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2006 - Everytime We Touch - Cascada
20 Years Ago - 2006 Cascada released their debut album Everytime We Touch. German Euro Dance! "Miracle" peaked at #8 Dance Airplay. "Everytime We Touch" made #10, #28 AC, #1 Dance/Mix Show Airplay, #7 Pop Airplay. "Truly, Madly, Deeply" is a cover of the Savage Garden song and made #14 Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The album version was slow, I'm posting the Pop Version remix, and there was a dance mix.
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Mar 101 min read


1996 -#1 Dance Song - The New Anthem - N-Joi
30 Years Ago - 1996 the #1 Dance Song today was The New Anthem by N-Joi. After a chart run in 1991 resulting at a #4 peak, new remixes took it to #1.
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Mar 91 min read


Dance Mix - #1 Dance Songs 1981
45 years Ago - 1981 These were the #1 Dance Songs of the Year! (in no particular order) Chart provided by Billboard Magazine! Check out the mix at House-Mixes.com
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Mar 71 min read


1981 - Stars on 45
45 Years Ago - 1981 Stars on 45 released their Long Play Album (yea..kinda lame title) The single featured a cover medley of Beatles songs, with "Venus" "Sugar Sugar" added and peaked at #1. This also created the medley genre that ran for a couple of years. Think Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, even "Hooked on Classics"
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Mar 71 min read


1991 - Music from the Motion Picture New Jack City
35 Years Ago - 1991 Music from the Motion Picture New Jack City was released. A glorious representation of New Jack Swing! "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) featuring Ice-T made #67 "For the Love of Money / Living for the City" with Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah made #12 R&B/Hip Hop "I'm Dreamin'" from Christopher Williams made #1 R&B, #16 Club, #89 Hot 100. "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd peaked at #2 and #1 R&B "Keep It Comin'" by Keith Sweat made #17, #1 R&B/Hip Ho
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Mar 61 min read


1981 - Heart in Motion - Amy Grant
35 Years Ago - 1981 Amy Grant released her ninth album Heart in Motion. This was the first to crossover to the Pop Chart. And Crossover it did! "Baby Baby" was a #1 smash at Hot 100 and AC, plus #23 Club. "Hope Set High" was released to the Contemporary Christian Charts and made #3 and #1 AC. "Every Heartbeat" peaked at #2 Hot 100 and AC. "That's What Love Is For" made #7 and #1 AC. "Good for Me" made #8, #4 AC. "I Will Remember You" peaked at #20 and #2 AC.
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Mar 51 min read


1991 - The White Room - The KLF
35 Years Ago - 1991 The KLF released their fourth and final album The White Room "What Time Is Love?" made #57 and #13 Club "3 a.m. Eternal" peaked at #5 and #1 Club "Last Train to Trancentral" made #17 Club "Justified and Ancient (Stand by the JAM's)" had vocals by Tammy Wynette and she says "I really don't know why they chose me. I was apprehensive at first, but I'm really excited with the way it's all turned out. Mu Mu Land looks a lot more interesting than Tennessee....
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Mar 41 min read


1981 - Chariots of Fire Score
45 Years Ago - 1981 Vangelis released the score to Chariots of Fire . We all ran in slow motion to make this song a hit! The title track of the movie became a huge hit and won Original Music Score at the Academy Awards. It's also the only #1 song by a Greek artist. It was a #1 hit on the Hot 100 and at AC.
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Mar 11 min read


1981 - #1 Dance Song - Rapture - Blondie
45 Years Ago - 1981 The #1 Dance Song today was "Rapture" by Blondie. It spent two weeks at #1 and was the first single to reach the top featuring rap vocals.
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Feb 281 min read


1981 - Feels So Right - Alabama
45 Years Ago - 1981 Alabama released their fifth album Feels So Right. It definately was a good time for Country Crossover! Three singles were released, and all went to #1 on the Country Chart. "Old Flame" "Feels So Right" also made #20 Hot 100. "Love in the First Degree" also made #15 Hot 100 and #5 AC.
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Feb 271 min read


