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5/20/26 - Micro-Rest, Strawberries, and Phil Collins
Wednesday 5/20/26 Celebrate: Be a Millionaire Day Eliza Doolittle Day Flower Day International Clinical Trials Day International Red Sneakers Day National Juice Slush Day National Psychometrist Day National Quiche Lorraine Day National Rescue Dog Day National Streaming Day National SugarBee Apple Day Pick Strawberries Day Turn Beauty Inside Out Day Weight and Measures Day World Autoimmune Arthritis Day World Bee Day World Flour Day World Product Day -- A mystery bidder just d
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May 203 min read


1986 - So - Peter Gabriel
40 Years Ago - 1986 Peter Gabriel released his fifth album So. This was a huge album! "Sledgehammer" with its massive video peaked at #1 Hot 100, Mainstream Rock, and Club. It also made #61 R&B. "In Your Eyes" was used in the movie Say Anything... with the iconic boombox scene. It made #26 and #1 Mainstream Rock. "Don't Give Up" is a duet with Kate Bush making #72. "Big Time" peaked at #8 and #3 Mainstream Rock. "Red Rain" made #33 Mainstream Rock.
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May 191 min read


5/19/26 - Toys and Cereal, Tails, and Things We Still Remember That Are Useless
Tuesday 5/19/26 Celebrate: Accounting Day Boy's Club Day Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day Dinosaur Day May Ray Day National Devil's Food Cake Day National Hepatitis Testing Day National Roadie Day World Family Doctor Day World IBD Day (inflammatory bowel diseases) – Tom Kane was an American voice actor known for his work in animation and video games, particularly for voicing characters in the Star Wars franchise, including Yoda and Admiral Ackbar. He was active from 1977
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May 194 min read


1996 - Dilate - Ani DiFranco
30 Years Ago - 1996 Ani DiFranco released her seventh album Dilate. This was her highest-selling and most critically acclaimed. Born in Buffalo, she started her own record company, Righteous Babe Records, in 1989 at age 19. In 2006, the Buffalo News praised her as "Buffalo's leading lady of rock music." I include it because it's just so good and a real representation of 90s rock/folk music. "Untouchable Face" got some radio play.
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May 181 min read


5/18/26 - The Godfather, National Recording Registry, and Horsies Run!
Monday 5/18/26 Celebrate: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day/World AIDS Vaccine Day I Love Reese's DayHor International Museum Day Mother Whistler Day National Cheese Soufflé Day National Speech Pathologist Day National Visit Your Relatives Day No Dirty Dishes Day Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. Michael $26.1M 2. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $18.0M 3. Obsession $16.1M 4. Mortal Kombat II $13.4M 5. The Sheep Detectives $9.3M – Napoleon Solo, a brilliantly fast
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May 184 min read


2001 - Miss E... So Addictive - Missy Elliott
20 Years Ago - 2001 Missy Elliott released her third album Miss E... So Addictive. "Get Ur Freak On" peaked at #7, #3 R&B, #7 Rap, #19 Pop Airplay, #3 Rhythmic Airplay. "Lick Shots" peaked at #58 R&B Airplay, #25 Rap. "One Minute Man" made #15, #8 R&B, #30 Pop Airplay, #5 Rhythmic Airplay. "Take Away" peaked at #45, #13 R&B, #29 Rhythmic Airplay.
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May 171 min read


1991 - The One - Chubb Rock
35 Years Ago - 1991 Chubb Rock released his third album The One. "Treat 'Em Right" made #95, #33 R&B, #1 Rapm #32 Club. "The Chubbster" made #41 R&B, #1 Rap, #8 Club. "Just the Two of Us" made #20 R&B, #1 Rap. "The Big Man" made #96 and #30 Rap.
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May 161 min read


5/16/26 - The Preakness and National Barbecue Day
Saturday 5/16/26 Sunday 5/17/26 Celebrate: Saturday Armed Forces Day Biographer's Day Culture Freedom Day International Day of Light Love a Tree Day National Barbecue Day National Learn to Swim Day National Mimosa Day National Piercing Day National River Cleanup Day National Sea Monkey Day Plant a Lemon Tree Day Preakness Stakes World Fiddle Day World Whisky Day -- Sunday International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia National Cherry Cobbler Day National Mush
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May 161 min read


