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1986 - Word Up! - Cameo
40 Years Ago - 1986 Cameo released their thirteenth album Word Up! Don't forget them! The most obnoxious red codpiece! "Word Up!" peaked at #6, #1 R&B and Club. "Candy" charted #21, #1 R&B,#10 Club. "Back and Forth" made #50, #3 R&B, #6 Club.
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Jul 221 min read


2001 - Celebrity - NYSNC
25 Years Ago - 2001 NSYNC released their fourth and final album Celebrity. This was the band's second album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 1,879,495 copies in the US, which became the second-best debut week sales in the country. "Pop" peaked at #19, #5 Pop Airplay, #40 Club, and #23 Rhythmic "Gone" initially written for a duet with Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson and peaked at #11, #27 AC, #7 Pop Airplay, #17 Rhythmic. "Gi
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Jul 211 min read


1981 - The Time - The Time
45 Years Ago - 1981 The Time released their self-titled debut album. Almost entirely performed by Prince, with Morris Day doing the vocals. "Get It Up" made #6 R&B and #16 Club "Cool" peaked at #90 and #7 R&B. "Girl" made #49 R&B
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Jul 201 min read


1981 - Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks
45 Years Ago - 1981 Stevie Nicks released her debut solo album Bella Donna. The album reached #1 and reached platinum status in less than three months. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" is a duet with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and peaked at #3 and #2 Mainstream Rock. "Leather and Lace" is a duet with Don Henley (who was romantic with Stevie in 1977 & 1978) and charted #6, #10 AC, and #26 Mainstream Rock "Edge of Seventeen" made #11 and #4 Mainstream Rock. "After the Glitt
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Jul 191 min read


2006- Black Holes and Revelations - Muse
20 Years Ago - 2006 Muse released their fourth album Black Holes and Revelations. "Supermassive Black Hole" peaked at #6 Alternative Airplay. "Starlight" made #2 Alternative Airplay. "Knights of Cydonia" charted #10 Alternative Airplay.
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Jul 121 min read


1986 - True Blue - Madonna
40 Years Ago - 1986 Madonna released her third album True Blue. With Confessions II coming out July 3rd it's good to revisit Madonna here. This album remains Madonna's best-selling studio album, the best-selling album of 1986, the best-selling album of the 1980s by a female artist, and one of the best-selling albums of all time, with sales exceeding 25 million copies worldwide. "Live to Tell" was also featured in her then husband Sean Penn's At Close Range and hit #1 Hot 100
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Jun 301 min read


1986 - Eurythmics - Revenge
40 Years Ago - 1986 Eurhythmics released their fifth album Revenge. "Missionary Man" was the fourth single released in the UK, first in America, where it peaked at #14, #1 Mainstream rock, #6 Club. It won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. "Thorn in My Side" made #68.
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Jun 291 min read


6-29-26 - Irritating Pop Music, Gas Pump Arrow, and Dumb Criminal
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
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Jun 292 min read


1986 - Music from the Edge of Heaven - Wham!
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
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Jun 271 min read


1991- Luck of the Draw - Bonnie Raitt
35 Years Ago - 1991 Bonnie Raitt released her eleventh album Luck of the Draw. This album surpassed her previous album Nick of Time commercially. "Something to Talk About" won the Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and peaked at #5 Hot 100 and AC, #12 Mainstream Rock. "I Can't Make You Love Me" peaked at #18 and #6 AC. "Not the Only One" charted #34 and #2 AC.
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Jun 251 min read


1996 - Secrets - Toni Braxton
30 Years Ago - 1996 Toni Braxton released her second album Secrets. It was a worldwide smash! "You're Makin' Me High" peaked at #1 Hot 100, Club, and R&B. It also made #6 Pop Airplay, #2 Rhythmic Airplay and #28 Adult Pop Airplay. "Un-Break My Heart" won the Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and sold like hotcakes making it one of the best selling singles of all time. It was an 11 week #1. #1 also at AC, Club (even though it's about heartbreak, it's a killer danc
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Jun 201 min read


1981 - Breakin' Away - Al Jearreau
45 Years Ago - 1981 Al Jarreau released his fifth album Breakin' Away. It won Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male at the Grammys, plus picked up Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo a la Turk." "We're in This Love Together" peaked at #15, #6 AC and R&B. "Breakin' Away" made #43, #30 AC, #25 R&B. "Teach Me Tonight" made #70, #19 AC, #25 R&B.
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Jun 161 min read


1991 - Superstition - Siouxsie and the Banshees
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.
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Jun 101 min read


1981 - Black & White - Pointer Sisters
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.
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Jun 71 min read


1991 - Electronic - Electronic
35 Years Ago - 1991 Electronic released their debut album Electronic. It consisted of Bernard Sumner from Joy Division and New Order and Johnny Marr from the Smiths. "Getting Away with It" featured Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys. It peaked at #38, #7 Club, #4 Alternative Airplay. "Get the Message" made #1 Alternative Airplay and #8 Club. "Tighten Up" made #6 Alternative Airplay. "Feel Every Beat" made #27 Alternative Airplay and #28 Club. "Disappointed" also
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May 291 min read


1986 - Raising Hell - Run D.M.C.
40 Years Ago - 1986 Run-D.M.C. released their third album Raising Hell. It was the first Platinum and multi-Platinum hip-hop record. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most important albums in the history of hip-hop music and culture. it was nominated for a Grammy Award, making Run-D.M.C. the first hip-hop act to receive a nomination. "My Adidas" made #5 R&B/Hip Hop and #33 Rap "Walk This Way" peaked at #4, #8 R&B, #6 Club. "You Be Illin'" made #29, #12 R&B
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May 281 min read


1991- Spellbound - Paula Abdul
35 Years Ago - 1991 Paula Abdul released her second album Spellbound. "Rush Rush" peaked at #1 Hot 100 and AC, #20 R&B. "The Promise of a New Day" peaked at #1, #25 AC "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" made #6, #5 AC "Vibeology" made #16, #17 Club "Will You Marry Me?" made #19, #17 AC
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May 141 min read


1991 - Exciter - Depeche Mode
35 Years Ago - 1991 Depeche Mode released their tenth album Exciter. "Dream On" peaked at #85, #1 Club, #6 Adult Alternative Airplay, #15 Adult Pop Airplay, #12 Alternative Airplay. "I Feel Loved" peaked at #1 Club. "Freelove" made #1 Club.
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May 111 min read


1996 - Love Zone - Billy Ocean
40 Years Ago - 1996 Billy Ocean released his sixth album Love Zone. "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" peaked at #2 Hot 100 and AC, #31 Club, #6 R&B. "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" peaked #1 across all charts "Love Zone" made #10, #5 AC, #1 R&B "Love Is Forever" charted #16, #10 R&B, #1 AC.
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May 61 min read


2001 - Survivor - Destiny's Child
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
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May 11 min read

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