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.

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

40 Years Ago - 1986 New Kids on the Block released their sel-titled debut album. When it was originally released it didn't garner any attention. After the "Hangin' Tough" album "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" was released as a single. It is a remake of a Delfonics song from 1969 where it made #10 and #3 R&B. Their version made #8, #34 R&B, #12 AC in 1989. (Sorry fans..I think this is pure slop.)

25 Years Ago - 2001 Gorillaz released their debut self-titled album. A cartoon band.  "Clint Eastwood" peaked at #57, #3 Alternative Airplay, #32 Pop Airplay. "19-2000" made #23 Alternative Airplay and #34 Pop Airplay.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Depeche Mode released their fifth album Black Celebration. It was pretty much ignored in the US. All chart positions are their UK charting. "Stripped" made #15 "A Question of Lust" made #28 "A Question of Time" peaked at #17 (it did make #34 US Dance Singles Sales) "But Not Tonight" made #15

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

30 Years Ago - 1996 2Pac released his fourth and final album All Eyez on Me. "California Love"/"How Do U Want It"  A double A side, "..Love" featured Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, How Do U.." featured Snoop Dogg. The song(s) peaked at #1 on most charts, #34 Pop Airplay, #2 Rhythmic. "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" made #46 R&B/Hip Hop. "I Ain't Mad at Cha" made #58 and #18 R&B/Hip Hop.