35 Years Ago - 1991 Heavy D & the Boyz released their third album Peaceful Journey. "Is It Good to You" peaked #32 and #13 R&B/Hip Hop. "Now That We Found Love" is a cover of the O'Jays 1973 song and Third World #47 1978 hit. They took it to #11, #2 Club, #5 R&B/Hip Hop, and #4 Rap. It features Aaron Hall.

Monday 6/29/26 Celebrate: Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul Hug Holiday Day National Almond Buttercrunch Day National Camera Day National Darts Day National Waffle Iron Day Please Take My Children to Work Day -- The Weekend's Box Office 1. Toy Story 5 $70.0M 2. Supergirl $38.0M 3. Obsession $9.8M 4. Jackass: Best and Last $8.4M 5. Disclosure Day $8.1M -- Bird watchers (aka birders) in the U.S. spend just over $100 billion on traveling and equipment every year. Great app to get

40 Years Ago - 1986 Wham! released their third and final studio album Music from the Edge of Heaven. This is a pared-down version of the "Final" greatest hits album. "I'm Your Man" peaked at #3, #13 AC, #42 Club, #55 R&B. "A Different Corner" made #7 and #6 AC. "The Edge of Heaven" features a guest appearance by Elton John on the Piano. It made #10, and #22 AC. "Where Did Your Heart Go?" is a cover of a Was (Not Was) song charting #50 and #33 AC. "Last Christmas" is included

35 Years Ago - 1991 Siouxsie and the Banshees released their tenth album Superstition. "Kiss Them for Me" was their first top 40 hit in the US. It peaked at #23, #1 Alternative Airplay, #8 Club. "Shadowtime" charter #13 Mainstream Rock. "Fear (of the Unknown)" made #12 Mainstream Rock and #6 Club.

45 Years Ago - 1981 Commodores released their ninth album In the Pocket. This was the last to feature Lionel Richie as he went off to a solo career. "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" charted #8, #13 AC, #5 R&B. "Oh No" peaked at #4, #5 AC and R&B. It was also featured in the 1982 movie The Last American Virgin. "Why You Wanna Try Me" made #66 and #42 R&B.

45 Years Ago - 1981 Pointer Sisters released their eighth album Black & White. "Slow Hand" peaked at #2, #6 AC, #7 R&B. "What a Surprise!" made #52 R&B "Should I Do It" is a cover of a Tanya Tucker song done in a 60s girl group style and made #13, #19 AC.

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.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Poison released their debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In. "Talk Dirty to Me" peaked at #9. "I Want Action" made #50. "I Won't Forget You" peaked at #13

20 Years Ago - 2001 Missy Elliott released her third album Miss E... So Addictive. "Get Ur Freak On" peaked at #7, #3 R&B, #7 Rap, #19 Pop Airplay, #3 Rhythmic Airplay. "Lick Shots" peaked at #58 R&B Airplay, #25 Rap. "One Minute Man" made #15, #8 R&B, #30 Pop Airplay, #5 Rhythmic Airplay. "Take Away" peaked at #45, #13 R&B, #29 Rhythmic Airplay.

25 Years Ago - 2001 Destiny's Child released their third album Survivor. The album was the first with Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams after LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Robertson left the group. Beyoncé had a hand in writing and co-producing all the songs. "Independent Women Part 1" was done for the soundtrack of the Charlie's Angels movie. It was a #1 smash on any chart it appeared on. It was the first track to the album. Destiny's Child was a threesome for the rest of t

45 Years Ago - 1981 Van Halen released their fourth album Fair Warning. The album sold well, but there really weren't any charting hits. "So This Is Love?" made #15 Mainstream Rock Unchained" #13 Mainstream Rock.

45 Years Ago - 1981 Jim Steinman released his only album Bad for Good. Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler were the two who used Jim the best. Many of these songs were written for the follow-up to Bat Out of Hell that never happened (til later.) The major criticism was about the vocals. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" was the only song to hit the charts making #32 and #14 Mainstream Rock. (Mealoaf in 1994 took it to #13, #24 AC, #25 Mainstream Rock and #10 Pop Airplay.) Somewhere o

20 Years Ago - 2006 Rihanna released her second album A Girl Like Me. "SOS" reached #1 Hot 100, Club, Pop Airplay, #40 AC, #17 Adult Pop Airplay, #13 Rhythmic. "Unfaithful" peaked at #6, #1 Club, #18 R&B, #2 Mainstream Top 40, #7 Rhythmic. "We Ride" was another #1 Club, #34 Pop Airplay, #27 Rhythmic. "Break It Off" made #9, #6 Pop Airplay, #21 Rhythmic.

20 Years Ago - 2006 Pink released her fourth album I'm Not Dead "Stupid Girls" made #13, #25 Adult Pop Airplay,#19 Club, #17 Pop Airplay. "Who Knew" peaked at #9, #1 Adult Pop Airplay and Pop Airplay, #5 AC. "U + Ur Hand" made #9, #1 Pop Airplay, #5 Adult Pop Airplay.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Rod Stewart released his sixteenth album Vagabond Heart . "It Takes Two" is a duet with Tina Turner and was used in Pepsi commercials. It did not have any chart action in the US. "Rhythm of My Heart" peaked at #5. #2 AC, #13 Mainstream Rock. "The Motown Song" features most of the Toto crew and made #10, #3 AC. "Broken Arrow" is a cover of the Robbie Robertson 1988 song and made #20, #3 AC. The album also features “Have I Told You Lately” that Rod would ta

40 Years Ago - 1986 Bob Seger released his thirteenth album Like a Rock. The album was going to be called by the first single "American Storm." It peaked at #13 and #2 Mainstream Rock. "Like a Rock" Peaked at #12, #21 AC, #1 Mainstream Rock. It also became the theme for a massive Chevrolet truck campaign from 1991 until 2004. "It's You" made #52, #22 AC, #8 Mainstream Rock. "Miami" made #70 and #47 Mainstream Rock.

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....

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

35 Years Ago - 1991 Marc Cohn released his self-titled debut album. He won the Best New Artist Grammy in 1992. "Walking in Memphis" peaked at #13, #12 AC, #7 Mainstream Rock, #74 Country. "Silver Thunderbird" made #63 and #22 Mainstream Rock "True Companion" made #80 and #24 AC.