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2002 - 20 Years Ago Today #1 Dance Song
Come On Down - Crystal Waters It Samples the theme song to the American game show The Price Is Right and also marked the first time that...
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Jan 8, 20221 min read


1996 - 25 Years Ago #1 Dance Song
Unbreak My Heart - Toni Braxton I remember I was watching an award show, and Toni came out to sing the song. I went to the kitchen to...
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Jan 7, 20221 min read


1992 - 30 Years Ago #1 Dance Song
I'll Be Your Friend - Robert Owens He is one of the people associated with the Golden Era of Chicago House. I don't know this song..I...
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Jan 6, 20221 min read


1987 - 35 Years Ago #1 Dance Song
Control - Janet Jackson The fourth single from the album of the same name made #5 on the Hot 100. I love that Jerome is in this video.
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Jan 5, 20221 min read


1982 - 40 Years Ago #1 Dance Song
Dance Chart 1982 #1 - You Can - Madleen Kane Along with the track, "Fire in My Heart"(starts at 6:47), "You Can" (written by Giorgio...
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Jan 4, 20221 min read


1/4/22 You Old!! And your battery is low!
Tuesday 1/4/22 Celebrate National Dimpled Chad, Free Flower Basket, Spaghetti, Trivia, Pop Music Chart, Tom Thumb, World Braille, and...
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Jan 4, 20222 min read


1997 - 25 Years Ago
1997 Pat Boone released a hard rock and heavy metal covers album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, complete with a leather vest and...
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Jan 3, 20221 min read


1977 - 45 Years Ago
1977 Bread released their sixth and final studio album Lost Without Your Love. The title track was the first single and reached #9 and...
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Jan 2, 20221 min read


Anniversary Song of the Day! New Year! 1977 - 45 Years Ago #1 Dance Song
New Year, New Anniversary Years. 1972, 77, 82, 87, 92, 97 etc. My stats these years: 1972 I was in Homer NY, and in the 3rd & 4th grades....
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Jan 1, 20221 min read


Year-End 2016 - 5 Years Ago
#1 2016 Single -"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber. Co-written with Ed Sheeran spending 24 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10, and his...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read


Year-End 2011- 10 Years Ago
#1 2011 Single - "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele. Her first #1, seven weeks on the Hot 100. Its music video received a leading seven...
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Dec 30, 20212 min read


Year-End 2006 - 15 Years Ago
#1 2006 Single - "Bad Day" - Daniel Powter. From his debut album, it became the first song ever to sell two million digital copies in the...
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Dec 29, 20211 min read


Year-End 2001- 20 Years Ago
#1 2001 Single - "Hanging by a Moment" - Lifehouse. First single, debut album, Smash!!! Even though it never peaked at #1, It was one of...
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Dec 28, 20211 min read


Year-End 1996 - 25 Years Ago
#1 1996 Single - "Macarena" - Los del Rio. Wasn't a hit till the Bayside Boys remix. It was #1 for fourteen weeks. Album - "Jagged Little...
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Dec 27, 20211 min read


Year-End 1991 - 30 Years Ago
#1 1991 Single - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" Bryan Adams. From the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Soundtrack and Bryan's sixth...
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Dec 26, 20211 min read


Year-End 1986 - 35 Years Ago
#1 1986 Single - “That’s What Friends Are For” - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder, or known as Dionne and...
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Dec 25, 20211 min read


Year-End 1981 - 40 Years Ago
#1 1981 Single - "Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes. nine non-consecutive weeks at 1 and won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read


Year-End 1976 - 45 Years Ago
The Record Companies, for the most part, shut down late December and early January, which gives us time to say goodbye to our Anniversary...
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Dec 23, 20211 min read


Year-End 1971 - 50 Years Ago
The Record Companies, for the most part, shut down late December and early January, which gives us time to say goodbye to our Anniversary...
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Dec 22, 20211 min read


1971 - 50 Years Ago
1971 George Harrison released a live triple album The Concert for Bangladesh. It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
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Dec 18, 20211 min read

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