35 Years Ago - 1990 Pet Shop Boys released their fourth album Behavior. The album was produced with Harold Faltermeyer. "So Hard" made #62, #17 Alternative Airplay, #2 Club. "Being Boring" did chart at #10 Dance Singles Sales. "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" made #93, #19 Club. "Jealousy" was not released in the US.

Thursday 10/23/25 Celebrate: Event Organizers Day National Boston Cream Pie Day National Canning Day National Croc Day National Horror Movie Day National iPod Day National Slap Your Irritating Co-Worker Day Paralegal Day The Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano TV Talk Show Host Day Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day National Mole Day - exists to get people—particularly children—interested in chemistry. It takes place between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m., to comme

40 Years Ago - 1985 Simple Minds released their seventh album Once Upon a Time. This album came after the success of The Breakfast Club's song "Don't You (Forget About Me)". "Alive and Kicking" peaked at #3 and #2 Mainstream Rock. "Sanctify Yourself" made #14 and #3 Mainstream Rock. "All the Things She Said" made #28 and #9 Mainstream Rock.

Wednesday 10/22/25 Celebrate: Clean Up the Earth Day Eat a Pretzel Day INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY International Stuttering Awareness Day Lung Health Day Medical Assistants Recognition Day National Color Day National Knee Day National Make a Dog's Day National Nut Day National Sparkling Water Day National Tavern-Style Pizza Day Smart is Cool Day Unity Day Wombat Day -- USAToday has a story on a new dating term called "throning" − which means dating someone to raise your socia

40 Years Ago - 1985 Mike + The Mechanics released their debut self titled album. This was his first album outside of Genesis. "Silent Running (On Dangerous Grounded)" features Paul Carrack on vocals and peaked at #6 and #1 Mainstream Rock. "All I Need Is a Miracle" features Paul Young on vocals and peaked at #5, #7 AC, #6 Mainstream Rock, #24 Club. "Taken In" made #32 and #7 AC.

Tuesday 10/21/25 Celebrate: Back to the future Day Apple Day Babbling Day Celebration of the Mind Day Check Your Meds Day Count Your Buttons Day Garbanzo Bean Day Information Overload Awareness Day International Day of the Nacho National Mezcal Day National Pets for Veterans Day National Pharmacy Technician Day National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day National Share the Warmth Day National Witch Hazel Day Reptile Awareness Day World Bolognese Ragu Day -- Parade.com has a list of the

25 Years Ago - 2000 U2 released their tenth album All That You Can't Leave Behind. It was a return of producer Brian Eno. "Beautiful Day" won three Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and peaked at #21, #1 Adult Alternative Songs and Club, #4 Adult Pop Airplay, #5 Alternative Airplay, #19 Pop Airplay, #14 Mainstream Rock "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" made #52, #1 Adult Alternative, #9 Adult

Monday 10/20/25 Celebrate: Community Media Day Diwali - is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions. International Adjust Your Chair Day International Chefs Day Multicultural Diversity Day National Brandied Fruit Day National Call-in Day For Health Reform National Chicken and Waffles Day National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day National Day on Writing National Mozzarella Stick Day National Suspenders Day National Youth Confidence Day O

35 Years Ago - 1995 Information Society released their second album Hack. The cassette tape for this album used an unusual naming convention for the sides. Instead of 1 and 2 or A and B, there was the Gilligan Side and the Skipper Side. The vinyl edition had a Scooby Side and a Shaggy Side. "Think" made #28 and #5 Club. "How Long" made #20 Club.

40 Years Ago - 1985 Level 42 released their sixth album World Machine. "Something About You" peaked at #7, #10 AC, #4 Club. "World Machine" made the Club chart at #25 with a remix by Shep Pettibone.

