There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Lionel Richie released his second album Can't Slow Down. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Every single released...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Cyndi Lauper released her debut album She's So Unusual. Six singles were released and Lauper was the first female...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Billy Joel released his sixth album 52nd Street. I wore this one out. The album won Grammy's for Album of the Year...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Chaka Kahn released her debut album Chaka. Her first single was the iconic "I'm Every Woman." Written by Ashford and...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Culture Club released their second album Colour by Numbers Helen Terry provided great backing vocals. The album...

35 Years Ago - 1988 U2 released their sixth album Rattle and Hum. It was a companion to their rockumentary film of the same name. Four...

35 Years Ago - 1988 Pet Shop Boys released their third album Introspective. It was unusual as the songs were lengthy tracks. Singles...

There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...

30 Years Ago - 1993 D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their fifth and final album Code Red. Charting singles were, "Boom! Shake...

30 Years Ago - 1993 Take That released their second album Everything Changes. Let's just say America ignored this album and there were no...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show released their seventh album Pleasure and Pain. Two top 10 hits were released. "Sharing...

30 Years Ago - 1993 Weird Al released his eighth album Alapalooza. The album included seven original songs and three parody ones. Some of...

30 Years Ago - 1993 M People released their second album Elegant Slumming. In America, it wouldn't be till 1994 that we would get an...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Genesis released their self-titled twelfth album. At the time, it became their biggest commercial success, and...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Chicago released their tenth album...no, not X or Ten...Hot Streets. Two singles,"Alive Again" and "No Tell Lover"...

I have so many releases that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the amazing album that came out. Today - R&B and...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Toto released their self-titled debut album. The album featured three singles. "Hold the Line" peaked at #5 "I'll...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Nicolette Larson released her debut album Nicolette. Her first single was a cover of the Neil Young song "Lotta Love"...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Art of Noise released their debut EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise. Two early versions of "Beat Box" and "Moments...