1982 - Donna Summer (self titled)
40 Years Ago1982 Donna Summer released her tenth album Donna Summer. The album gave us the #10 song "Love is In Control (Finger on the...
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Jul 18, 20221 min read
1997 - Missy Elliot - Supa Dupa Fly
25 Years Ago - 1997 Missy Elliot released her debut album Supa Dupa Fly. (and frankly blew our minds.) As part of the promotional drive...
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Jul 17, 20221 min read
1997 - Smash Mout - Fush Yu Mang
1997 Smash Mouth released their debut album Fush Yu Mang. The title of the album was taken from a line slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface....
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
1972 - Neil Diamond - Moods
50 Years Ago - 1972 Neil Diamond released his eighth album Moods. The first single was "Song Sung Blue" inspired by the second movement...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
1982 - America - View From The Ground
40 Years Ago - 1982 America released their tenth album View From the Ground. Kind of a comeback album, it spawned big hit "You Can Do...
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Jul 14, 20221 min read
1992 - Rozalla - Everybody's Free
30 Years Ago - 1992 Rozalla released her debut album Everybody's Free. The title track was a worldwide smash making #37 on the Hot 100...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
1987 - Terence Trent D'Arby
35 Years ago - 1987 Terence Trent D'Arby released his debut album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby. (it was...
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Jul 12, 20221 min read
1972 - Johnny Nash
1972 Johnny Nash released his eleventh album I Can See Clearly Now. The title track was a #1 Smash on both the Hot 100 and AC chart. The...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
1982 - Talk Talk - The Party's Over
1982 - 40 Years Ago - Talk Talk released their debut album The Party's Over. "Talk Talk" was the first charting single making #75 #26...
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Jul 10, 20221 min read
1972 - Chicago V
1972 - 50 Years Ago - Chicago released their fifth album V. The album featured the singles "Saturday in the Park" (#3 #8 AC) and...
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Jul 9, 20221 min read
1987 - Laura Branigan - Touch
35 Years Ago - 1987 Laura Branigan released her fifth album Touch. The singles in America were "Shattered Glass" (#48 #27 AC #13 Club)...
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Jul 8, 20221 min read
1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 David Johansen released an album under his lounge singer persona Buster Poindexter. "Hot Hot Hot" was the single making #45 and #11...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
1977 - Styx - The Grand Illusion
1977 - 45 Years Ago - Styx released their seventh album The Grand Illusion. They chose this date because 7-7-77 for luck. It worked, the...
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Jul 6, 20221 min read
1997 - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
1997 - 25 Years Ago - Cherry Poppin' Daddies released a compilation album Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin'...
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Jul 5, 20221 min read
1997 - Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
1997 - 25 years Ago - Prodigy released their third album The Fat of the Land. In 1999, The Fat of the Land entered the Guinness World...
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Jul 4, 20221 min read
1972 - Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street
1972 - 50 Years Ago - The Doobie Brothers released their second album Toulouse Street. Singles were "Listen to the Music" (#11) and...
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Jul 3, 20221 min read
1987 - Sheila E's Debut Album
1987 - 35 Years Ago - Shiela E released her third self-titled album. The album has the earliest recorded appearance of members from the...
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bribriny
Jul 2, 20221 min read
1987 - Who's That Girl Soundtrack
1987 - 35 Years Ago - Who's That Girl Soundtrack was released the first soundtrack album from Madonna. Three Madonna songs were released...
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Jul 1, 20221 min read
1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 The Pointer Sisters released their ninth album So Excited! The album's singles were "American Music" (#16 #23 R&B #9 AC), "I'm So...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 Kiss released their sixth album (studio) Love Gun. Kiss Army members will remember that "Christine Sixteen" made #25. According to...
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