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1992 - 30 Years Ago
1992 The B-52's released their sixth album Good Stuff. This is the only B-52's album in which vocalist Cindy Wilson does not appear, due...
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Jun 24, 20221 min read
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1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 The Outfield released their second album Bangin'. First single "Since You've Been Gone" made #31 and #11 Album Rock Tracks. "Bangin'...
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Jun 23, 20221 min read
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1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 White Lion released their second album Pride. "Wait" was the first single and it wasn't till seven months later that MTV started...
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Jun 22, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Crosby, Stills & Nash released their seventh album Daylight Again. Three singles were released, "Wasted on the Way" w/Timothy B....
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 (may) Alan Parsons Project released their sixth album Eye in the Sky. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album....
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Jun 20, 20221 min read
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1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 Barbra Streisand released her nineteenth album Superman. The single "My Heart Belongs To Me" (#4 #1 AC) was originally considered...
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Jun 19, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Fleetwood Mac released their thirteenth album Mirage. The first single "Hold Me" had lots of competition for the top of the chart...
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Jun 18, 20221 min read
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1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 Crosby, Stills, and Nash released CSN, their fifth album. "Just a Song Before I Go" was the single and made #7.
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Jun 17, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Steve Miller Band released their twelfth album Abracadabra. "Abracadabra" was the big hit making #1 (#28 AC.) The song is said to...
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Jun 16, 20221 min read
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1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 Richard Marx released his self-titled debut album. The singles were "Don't Mean Nothing" w/Joe Walsh on the guitar was the first...
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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 James Taylor released his eighth album JT. It was nominated for Album of the year but lost to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. The album...
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Jun 14, 20221 min read
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1972 - 50 Years Ago
1972 The Carpenters released their fourth album A Song For You. According to Richard Carpenter, the album was intended to be a concept...
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Jun 13, 20221 min read
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1972 - 50 Years Ago
1972 Looking Glass released their self-titled debut album. First single "Don't It Make You Feel Good" was unnoticed with the B side...
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Jun 12, 20221 min read
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1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 LL Cool J released his second album Bigger and Deffer. Singles were "I'm Bad" (#84 #4 Black Singles #34 Club) and the first...
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Jun 11, 20221 min read
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1972 - 50 Years Ago
1972 The Eagles released their debut album Eagles. Three singles were released "Take It Easy" (#12 Hot 100 and AC #20 Hot Rock and...
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Jun 10, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Survivor released their third album Eye of the Tiger. The title track was the theme song for Rocky III and went to #1 (#59 Club.)...
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Jun 9, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Chicago released their thirteenth studio album 16. It is considered their "comeback" album because it was their first album to go...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Stray Cats released Built for Speed, their debut US album which is a mix of their first two British albums. Two singles "Rock This...
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Jun 7, 20221 min read
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1982/1987 - Double Heart
1982 Heart released their sixth album Private Audition. "This Man is Mine" was the only released single making #33 and #16 Mainstream...
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Jun 6, 20221 min read
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1992 - 30 Years Ago
1992 Erasure released the EP Abba-esque. As big fans of the Swedish group ABBA, Erasure (Vince Clarke and Andy Bell) had often performed...
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Jun 5, 20221 min read
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