30 Years Ago - 1993 Joe released his debut album Everything. Three singles were released. "I'm In Luv" peaked at #64 but was a #6 club...

35 Years Ago - 1988 The Proclaimers released their second album Sunshine on Leith. It had one hit in America, the infectious "I'm Gonna...

25 Years Ago - 1998 Jennifer Paige released her self-titled debut album. "Crush" was the first single and an international hit! It peaked...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Herbie Hancock released his thirty-fifth album Future Shock. "Rockit", the album's big hit, was accompanied by one of...

50 Years Ago - 1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd released their self-titled debut album parenthetically (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) Their name...

35 Years Ago - 1988 New Kids on the Block released their second album Hangin' Tough. Five singles were released and this was their...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Chic released their second album C'est Chic. "Le Freak", the first single, and my first 45 purchase when I started...

35 Years Ago - 1988 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock released their debut album It Takes Two. The title track was the first single and only...

35 Years Ago - 1988 N.W.A. released their debut album Straight Outta Compton. The album received gangsta rap's first platinum...

40 Years/30 Years Ago - 1983/1993 Billy Joel released his ninth/twelfth albums An Innocent Man & River of Dreams. 1983 - An Innocent Man...

50 & 45 Years Ago - 1973/1978 Roberta Flack released her fifth and eighth albums Killing Me Softly and Roberta Flack. In 1973 the title...

30 Years Ago - 1993 Sheryl Crow released her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club. The title of the album comes from the name for the ad...

35 Years Ago - 1988 Bobby McFerrin released his fourth album Simple Pleasures. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was only single released and was a...

50 Years Ago - 1973 Stevie Wonder released his sixteenth album Innervisions. The album won Grammys for Album of the Year and Best...

40 Years Ago - 1983 Jackson Browne released his seventh album Lawyers in Love. Four singles were released with the title track peaking at...

45 Years Ago - 1978 Boston released their second album Don't Look Back. The legal battles started with this album and Tom Schotz feels...

35 Years Ago - 1988 Salt-N-Pepa released their second album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa. Three singles were released the first being the...

25 Years Ago - 1998 The Beastie Boys released their fifth album Hello Nasty. It made it's debut at #1, and won Best Alternative Music...

50 Years Ago - 1973 ZZ Top released their third album Tres Hombres. The album features their classic La Grange. It peaked at #41.

30 Years Ago - 1993 UB40 released their tenth album Promises and Lies. The album featured a cover of the Elvis song "(I Can't Help)...