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1976 - 45 Years Ago
Masterpiece alert!!!! 1976 Stevie Wonder released his eighteenth album Songs in the Key of Life. He was thinking of quitting the music...
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Sep 28, 20211 min read
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1981 - 40 Years Ago
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...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read
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1991 - 30 Years Ago
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...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
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1986 - 35 Years Ago
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...
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Sep 25, 20211 min read
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1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Kool & the Gang released their thirteenth album Something Special. The singles were "Take My Heart" (#17 #1 R&B), "Steppin' Out"...
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Sep 24, 20211 min read
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1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Tina Turner released her sixth album Break Every Rule. Singles included "Typical Male" (#2 #11 Dance Club #3 R&B/Hip Hop), "Back...
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Sep 23, 20211 min read
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1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Tom Cochrane released his second album Mad Mad World. The album earned Canadian Cochrane four Juno Awards including Album of the...
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Sep 22, 20211 min read
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1981 - 40 Years Ago
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...
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Sep 21, 20211 min read
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1986 - 35 Years Ago
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...
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Sep 20, 20211 min read
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1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Luther Vandross released his fifth album Give Me the Reason. The svelter Luther gave us these singles from the album, "Give Me the...
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Sep 19, 20211 min read
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1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Genesis released their eleventh album Abacab. Four singles were released, "No Reply at All" (#29 #2 Rock Tracks), "Abacab" (#26),...
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Sep 18, 20211 min read
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1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Mariah Carey released her second album Emotions. Three commercial singles were released, the title track became Carey's fifth...
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Sep 17, 20211 min read
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1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Simply Red released their fourth album Stars. "Something Got Me Started" was the first single and made #23 and #13 Dance. Title...
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Sep 16, 20211 min read
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1986 - 35 Years Ago
1986 Cyndi Lauper released her second album True Colors. Singles released were "True Colors" (#1), "Change of Heart" (w/the Bangles...
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Sep 15, 20211 min read
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1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Billy Joel released his first live album Songs in the Attic. Many songs from his first album Cold Spring Harbor, and singles "Say...
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Sep 14, 20211 min read
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1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 The Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Rose Royce was released. It's the debut album from Rose Royce. The title track...
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Sep 13, 20211 min read
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1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Bryan Adams released his sixth album Waking Up the Neighbours. The albums first single release "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"...
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Sep 12, 20211 min read
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1976 - 45 Years Ago
1976 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released their sixth album A New World Record. This was the first album to feature the ELO logo. Four...
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Sep 11, 20211 min read
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1991 - 30 Years Ago
1991 Garth Brooks released his third album Ropin' the Wind. It was his first studio album to debut at No. 1 the Billboard 200 chart and...
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Sep 10, 20211 min read
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1981 - 40 Years Ago
1981 Barry Manilow released his eighth album If I Should Love Again. The singles were "The Old Songs" (#15 #1 Adult Contemporary),...
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Sep 9, 20211 min read
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