1971 - 50 Years Ago
1971 Carole King released her third album Music. Released ten months after Tapestry, the album again went to #1, and featured "Sweet...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
1971 - 50 Years Ago
1971 Electric Light Orchestra released their debut album. The album was released as "No Answer," after a misunderstood telephone message...
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Dec 3, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Jody Watley released her third album Affairs of the Heart. Singles "I Want You" (#61 #5 R&B #17 Dance), "I'm the One You Need" (#19...
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Dec 2, 20211 min read
1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 - Blondie released their self-titled debut album. Singles released were "X Offender", "In the Flesh" (#2 in Australia), and "Rip Her...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Chris Isaak released his second album Chris Isaak. His first album was a poor commercial success, and he honed his style to a...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 ABBA released their eighth album The Visitors. This was ABBAs last album.....well until Voyage was released a few weeks ago. It was...
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Nov 29, 20212 min read
1971 - 50 Years Ago
1971 Led Zeppelin released their fourth album commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV. It was actually untitled. After a lukewarm reception to...
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Nov 28, 20211 min read
1996 - 35 Years Ago
1996 Whitney Houston was in the movie The Preacher's Wife, and the soundtrack was released this week in 1996. It is the best-selling...
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Nov 27, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 it was the debut album for Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Again, another song that you might not know is a cover was the first...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Michael Jackson released his eighth album Dangerous. An experimental work, Dangerous is considered an artistic change for Jackson,...
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Nov 25, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 saw the debut album from Tevin Campbell T.E.V.I.N. Eight singles were released, "Round and Round" a Prince produced single also on...
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Nov 24, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Eric Clapton released his tenth album August. Phil Collins had a hand in producing it. Singles released were "It's in the Way That...
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Nov 23, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Shanice released her second album Inner Child. "I Love Your Smile" was her biggest hit making #2 and #1 R&B. "I'm Cryin'" was a #11...
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Nov 22, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 U2 released their seventh album Achtung Baby. A huge success featuring these singles, "The Fly" (#61), "Mysterious Ways" (#9), "One"...
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Nov 20, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Lisa Stansfield released her second album Real Love. Featuring the US charting singles "Change" (#27 #1 Dance #13 AC #12 R&B), "All...
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Nov 19, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Duran Duran released their fourth album Notorious. The band was a bit in flux at this time. Having split off to work on Power...
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Nov 18, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released their second album I Love Rock 'n Roll. The album actually had a lot of covers, including the...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Better Midler released the soundtrack from the movie For the Boys. The album featured a new song penned by Diane Warren "Every Road...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Genesis released their fourteenth album We Can't Dance. The album's title derived partly from the popularity of dance music and its...
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Nov 15, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1996 The Beastie Boys released their debut album Licensed to Ill. It became the first rap album to top the Billboard chart and one of...
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