1976 Bob Seger released his ninth album Night Moves. This was the first album to credit The Silver Bullet Band. The three singles were...

1976 Elton John released his eleventh album Blue Moves. The album featured the huge first single "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word...

1986 Weird Al Yankovic released his fourth album Polka Party! This album was considered a commercial and critical failure, with mixed to...

1991 Erasure released their fifth album Chorus. Four singles were released in the UK all making the top 20. (All chart notations are for...

1991 Ugly Kid Joe released their EP As Ugly as They Wanna Be. Many of their albums are parodies of titles by other acts. This one of 2...

1986 Stacy Q released her debut album Better Than Heaven. The album featured two top 40 hits, "Two of Hearts" (#3 #4 Dance) and "We...

1986 Billy Idol released his third album Whiplash Smile. Three singles, "To Be a Lover" (#6), "Don't Need a Gun" (#37 #10 Mainstream...

1981 Human League released their third album in the UK Dare. It would be released in mid 1982 in America. Only one single charted in...

1986 Wang Chung released their fourth album Mosaic. Three singles were released, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (#2 #4 Dance #25 Album...

1981 Prince released his fourth album Controversy. This was the first of his albums to associate Prince with the color purple. Charting...

1986 Berlin released their fourth album Count Three & Pray. Four singles starting with "Take My Breath Away" which was featured in the...

1981 Olivia Newton-John released her eleventh album and features the song that would go on to become the song of the decade. The title...

1976 Abba released their fourth album Arrival. Featuring some of their biggest hits, "Fernando", which had been written for Anni-Fird's...

1976 KC and the Sunshine Band released their fourth album called (strangely enough) Part 3. Singles were "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake...

1981 It was the debut album from Quarterflash. Featuring the singles "Harden My Heart" (#3 and #1 Rock), "Find Another Fool" (#16 #12...

1976 Kansas released their fourth album Leftoverture. "Carry On Wayward Son" (#11) is the classic song from this album and the only...

1986 Talking Heads released their seventh album True Stories taken from the 1986 American musical satirical comedy film directed by David...

1981 Loverboy released their second album Get Lucky. Who wears the red leather pants on the iconic cover? 13-year-old Tymara Kennedy,...

1986 Eddie Money released his sixth album Can't Hold Back. "Take Me Home Tonight" made #4 Hot 100 and #1 Mainstream Rock. Featuring...

1981 Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell. The only album to feature Vince Clarke who departed to form Yazoo and later...