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1998 - Little Plastic Castle - Ani DiFranco
25 Years Ago - 1998 Ani DiFranco released her eighth album Little Plastic Castle. Buffalo born she started her own record company,...
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Feb 16, 20231 min read
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1998 - Train - Train
25 Years Ago - 1978 Train released their self-titled debut album. The first single was "Meet Virginia" and made #20 on the Hot 100 and...
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Feb 15, 20231 min read
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1978 - All This and Heaven Too - Andrew Gold
45 Years Ago - 1978 Andrew Gold released his third album All This and Heaven Too. The album features the first single "Thank You For...
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Feb 14, 20231 min read
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1983 - Kihnspiracy - Greg Kihn Band
40 Years Ago - 1983 Greg Kihn Band released their eighth album Kihnspiracy. The only single from the album was a biggie. "Jeopardy" went...
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Feb 13, 20231 min read
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1983 - Quick Steps & Side Kicks - Thompson Twins
40 Years Ago - 1983 Thompson Twins released their third album Quick Step & Side Kicks. This is the first album with the classic trio. In...
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Feb 12, 20231 min read
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1978 - Let's Keep It That Way - Anne Murray
45 Years Ago - 1978 Anne Murray released her twelfth album Let's Keep It That Way. The first single was a cover of The Everly Brothers'...
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
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1978 - Van Halen - Van Halen
45 Years Ago - 1978 Van Halen released their debut self-titled album. Interesting to note that Gene Simmons financed their demo album....
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Feb 10, 20231 min read
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1978 - Even Now - Barry Manilow
45 Years Ago - 1978 The King of Key Changes Barry Manilow released his fifth album Even Now. The singles were "Can't Smile Without You"...
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Feb 9, 20231 min read
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2003 - Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent
20 Years Ago - 2003 50 Cent released his debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. "In da Club" was the first single #1 on all the charts, and...
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Feb 8, 20231 min read
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2003 - Michael Buble - Michael Buble
20 Years Ago - 2003 Michael Buble released his third self-titled album (I thought it was his first) I first found out about Michael when...
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Feb 7, 20231 min read
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1978 - Earth - Jefferson Starship
45 Years Ago - 1978 Jefferson Starship released their fourth album Earth. The first single "Count on Me" made #8 (#15 AC), followed by...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
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2008 - Discipline - Janet Jackson
15 Years Ago - 2008 Janet Jackson released her tenth album Discipline. The album debuted at #1 becoming her sixth chart-topper....
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Feb 5, 20231 min read
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1998 - Ready for the World - INOJ
25 Years Ago - 1998 INOJ released Ready for the World. The first single was a remake of the Ready for the Work song "Love You Down." It...
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Feb 4, 20231 min read
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1993 - Joey Lawrence - Joey Lawrence
30 Years Ago - 1993 Joey Lawrence (whoa) released his debut self-titled album. The first single was the biggest from the album " Nothin'...
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Feb 3, 20231 min read
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1988 - Lita - Lita Ford
35 Years Ago - 1988 Lita Ford released her third album Lita. Managed by Sharon Osbourne at the time and gave Lita two huge hits! "Kiss Me...
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Feb 2, 20231 min read
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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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Feb 1, 20231 min read
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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 31, 20231 min read
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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 30, 20231 min read
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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 29, 20231 min read
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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 28, 20231 min read
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