Today in Music History - 1975 The American vocal group Manhattan Transfer debuted their summer variety show that lasted for 4 weeks. In 1981, they released their sixth album, Mecca for Moderns witch featured their biggest hit "Boy From New York City," which won them a Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. It peaked at #7 I am still obsessed with this album.

Monday 8/10/26 Celebrate: International Vlogging Day National Duran Duran Appreciation Day National Lazy Day National S'mores Day National Shapewear Day National Spoil Your Dog Day Smithsonian Day Victory Day or VJ Day World Lion Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day $145.0M the third-best domestic second weekend ever. 2. The Odyssey $31.5M 3. One Night Only $5.7M 4. Super Troopers 3 $4.0M 5. Toy Story 5 $3.9M -- 'Tis the season to test toilets at NFL and ma

Today in Music History - 1975 - The Bee Gees went to #1 with "Jive Talkin'." The song also went #9 Club and was included on the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack.

Today in Music History - 1980 - Xanadu opens! Xanadu bombs out! The movie only grossed $23 million which did not make it profitable. A double feature with Xanadu and another musical released several months earlier, Can't Stop the Music, inspired John J.B. Wilson to create the Golden Raspberry Awards (or Razzies), an annual event recognizing the worst in cinema for a given year. Robert Greenwald won the first Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, and the film was nominate

Today in Music History - 1991 - The KLF went to #1in the UK with "3am Eternal." Taken from The White Room, it made #5 on the Hot 100 and #1 Club here in America.

Friday 8/7/26 Celebrate: Beach Party Day International Beer Day National Lighthouse Day National Sea Serpent Day Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day Professional Speakers Day Purple Heart Day Raspberries 'n Cream Day – Saturday Celebrate Your Lakes Day Global Sleep Under the Stars Night International Cat Day National Bowling Day National CBD Day National Dollar Day National Frozen Custard Day National Garage Sale Day National Mochi Day National Model Aviation Day National

Today in Music History - 1988 - Yo! MTV Raps premieres. Run-DMC hosted the first show. This was one of the videos during the first hour. See the full show here.

Thursday 8/6/26 Celebrate: Balloons to Heaven Day Corporate Baby Name Day Farmworker Appreciation Day Hiroshima Day (also No Nukes Day) Mom's Equal Pay Day National Fresh Breath Day National Gossip Day National IPA Day National Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day – Skywatchers are preparing for a rare double celestial event on August 12, when a total solar eclipse coincides with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Because the eclipse aligns with a dark New Moon phase,

Today in Music History - 1975 - The Runaways formed. Their first album (1976) gave us "Cherry Bomb." Consisting of Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Cherie Currie, Jackie Fox, and Sandy West. Joan Jett composed the song with Kim Fowley, the band's then-manager. In the documentary Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways (2005), Fowley and former Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie claimed that "Cherry Bomb" was quickly written just for Currie to audition for the band because the band members c

Wednesday 8/5/26 Celebrate: Green Peppers Day International Traffic Light Day - 1914, what is considered to be the first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue. National Oyster Day National Underwear Day Work Like a Dog Day – Today in Music History - 2023 - For the first time since 1958, country songs claim the top three spots on the Hot 100: #1 "Try That in a Small Town" by Jason Aldean #2 "Last Night" by

Today in Music History - 2000 - "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes from the movie Coyote Ugly was released. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Trevor Horn, it peaked at #11and #17 Club. It did reach #1 in Australia. Rimes was the singing voice for lead Piper Perabo in the film. The movie opened in the US to $17.3 million (4th place) and grossed $113 million worldwide! This is most likely the one you heard in the clubs.

Tuesday 8/4/26 Celebrate: Assistance Dog Day Hooray for Kids Day National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day National Night Out National White Wine Day Singles Working Women's Day U.S. Coast Guard Day - It is celebrated on the anniversary of the founding of the Revenue Marine, the forerunner of the Coast Guard. On August 4, 1790. – If you’re welcoming guests into your home, a study examining the modern-day rules of hosting pinpointed the decision-making window and found that just und

Today in 1996 The Macarena went to #1 and stayed there for 14 weeks. We will not be posting that today! Let’s go one year later to 1997 where Def Leppard released Hysteria! It's their fourth album and their follow-up to Pyromania and spawned seven singles. Their biggest single from it is "Love Bites," which made #1 and the crowd pleasing "Pour Some Sugar on Me" made #2. https://youtu.be/0UIB9Y4OFPs?si=ICZQmz7z3ce4dzZO

Monday 8/3/26 Celebrate: Airplane Crop Duster Day Clean Your Floors Day National Watermelon Day - According to Guinness World Records, the heaviest watermelon ever grown tipped the scales at a staggering 350.5 pounds—roughly the weight of an adult male grizzly bear! – Grab Some Nuts Day The most popular nuts in the world, ranked by total consumption, include: Peanuts: Technically a legume rather than a true tree nut, the peanut is by far the most widely consumed nut-like snac

2014 - Weird Al gets his first #1 album Word Crimes. He released a video a day for a week to hype the album. They were brilliant!

So I have been posting the Anniversary Song of the Day for 5 years now. I have run through all the years!!! All of that content is archived right here. Don’t worry, I will still be posting things: birthdays, things that happened on that date in history, dance songs, and maybe even some album that dropped that day in the past. Whatever it is, you will still get a video a day. Since it’s August 1st, let’s celebrate MTV! 45 Years ago - 1981 MTV goes on the air, bringing music vi

30 Years Ago - 1996 Sublime released their third self-titled album. This was the first released after the death of singer Bradley Nowell. "What I Got" peaked at #29, #39 Adult Pop Airplay, #1 Alternative Airplay and #11 Mainstream Rock. "Santeria" peaked at #3 Alternative Airplay, #43 Radio Songs, #38 Adult Pop Airplay. "Wrong Way" charted #3 Alternative Airplay and #47 Radio Songs. "Doin' Time" made #28 Alternative Airplay and #87 Hot 100.

Friday 7/31/26 Celebrate: National Avocado Day National Cotton Candy Day National Get Gnarly Day National Jump for Jelly Beans Day National Mutt Day National Raspberry Cake Day National SPAM Day National Talk in an Elevator Day Shredded Wheat Day System Administrator Appreciation Day Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day World Ranger Day – New in Theaters this weekend Spider-Man: Brand New Day - the latest in the series with Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Sadie Sink. – Time magazine h

30 Years Ago - 1996 Republica released their self-titled debut album. I absolutely love Saffron's lead vocals. "Ready to Go" made #56, #7 Alternative Airplay, #36 Pop Airplay. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" made #93 and #39 Alternative Airplay.

Thursday 7/30/26 Celebrate: Earth Overshoot Day Father-In-Law Day International Day of Friendship National Cheesecake Day National Chili Dog Day National Intern Day National Support Public Education Day National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Paperback Day Share a Hug Day World Snorkeling Day – Apple's market capitalization briefly surpassed $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, making it only the second company ever to achieve that milestone after Nvidia. The iPhone mak