40 Years Ago - 1986 Art of Noise released their second album In Visible Silence. "Legs" made #27 Club "Peter Gunn" featured Duane Eddy (from Corning, NY) on the Guitar and made #50, #2 Club. "Paranoimia" features Max Headroom, who is not on the instrumental album version. Re-Works of Art of Noise was released in 1987 and featured two different vocals for the 7" and 12" re-works. It peaked at #34 and #14 Club. It won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. (is the M

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.

Friday 4/10/26 Celebrate: ASPCA Day Encourage a Young Writer Day Global Work From Home Day Golfer's Day National Cinnamon Crescent Day National Dive Bar Day National Farm Animals Day National Hug Your dog Day Poet in a Cupcake Day Safety Pin Day Siblings Day – New in Theaters You, Me & Tuscany - Comedy with Nia Vardalos, Halle Bailey, Marco Calvani, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo de Moor, Aziza Scott, and Regé-Jean Page. Faces of Death - Horror film with Dacre Montgomery, Jermaine

40 Years Ago - 1986 Bonnie Tyler released her sixth album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. Ex Produced by Jim Steinman (so read this at a fast pace with a chorus behind you) "Holding Out For a Hero" was from the soundtrack of the 1984 movie Footloose.It peaked at #34 then. (a re-release in 1985 took it to #2 UK. "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" was written by Desmond Child, who has stated that the song was rewritten as "You Give Love a Bad Name" with Bon Jovi after

30 Years Ago - 1996 Tina Turner released her ninth album Wildest Dreams .  This album did way better in Europe only making #61 in the US. "GoldenEye" is from the James Bond movie and written by U2. #1 in Europe, #2 Bubbling Under Hot 100 in the US, #22 Club, #89 R&B. "On Silent Wings" includes guest vocals from Sting and made #24 AC and #47 Club. "Missing You" is a remake of the #1 John Waite song. Tina took it to #84 and #16 AC. "In Your Wildest Dreams" is a duet with Barry

35 Years Ago - 1991 Lenny Kravitz released his second album Mama Said. Of course, Mama is Roxie Roker that many know from The Jeffersons. "Always on the Run" co-written and featuring Slash, the song made #8 Alternative Airplay and #40 Mainstream Rock. "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" written while dealing with a struggling marriage to his then wife, Lisa Bonet, and was an attempt to rekindle the relationship, it peaked at #2, #5 AC, #10 R&B. "Stand By My Woman" made #76.

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 Roxette released their third album Joyride. "Joyride" was a #1 Smash! "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" peaked at #2 and was their fifth consecutive top-10 single in the US. It also made #5 AC. "Spending My Time" made #32 and #20 AC. "Church of Your Heart" made #36 and #24 AC.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Rolling Stones released their eighteenth album Dirty Work. The album was recorded during a time of turmoil for the band, as its two principal songwriters, Richards and Jagger, had been feuding over the band's direction during most of the 1980s. "Harlem Shuffle" is a cover of Bob & Earl's #44 hit from 1963. The Stones took it to #5, #4 Club, #2 Mainstream Rock. "One Hit (To the Body)" made #28.

35 Years Ago - 1986 Anita Baker released her second album Rapture. The album won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. "Watch Your Step" made #23 R&B. "Sweet Love" won a Grammy for Best R&B Song. This was her big breakthrough peaking at #8, #3 AC, #2 R&B. "Caught Up in the Rapture" made #37, #9 AC, #6 R&B. "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)" peaked at #44, #8 R&B, #6 AC. "No One in the World" was a Dionne Warwick song from 1985. It peaked at #44, #9 AC, #5 R&B.

Tuesday 3/17/26 Happy St. Patrick's Day, a global festival honoring Irish culture and its patron saint. What began as a religious feast day in Ireland has evolved into a worldwide celebration featuring parades, the color green, and unique traditions. Most of the celebrations and revelry are and Irish-American creation. There are more people in the United States who claim Irish ancestry than the entire population of Ireland itself. The first parade was in Boston in 1737. The w

30 Years Ago - 1996 Celine Dion released her fourth English-language album Falling Into You.  Her fourteenth overall! The album won the Grammy for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album. The title track is a cover of an Argentinian song by Marie-Clair D'Ubaldo who sings backup on Celine's version. It was released only in Europe with no US release. "Because You Loved Me" written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster and was the theme to the movie Up Close & Personal whic

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

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.

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....

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

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.

45 Years Ago - 1981 Phil Collins released his debut solo album Face Value. The horns on the album are The Phenix Horns from Earth, Wind, & Fire. "In the Air Tonight" with the gated drum break (that you still do) peaked at #19 and #2 Mainstream Rock. "I Missed Again" made #19 and #8 Mainstream Rock.

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