1991 Genesis released their fourteenth album We Can't Dance. The album's title derived partly from the popularity of dance music and its...

1996 The Beastie Boys released their debut album Licensed to Ill. It became the first rap album to top the Billboard chart and one of...

1981 Earth, Wind & Fire released their eleventh album Raise!. It spent eleven weeks on top of the R&B Album chart. "Let's Groove" (#3 #1...

1986 Don Johnson from Miami Vice released his debut solo album Heartbeat. The title track made #5 and #26 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks...

1981 Barbra Streisand released "Memories" a compilation album featuring three new songs. It was released as "Love Songs" in the UK....

1976 Kiss released their fifth album Rock and Roll Over. First single "Hard Luck Woman" was written as a possible track for Rod Stewart....

1981 Men at Work released their debut album Business as Usual. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 from...

1976 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their debut album. It was largely ignored on it's release here in the US, after almost a...

1996 saw the debut of The Spice Girls with Spice. (in the UK..it wasn't until February 97 in America.) "Wannabe" was the first single, a...

1981 rod Stewert released his eleventh album Tonight I'm Yours. Three singles, "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (#20) Young Turks"...

1981 The Cars released their fourth album Shake It Up. Singles were the title track (#4 #2 Mainstream Rock #14 Dance Club) "Since You're...

1976 The Jacksons released their eleventh album The Jacksons. This was their first album for Epic Records, and Jermaine Jackson stayed...

1986 The Pretenders released their fourth album Get Close. The album had three singles "Don't Get Me Wrong" (#10 #1 Mainstream Rock),...

1986 Kim Wilde released her fifth album Another Step. Charting singels were "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (#1 #6 Dance Club), "Say You Really...

1981 Adam and the Ants released their third album Prince Charming. The album featured two #1 songs in the UK. "Stand and Deliver" (No...

1991 The Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack was released. When the single "Beauty and the Beast" was written, it was composed with the...

1971 Don McLean released his second album American Pie. The album is dedicated to Buddy Holly. The title track was the first single, and...

1991 Hammer released his fourth album Too Legit to Quit. Singles were "2 Legit 2 Quit" (#5 #3 R&B #4 Rap #1 Dance Club), "Addams Groove"...

1991 Richard Marx released his third album Rush Street. Charting singles were "Keep Coming Back" (I have no recollection of this song,...

1991 Matthew Sweet released his third album Girlfriend. The title track reached #4 on the Modern Rock and #10 on the Mainstream Rock...