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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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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Genesis released their third album Three Sides Live. It's exactly what it says, three sides are from various live performances and...
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Jun 4, 20221 min read
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1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 Bob Marley and the Wailers released their tenth album Exodus. The only US single was the title track (#103 #19 R&B.) The album also...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
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1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 Whitney Houston released her second album Whitney which debuted at #1 and made Houston the first female artist to ever debut at...
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Jun 2, 20221 min read
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1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 The Alan Parsons Project released their second album I Robot. The album draws conceptually on author Isaac Asimov's science fiction...
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Jun 1, 20221 min read
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2002 - 20 Years Ago
2002 Marc Anthony released his second English album Mended. The first single "I Need You" (#4 AC) followed by "I've Got You" (#81 #23 AC...
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May 31, 20221 min read
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1992 - 30 Years Ago
1992 Billy Ray Cyrus released his debut album Some Gave All. It was the best-selling album of the year. Four singles were released with...
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May 30, 20221 min read
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1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 Peter Frampton released his fifth album I'm In You. The title track was the first single and made #2 (#26 AC) and featured...
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May 29, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Glenn Frey released his debut solo album No Fun Aloud. Singles were "Don't Give Up" (#25 Mainstream Rock), "I Found Somebody" (#31...
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May 28, 20221 min read
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1992 - 30 Years Ago
1992 Melissa Etheridge released her third album Never Enough. Two singles were released, "Ain't It Heavy" made #10 at Mainstream Rock...
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May 27, 20221 min read
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1992 - 30 Years Ago
1992 Jon Secada released his English language self-titled debut album. Co-Produced with Emilio Estefan the singles were "Just Another...
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May 26, 20221 min read
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1992 - 30 Years Ago
1992 Lionel Richie released a Greatest Hits album called Back to Front. There were a few new songs, and "Do It To Me" was the first...
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May 25, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 38 Special released their fifth album Special Forces. Singles were "Back on the Track" (#56 Rock), "Caught Up In You" (#10 #1 Rock),...
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May 24, 20221 min read
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1972 - 50 Years Ago
1972 The Jackson 5 released their sixth album Lookin' Through the Windows. The two singles were "Little Bitty Pretty One" (#13 #8 Soul)...
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May 23, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Juice Newton released her album Quiet Lies. "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" was the first single released and made #7 #4 AC...
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May 22, 20221 min read
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1982 - 40 Years Ago
1982 Queen released their tenth album Hot Space. US singles included "Under Pressure" with David Bowie (#29), "Body Language" (#11 #19...
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May 21, 20221 min read
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1987 - 35 Years Ago
1987 The Beverly Hills Cop 2 soundtrack was released. The album featured these singles, Shakedown by Bob Seger (#1 Hot 100 and Mainstream...
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May 20, 20221 min read
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1972 - 50 Years Ago
1972 Elton John released his fifth album Honky Chateau. This was the first of his seven consecutive US #1 albums. Two singles were...
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May 19, 20221 min read
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