40 Years Ago - 1986 Genesis released their thirteenth album Invisible Touch. Genesis became the first band and foreign act to have five singles from one album reach the top five on the US Billboard Hot 100, with "Invisible Touch" being their first and only song to reach No. 1 on the charts. "Invisible Touch" also made #3 AC, #1 Mainstream Rock. "Throwing It All Away" charted #4, #1 AC and Mainstream Rock. "In Too Deep" peaked at #3, #1 AC, #25 Mainstream Rock. "Land of Confu

25 Years Ago - 2001 Alicia Keys released her debut album Songs in A Minor. The album won the Grammy for Best R&B Album. "Fallin'" peaked at #1 Hot 100 R&B/Hip Hop, and Pop Airplay, #24 AC, #14 Adult Pop Airplay. "A Woman's Worth" made #7, #3 R&B, #16 Pop Airplay, #10 Rhythmic "How Come You Don't Call Me" charted #59, #30 R&B., #34 Pop Airplay, #23 Rhythmic. "Girlfriend" made #82 R&B.

45 Years Ago - 1981 George Harrison released his ninth album Somewhere in England. "All Those Years Ago" serves as a tribute to John Lennon who was murdered in 1980. Ringo Starr played drums, and Paul McCartney (along with his Wings bandmates Linda McCartney and Denny Laine) overdubbed backing vocals onto the basic track. The son got stuck at #2 behind "Bette Davis Eyes" and #1 AC. "Teardrops" made #51 Mainstream Rock.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Steve Winwood released his fourth album Back in the High Life. It won a Grammy for Best Engineered Non-Classical Album and was his biggest record at that time. "Higher Love" was his first #1 and earned 2 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It also made #7 AC and #1 Mainstream Rock. Whitney Houston covered it in 1990 as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of I'm Your Baby Tonight and Kygo remixed it in 2019 for a #1 C

45 Years Ago - 1981 The Moody Blues released their tenth album Long Distance Voyager. "Gemini Dream" made #12, #13 Mainstream Rock, #36 Club. "The Voice" made #15, #1 Mainstream Rock, #16 AC. "Talking Out of Turn" made #65.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Jodeci released their debut album Forever My Lady. "Gotta Love" made #79 R&B "Forever My Lady" peaked at #25 and #1 R&B/Hip Hop "Stay" was another #1 R&B and #41 Hot 100 "Come and Talk to Me" made #11, #1 R&B, #7 Rhythmic Airplay. "I'm Still Waiting" made #85 and #10 R&B.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Electronic released their debut album Electronic. It consisted of Bernard Sumner from Joy Division and New Order and Johnny Marr from the Smiths. "Getting Away with It" featured Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys. It peaked at #38, #7 Club, #4 Alternative Airplay. "Get the Message" made #1 Alternative Airplay and #8 Club. "Tighten Up" made #6 Alternative Airplay. "Feel Every Beat" made #27 Alternative Airplay and #28 Club. "Disappointed" also

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30 Years Ago - 1996 The Wallflowers released their debut album Bringing Down the Horse. Led by Jakob Dylan, son of Bob Dylan, and produced by T Bone Burnett. There was no physical single release keeping all the songs from the Hot 100. "6th Avenue Heartache" has Adam Duritz from Counting Crows on backing vocals. It peaked at #2 Adult Alternative Airplay, #8 Alternative Airplay, #10 Mainstream Rock, #26 Adult Pop Airplay, #25 Pop Airplay. "One Headlight" won Grammys for Best Ro

30 Years Ago - 1996 Duncan Sheik released his self-titled debut album. "Barely Breathing" made #16, #1 Adult Alternative Airplay, #2 Adult Pop Airplay, #19 AC. "She Runs Away" made #24 Adult Pop Airplay "Reasons for Living" was a #3 Club hit.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Peter Gabriel released his fifth album So. This was a huge album! "Sledgehammer" with its massive video peaked at #1 Hot 100, Mainstream Rock, and Club. It also made #61 R&B. "In Your Eyes" was used in the movie Say Anything... with the iconic boombox scene. It made #26 and #1 Mainstream Rock. "Don't Give Up" is a duet with Kate Bush making #72. "Big Time" peaked at #8 and #3 Mainstream Rock. "Red Rain" made #33 Mainstream Rock.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Chubb Rock released his third album The One. "Treat 'Em Right" made #95, #33 R&B, #1 Rapm #32 Club. "The Chubbster" made #41 R&B, #1 Rap, #8 Club. "Just the Two of Us" made #20 R&B, #1 Rap. "The Big Man" made #96 and #30 Rap.

40 Years Ago - 1986 we all felt The Need For Speed! The Top Gun Soundtrack was released. It was a huge hit, becoming the #1 movie of 1986. The soundtrack was #1 for five nonconsecutive weeks. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, not the first choice, Starship, Toto, Corey Hart, and Kevin Cronin from REO all declined. made #2, #7 Mainstream Rock. "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin peaked at #1 and #3 AC. "Heaven in Your Eyes" by Loverboy made #12, "Playing with the Boys" by Kenny Log

35 Years Ago - 1991 Paula Abdul released her second album Spellbound. "Rush Rush" peaked at #1 Hot 100 and AC, #20 R&B. "The Promise of a New Day" peaked at #1, #25 AC "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" made #6, #5 AC "Vibeology" made #16, #17 Club "Will You Marry Me?" made #19, #17 AC

20 Years Ago - 1996 George Michael released his third album Older. "Jesus to a Child" made #7, #5 AC, #20 Adult Pop Airplay, #22 R&B, #20 Pop Airplay. "Fastlove" peaked at #8 Hot 100 and AC, #14 Adult Pop Airplay, #10 Rhythmic. "Star People '97" made #1 Club.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Depeche Mode released their tenth album Exciter. "Dream On" peaked at #85, #1 Club, #6 Adult Alternative Airplay, #15 Adult Pop Airplay, #12 Alternative Airplay. "I Feel Loved" peaked at #1 Club. "Freelove" made #1 Club.

30 Years Ago - 1996 Donna Lewis released her debut album Now in a Minute. "l Love You Always Forever" was a huge smash. The most played single to that point, with over 1 million spins at radio. It peaked at #2 Hot 100, AC, and Rhythmic, #1 Adult Pop Airplay and Pop Airplay. "Without Love" made #41 and #24 Pop Airplay.

30 Years Ago - 1996 Everything but the Girl released their ninth album Walking Wounded. "Wrong" is the only track to see chart action in the US, reaching #68 and #1 Club.

30 Years Ago - 1996 Backstreet Boys released their self-titled debut album in Germany. We saw the release of the album in August of 1997. It has songs from both this album and their Backstreet's Back album from 1997. This will be the order of the European releases.(US hits only) "We've Got It Goin' On" failed to have any interest in the US. The album was shelved and only released in Europe. Eventually peaking at #69, #31 club, #35 Pop Airplay. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" pe

35 Years Ago - 1991 EMF released their debut album Schubert Dip. The name EMF is an initialism of Epsom Mad Funkers, a name taken from a fan club of the band New Order in 1989. (not Energetic MotherF*&%%* as some say) "Unbelievable" samples Andrew Dice Clay and peaked at #1, #9 Club, #3 Modern Rock Tracks. "I Believe" made #10 Modern Rock Tracks. “Children” made #26 Modern Rock Tracks. “Lies” made #18 and #27 Modern Rock Tracks