35 Years Ago - 1991 Another Bad Creation released their debut album Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! "Iesha" peaked at #9 and #6 R&B. "Playground" made #10 and #4 R&B. "Jealous Girl" made #25 R&B. "My World" made #77 R&B.

45 Years Ago - 1981 Stray Cats released their self-titled debut album in the UK. Dave Edmunds produced it. It would be 1982 when America would get it's first Stray Cats album with a mix of songs from their first two UK albums. "Rock This Town" would make #9 and #4 Mainstream Rock "Stray Cat Strut" peaked at #3, #41 Mainstream Rock, and #78 Club.

40 Years Ago - 1986 Janet Jackson released her third album, the breakthrough Control. Hang on to something...it was massive!!!!!! The album has been praised by critics as both an artistic feat and as a personal testament of self-actualization. Janet became the first female artist to have five top five hits from one album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis won the Grammy for Producer(s) of the Year, Non-Classical. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" peake

45 Years Ago - 1981 "Weird Al" Yankovic released his first EP Another One Rides the Bus. The title track bubbled under the Hot 100 at #4, but was a big hit on The Doctor Demento Show, where it was recorded live! Brian May of Queen expressed his amusement with it. All of these songs would appear on the first official "Weird Al" album.

25 Years Ago - 2001 O-Town released it's self-titled debut album. They were formed for the first season of Making the Band. "Liquid Dreams" made #10 and #25 Pop Airplay. "All or Nothing" peaked at #3, #4 AC, #1 Pop Airplay, #29 Rhythmic. "We Fit Together" made #25 Pop Airplay.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Jesus Jones released their second album Doubt. "Real, Real, Real" made #4, #5 Club, #26 Mainstream Rock "Right Here, Right Now" made #2, #7 Mainstream Rock, #29 Club, #1 Modern Rock Tracks. "International Bright Young Thing" made #6 Modern Rock Tracks.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Divinyls released their self-titled fourth album. "I Touch Myself" was the only US single made #4, #35 Mainstream Rock, #2 Modern Rock Tracks.

35 Years Ago - 1991 Gloria Estefan released her second solo album Into the Light. This is the album that came out after her near-tragic bus accident. "Coming Out of the Dark" peaked at #1 Hot 100 and AC, #60 R&B, #4 Latin "Seal Our Fate" made #53 "Can't Forget You" made #42 and #2 AC "Live for Loving You" made #22 and #2 AC