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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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
Oct 25, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Howard Jones released his third album One to One. Featuring charting singles "You Know I Love You...Don't You?" (#17) and "No One is...
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bribriny
Oct 24, 20211 min read
1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Billy Idol released his first solo record (ep) Don't Stop. This featured the remake of Tommy James and the Shondells song "Mony...
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bribriny
Oct 24, 20211 min read
10/24/21 Sunday Funday, and the debut of Matchbox 20
1996 this month saw the release of Matchbox 20's debut album Yourself or Someone Like You. The album sold a mere 610 copies in its first...
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bribriny
Oct 23, 20211 min read
1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 Bob Seger released his ninth album Night Moves. This was the first album to credit The Silver Bullet Band. The three singles were...
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bribriny
Oct 22, 20211 min read
1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 Elton John released his eleventh album Blue Moves. The album featured the huge first single "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word...
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Oct 21, 20211 min read
1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Weird Al Yankovic released his fourth album Polka Party! This album was considered a commercial and critical failure, with mixed to...
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bribriny
Oct 20, 20211 min read
1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Erasure released their fifth album Chorus. Four singles were released in the UK all making the top 20. (All chart notations are for...
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