1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Earth, Wind & Fire released their eleventh album Raise!. It spent eleven weeks on top of the R&B Album chart. "Let's Groove" (#3 #1...
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Nov 13, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Don Johnson from Miami Vice released his debut solo album Heartbeat. The title track made #5 and #26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks...
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Nov 12, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Barbra Streisand released "Memories" a compilation album featuring three new songs. It was released as "Love Songs" in the UK....
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Nov 11, 20211 min read
1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 Kiss released their fifth album Rock and Roll Over. First single "Hard Luck Woman" was written as a possible track for Rod Stewart....
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Nov 10, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Men at Work released their debut album Business as Usual. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 from...
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Nov 9, 20211 min read
1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their debut album. It was largely ignored on it's release here in the US, after almost a...
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Nov 8, 20211 min read
1996 - 25 Years Ago
1996 saw the debut of The Spice Girls with Spice. (in the UK..it wasn't until February 97 in America.) "Wannabe" was the first single, a...
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Nov 7, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 rod Stewert released his eleventh album Tonight I'm Yours. Three singles, "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (#20) Young Turks"...
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Nov 6, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 The Cars released their fourth album Shake It Up. Singles were the title track (#4 #2 Mainstream Rock #14 Dance Club) "Since You're...
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Nov 5, 20211 min read
1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 The Jacksons released their eleventh album The Jacksons. This was their first album for Epic Records, and Jermaine Jackson stayed...
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Nov 4, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 The Pretenders released their fourth album Get Close. The album had three singles "Don't Get Me Wrong" (#10 #1 Mainstream Rock),...
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Nov 3, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Kim Wilde released her fifth album Another Step. Charting singels were "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (#1 #6 Dance Club), "Say You Really...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Adam and the Ants released their third album Prince Charming. The album featured two #1 songs in the UK. "Stand and Deliver" (No...
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Nov 1, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 The Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack was released. When the single "Beauty and the Beast" was written, it was composed with the...
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Oct 31, 20211 min read
1971 - 50 Years Ago
1971 Don McLean released his second album American Pie. The album is dedicated to Buddy Holly. The title track was the first single, and...
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Oct 30, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Hammer released his fourth album Too Legit to Quit. Singles were "2 Legit 2 Quit" (#5 #3 R&B #4 Rap #1 Dance Club), "Addams Groove"...
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Oct 29, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Richard Marx released his third album Rush Street. Charting singles were "Keep Coming Back" (I have no recollection of this song,...
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Oct 28, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Matthew Sweet released his third album Girlfriend. The title track reached #4 on the Modern Rock and #10 on the Mainstream Rock...
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Oct 27, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Aretha Franklin released her thirty first album Aretha. The third album with the same name. Singles released were "Jumpin' Jack...
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Oct 26, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 The J. Giles Band released their tenth album Freeze Frame. This was the last one to feature Peter Wolf on vocals. First single...
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