1981 - #1 Dance Song - You're Too Late - Fantasy
45 Years Ago - 1981 The #1 Dance song today was "You're Too Late" by Fantasy. The song also made #28 on the R&B chart.
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Feb 261 min read


1981 - Juice - Juice Newton
45 Years Ago - 1981 Juice Newton released her sixth album Juice. "Angel of the Morning" made #4, #1 AC, #22 Country. "Queen of Hearts" was the biggest of her carrer making #2, #2 AC, #14 Country. It's also a remake of a Dave Edmunds release from 1979. "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", which she originally recorded in 1975 was re-recorded and went to #7, #1 AC and Country. There was the original steel guitar and no oboe version, but with the success of the other two son
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Feb 251 min read


2001 - #1 Dance Song - Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag - Thunderpuss
2001 #1 Dance Song today was Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag by Thunderpuss. The original is an instrumental by Pigbag, a British dance-punk band which made #56 on the dance chart in 1981. The piece's title is a play on the James Brown song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag". Thunderpuss (Barry Harris and Chris Cox) remade it in 2001 and went #1 Club. The Original Paul Oakenfold released the track "Reach Up (Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag)" in 1995 , credited to Perfecto Allstarz, bec
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Feb 241 min read


2/23/26 - Olympic Recap, Baftas, and Terrible Movies
Monday 2/23/26 Celebrate: Curling is Cool Day Diesel Engine Day International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day National Banana Bread Day National Rationalization Day National Tile Day Play Tennis Day World Understanding and Peace Day -- Variety called the Box Office a "glacial winter weekend." 1. GOAT $17.0M 2. Wuthering Heights $14.2M 3. I Can Only Imagine 2 $8.0M 4. Crime 101 $5.8M 5. Send Help $4.5M -- The Olympics ended last night. I'm sure the ratings for the overtime Men's
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Feb 233 min read


2001 - The #1 Dance Song - Book of Love - Boy
Another lost hit. 25 Years Ago - 2001 The #1 Dance song today was “Book of Love” by Boy.
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Feb 221 min read


1991 - #1 Dance Song - Another Sleepless Night - Shawn Christopher
35 Years Ago - 1991 the #1 Dance song today was "Another Sleepless Night" by Shawn Christopher. The full credit originally was Mike "hitman" Wilson f/Shawn Christopher. The song was recorded for a dance music compilation for Arista Records. The feedback from the song resulted in her getting a record deal. The song also made #67 on the Hot 100.
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Feb 211 min read


1981 - Another Ticket - Eric Clapton
45 Years Ago - 1981 Eric Clapton released his seventh album Another Ticket. "I Can't Stand It" made #10 and #1 Mainstream Rock. The title track made #78 and #18 Mainstream Rock.
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Feb 201 min read


1981 - Being With You - Smokey Robinson
45 Years Ago - 1981 Smokey Robinson released his album Being With You. "Being with You" made #2, #1 R&B, #4 AC "You are Forever" made #59, #31 R&B, #66 AC. "Who Said" made #62 R&B.
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Feb 181 min read


2/18/26 - Ash Wednesday, Annoying Office Behaviors, and Arobic Activities
Wednesday 2/18/26 Celebrate: Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day - 1930, a cow named Elm Farm Ollie became the first. The flight took place in St. Louis, and the milk was sealed in paper containers and dropped via parachute to the people below. This was mostly done as a publicity stunt to prove that cows could fly. Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day National Battery Day National Drink Wine Day Pluto Day Thumb Appreciation Day Today is Ash Wednesd
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Feb 183 min read


1996 - The Score - The Fugees
30 Years Ago - 1996 The Fugees released their second album The Score. It won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, along with Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Killing Me Softly". "Fu-Gee-La" made #29, #13 R&B, #2 Rap. "Killing Me Softly" wasn't released as a commercial single so no Hot 100 chart. Itpeaked at #2 Radio Songs, #30 AC, #48 Club, #1 Pop Airplay, R&B, Rhythmic. "Ready or Not" again, not a commercial single. It made #69 Radio Songs, #22 R&B/Hip
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Feb 151 min read

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