Saturday 10/18/25 Sunday 10/19/25 Celebrate: Saturday Bridge Day I Love Yarn Day International Independent Video Store Day International Legging Day International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day International Repair Day International Sloth Day National Chocolate Cupcake Day National Exascale Day - 1018 (one followed by 18 zeros). This number, 1,000,000,000,000,000,000, is a billion billion, or a quintillion. This relates to exascale in that an exascale is a quintillion compu

45 Years Ago - 1980 Bruce Springsteen released his fifth album The River. "Hungry Heart" peaked at #5. The title is drawn from a line in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem "Ulysses": "For always roaming with a hungry heart." "Fade Away" made #20.

Friday 10/17/25 Celebrate: Black Poetry Day Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day Edge Day Forgive an Ex Day Four Prunes Day Mulligan Day - a term used in golf when someone who shoots a bad shot is given a do-over.  It can also apply to darts. National Mammography Day National Pasta Day National Playing Card Collection Day Pay Back a Friend Day Spreadsheet Day Wear Something Gaudy Day World Student Day World Trauma Day -- “Ace” Frehley, co-founder and lead guitarist o

40 Years Ago - 1985 The Jets released their debut self-titled album. The group is comprised of kids from the Wolfgramm family. "Curiosity" peaked at #8 R&B and #21 Club. "Crush on You" peaked at #3, #4 R&B, #4 Club. "Private Number" made #47 and #28 R&B. "You Got It All" written by Rupert Holmes made #3, #2 R&B, #1 AC. Interesting note, Moana Wolfgramm and Elizabeth Wolfgramm were only aged 10 and 12, respectively when they recorded their vocals for the song, and Elizabeth h

Thursday 10/16/25 Celebrate: Conflict Resolution Day Get to Know Your Customers Day Global Cat Day International Credit Union Day International ShakeOut Day National Boss Day National Cut Up Your Credit Card Day National Department Store Day National Dictionary Day National Get Smart About Credit Day National Learn a Word Day National Liqueur Day National Sports Day Spirit Day World Bread Day World Food Day World Spine Day -- Halloween is a lot of fun for kids . . . but forge

40 Years Ago - 1985 INXS released their fifth album Listen Like Thieves. This album is considered their international breakthrough. "This Time" made #81 and #11 Mainstream Rock. "What You Need"  peaked at #5 and #3 Mainstream Rock. "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" made #24 Mainstream Rock. "Listen Like Thieves" made #54 and #12 Mainstream Rock. ------------------------------------------------ 45 Years Ago - 1980  INXS released their debut album. "Just Keep Walkin

Wednesday 3/15/25 Celebrate: I Love Lucy Day Breast Health Day Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day Global Dignity Day Global Handwashing Day Hagfish Day International Day of Rural Women International Pronouns Day Love Your Body Day My Mom Is A Student Day National Aesthetician Day National Cheese Curd Day National Chicken Cacciatore Day National Fossil Day National Grouch Day National Lemon Bar Day National Mushroom Day National Pug Day National Red Wine Day National Roast Ph

40 Years Ago - 1985 Falco released his third album.. imaginatively named Falco 3. Following the Academy Award-winning film Amadeus, "Rock Me Amadeus" became a #1 hit. It's the only German-language song to peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. (Nena 99 Luftballons only made #2.) It also made #4 Club and #6 R&B. "Vienna Calling" made #18. Here's the album version of the song..it's a bit different than what is stuck in your head.

Tuesday 10/14/25 Celebrate: Be Bald and Be Free Day International Face Your Fears Day National Chocolate-Covered Insect Day National Dessert Day National FRUMP Day - (Frugal, Responsible, Umpretentious, Mature persons day) national lowercase day National Real Sugar Day Own Business Day World Standards Day -- A new report looked into which vehicles birds poop the most . . . and apparently, it isn't totally random.  According to the report, birds tend to hit brown vehicles the

30 Years Ago - 1995 k.d. lang released her third album All You Can Eat. "If I Were You" peaked at #1 Club. "Sexuality" made #3 Club.