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

1991 Prince released his thirteenth album Diamonds and Pearls. This was the first with The New Power Generation. It was another...

1981 Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac released his first solo album Law and Order. Two singles were released, the hit "Trouble" with...

1976 Styx released their sixth album Crystal Ball. This album was the first with Tommy Shaw, and he can be heard on the one hit...

1981 The Police released their fourth album Ghost in the Machine. Three American singles were released "Every Little Thing She Does Is...

1986 Chicago released Chicago 18, their first album without co-founding member Peter Cetera. The first release was an updated version of...

1986 New Order released their fourth album Brotherhood. "Bizarre Love Triangle" was their break here in America on the dance clubs (#4)...

Masterpiece alert!!!! 1976 Stevie Wonder released his eighteenth album Songs in the Key of Life. He was thinking of quitting the music...

1981 Hall & Oats released their tenth album Private Eyes. This album netted them two #1's "Private Eyes" and "I Can't Go for That", and...

1991 Red Hot Chili Peppers released their fifth album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. This was a big album for them and produced the singles "Give...

1986 Boston released it's third album Third Stage. "Amanda" was the first single and made #1, followed by "We're Ready" at #9, and...

1981 Kool & the Gang released their thirteenth album Something Special. The singles were "Take My Heart" (#17 #1 R&B), "Steppin' Out"...

1986 Tina Turner released her sixth album Break Every Rule. Singles included "Typical Male" (#2 #11 Dance Club #3 R&B/Hip Hop), "Back...

1991 Tom Cochrane released his second album Mad Mad World. The album earned Canadian Cochrane four Juno Awards including Album of the...

1981 Sheena Easton released her second album You Could Have Been With Me. The title track reached #15 on the Hot 100, and #6 on the AC...

1986 Huey Lewis and The News released their fourth album Fore! The album was a huge hit with singles "Stuck with You" (#1), "Hip to Be...

1986 Luther Vandross released his fifth album Give Me the Reason. The svelter Luther gave us these singles from the album, "Give Me the...

1981 Genesis released their eleventh album Abacab. Four singles were released, "No Reply at All" (#29 #2 Rock Tracks), "Abacab" (#26),...

1991 Mariah Carey released her second album Emotions. Three commercial singles were released, the title track became Carey's fifth...

1991 Simply Red released their fourth album Stars. "Something Got Me Started" was the first single and made #23 and #13 Dance. Title...