oct 3, 20221 min read
1977 - Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
45 Years Ago - 1977 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released their seventh album Out of the Blue. This double album featured four singles,...
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bribriny
Oct 2, 20221 min read
1972 - Music is My Life - Billy Preston
50 Years Ago - 1972 Billy Preston released his seventh album Music is My Life. The album is notable for his first #1 "Will It Go Round in...
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Oct 1, 20221 min read
1982 - The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
40 Years Ago - 1982 Donald Fagen released his debut solo album The Nightfly. It was Fagen's first release without longtime Steely Dan...
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bribriny
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Bonus Releases 1987 & 1997
So many albums this month. Here are some hits from ones I didn't get to. Part 2 1987 Depeche Mode released their sixth album Music for...
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bribriny
Sep 30, 20221 min read
1982 - Something's Going On - Frida
40 Years Ago - 1982 Frida released her third solo album Something's Going On. This was the first in English and Phil Collins was a...
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bribriny
Sep 29, 20221 min read
1977 - The Stranger - Billy Joel
45 Years Ago - 1977 Billy Joel released his fifth album The Stranger. It was the first to be produced by Phil Ramone. It is considered...
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bribriny
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Bonus Releases 1977 & 1982
So many albums this month. Here are some hits from ones I didn't get to. 1977 - The Babys released Broken Heart featuring the #13 hit...
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bribriny
Sep 28, 20221 min read
1982 - Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
40 Years Ago - 1982 Dionne Warwick released Heartbreaker. The album was largely written by Barry Gibb and The Bee Gees. The title track...
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bribriny
Sep 27, 20221 min read
1987 - Man of Colours - Icehouse
35 Years Ago - 1987 Australian band Icehouse released their fifth album Man of Colours. The first single "Crazy" made #14 on the Hot 100...
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bribriny
Sep 26, 20221 min read
1982 - Forever Now - The Psychedelic Furs
40 Years Ago - 1982 The Psychedelic Furs released thier third album Forever Now. This was their first album with new producer Todd...
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bribriny
Sep 25, 20221 min read
1982 - The Nylon Curtain - Billy Joel
40 Years Ago - 1982 Billy Joel released his eighth album The Nylon Curtain. The frist single "Pressure" made #20 and #8 Rock. Next was...
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bribriny
Sep 24, 20221 min read
1977 - Little Criminals - Randy Newman
45 Years Ago - 1977 Randy Newman released his fifth album Little Criminals. Some of the instrumental work and backing vocals on the album...
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bribriny
Sep 23, 20221 min read
1977 - Aja - Steely Dan
45 Years Ago - 1977 Steely Dan released their sixth album Aja. The album's title is pronounced like Asia. Donald Fagen has said the album...
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bribriny
Sep 22, 20221 min read
1987 - The Hunger - Michael Bolton
35 Years Ago - 1987 Michael Bolton released his fifth album The Hunger. The album contained the singles "That's What Love is All About"...
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bribriny
Sep 21, 20221 min read
1992 - Blind Melon - Blind Melon
30 Years Ago - 1992 - Blind Melon released their self-titled debut album. Singles from the album were "Tones of Home" #20 Modern Rock,...
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bribriny
Sep 20, 20221 min read
1992 - Core - Stone Temple Pilots
30 Years Ago - 1992 Stone Temple Pilots released their debut album Core. The album had three singles, "Sex Type Thing" (#23 Mainstream...
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bribriny
Sep 19, 20221 min read
1997 - Butterfly - Mariah Carey
25 Years Ago - 1997 Mariah Carey released her sixth album Butterfly. Five singles were released, "Honey" (#1 Hot 100, Club, Rhythmic, #10...
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bribriny
Sep 18, 20221 min read
1997 - Aquarium - Aqua
30 Years Ago - 1997 Aqua released their debut album Aquarium. The album features the international smash "Barbie Girl" (#7 #21 Club #15...
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