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#1 Dance Song Today in 1992 - The New Anthem - Reel 2 Reel
30 Years Ago - 1992 Reel 2 Reel released their first release that reached #1 on the dance chart 30 years ago. "The New Anthem" You are...
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Dec 16, 20221 min read
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1992 - The Chronic - Dr. Dre
30 Years Ago - 1992 Dr. Dre released his debut album The Chronic. It also features Snoop Dogg who used the album to launch his solo...
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Dec 15, 20221 min read
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1987 - #1 Dance Song - Pump Up The Volume - M|A|R|R|S
35 Years Ago - This day in 1987 The #1 Dance song was "Pump Up the Volume" by M|A|R|R|S. It's a collaboration between electronic group...
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Dec 14, 20221 min read
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1977 - Blue Lights in the Basement - Roberta Flack
45 Years Ago - 1977 Roberta Flack released her sixth album Blue Lights in the Basement. The album features her duet with Donny Hathaway...
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Dec 13, 20221 min read
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1977 - The Album - ABBA
45 Years Ago - 1977 ABBA released their fifth album The Album. The album was released in conjunction with ABBA: The Movie, with several...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
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2002 - Just Whitney - Whitney Houston
20 Years Ago - 2002 Whitney Houston released her fifth album Just Whitney. It was her first to be released after re-signing her contract...
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Dec 11, 20221 min read
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2002 - 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane - t.A.T.u
20 Years Ago - 2002 the Russian music duo t.A.T.u. released their first English-language album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. The first...
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Dec 10, 20221 min read
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1982 - #1 Dance Song Today - 1999 - Prince
40 Years Ago - This day in 1982 The #1 Dance song was "1999" by Prince.
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Dec 9, 20221 min read
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1987 - Inside Information - Foreigner
35 Years Ago - 1987 Foreigner released their sixth album Inside Information. "Say You Will" made #6 on the Hot 100 (#1 Album Rock Tracks)...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
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1992 - Changes - Christopher Williams
30 Years Ago - 1992 Christopher Williams released his second album Changes. Three singles charted with more success at R&B. The first...
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Dec 7, 20221 min read
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1977 - Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
45 Years Ago - 1977 Jackson Browne released his fifth album Running on Empty. The album featured two of his biggest songs, "Running on...
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
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1992 - ...If I Ever Fall in Love - Shai
30 Years Ago - 1992 Shai released their debut album ...If I Ever Fall in Love. The title track first single made #2 for eight weeks on...
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Dec 5, 20221 min read
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2012 - Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars
10 Years Ago - 2012 Bruno Mars released his second album Unorthodox Jukebox. It won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the...
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Dec 4, 20221 min read
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2002 - Charmbracelet - Mariah Carey
20 Years Ago - 2002 Mariah Carey released her ninth album Charmbracelet. It really was an underperforming album featuring her lowest...
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Dec 3, 20221 min read
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2007 - Best of Part 1 & 2 - 2Pac
15 Years Ago - 2007 2Pac released (well it was posthumously released) Best of Part 1: Thug, and Best of Part 2: Life. It has the #1 (Hot...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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1977 - Eddie Money - Eddie Money
Welcome to December, when the record companies shut down for the holidays. There are a few albums that were released this month in our...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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2002 - More Than You Think You Are - Matchbox Twenty
20 Years Ago - 2002 Matchbox Twenty released their third album More Than You Think You Are. Four singles were released in the US,...
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Nov 29, 20221 min read
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1997 - Big Willie Style - Will Smith
25 Years Ago - 1997 Will Smith released his debut solo album Big Willie Style. The first single "Men in Black" from the same movie was a...
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Nov 28, 20221 min read
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Bonus Releases - 1977, 1982, 1987, and 2002
45 Years Ago - 1977 Paul Simon released his first Greatest Hits (Etc.) album. The album had two new songs, with "Slip Sliding Away"...
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Nov 27, 20221 min read
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1997 - Left of the Middle - Natalie Imbruglia
25 Years Ago - 1997 Natalie Imbruglia released her debut album Left of the Middle. The first single "Torn" was a worldwide smash. In the...
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Nov 27, 20221 min read
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