1986 - Top Gun Soundtrack
40 Years Ago - 1986 we all felt The Need For Speed! The Top Gun Soundtrack was released. It was a huge hit, becoming the #1 movie of 1986. The soundtrack was #1 for five nonconsecutive weeks. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, not the first choice, Starship, Toto, Corey Hart, and Kevin Cronin from REO all declined. made #2, #7 Mainstream Rock. "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin peaked at #1 and #3 AC. "Heaven in Your Eyes" by Loverboy made #12, "Playing with the Boys" by Kenny Log
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May 151 min read


5/15/26 - Cruising with Celebrities (sort of), Cookies, and Books!
Friday 5/15/26 Celebrate: Bring Flowers to Someone Day Endangered Species Day International Conscientious Objectors Day International Day of Families International Virtual Assistants Day NASCAR Day National Bike to Work Day National Chocolate Chip Day National Defense Transportation Day National Pizza Party National Safety Dose Day National Senior Fraud Awareness Day Nylon Stocking Day O. Henry Pun-off Day Peace Officers Memorial Day Shades Day Straw Hat Day Relive Your Past
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May 153 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


5/14/26 - Child Proof Packages, Most Expensive House, and Don't Look At The Time!
Thursday 5/14/26 Celebrate: "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Day Dance Like a Chicken Day - great running joke on Arrested Development! National Brioche Day National Buttermilk Biscuit Day Underground American Day – The Hollywood Reporter posted that Rex Reed, the film critic and author whose pithy reviews and provocative Hollywood interviews established him as a bad boy of entertainment journalism, died Tuesday morning at 87. Reed’s reviews, as well as his stylishly written p
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May 144 min read


1991 - Pop Life - Bananarama
35 Years Ago - 1991 Bananarama released their fifth album Pop Life. It is the only Bananarama studio album which features singer Jacquie O'Sullivan, who replaced Siobhan Fahey following her departure in 1988. This was their break from Stock Aitken Waterman as only two songs were produced by them. Mostly ignored in the US, the chart #s are from the UK. "Only Your Love" made #27 "Preacher Man" made #20 "Long Train Running" a remake of the Doobie Brothers song made #30 "Trippin
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May 131 min read


5/13/26 - Leprechaun Day, Cocktails, and Sitting
Wednesday 5/13/26 Celebrate: Cough Drop Day Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day Frog Jumping Day International Hummus Day International Receptionists' Day National Apple Pie Day National Fruit Cocktail Day National Third Shift Workers Day (Night?) Root Canal Appreciation Day Top Gun Day Tulip Day World Cocktail Day World FM Day – Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Today is Leprechaun Day The Name: The word "leprechaun" most likely comes from the Old Irish luchorpán, a combina
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May 134 min read


1998 - Older - George Michael
20 Years Ago - 1996 George Michael released his third album Older. "Jesus to a Child" made #7, #5 AC, #20 Adult Pop Airplay, #22 R&B, #20 Pop Airplay. "Fastlove" peaked at #8 Hot 100 and AC, #14 Adult Pop Airplay, #10 Rhythmic. "Star People '97" made #1 Club.
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May 121 min read


5/12/26 - Limericks, The 10-$10 Rule, and Nurses Day!
Tuesday 5/12/26 Celebrate: International Awareness Day International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day International Nurses Day Limerick Day National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day National Nutty Fudge Day National Odometer Day Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day – The limerick is a poetic form shrouded in mystery: nobody knows why they’re named after Limerick, who invented the form, or when they were first composed. The earliest dates back to the middle ages. a five-lin
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May 124 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


5/11/26 - Credit Cards, Bras, and David Attenborough
Monday 5/11/26 Celebrate: Eat What You Want Day Hostess CupCake Day National Mocha Torte Day National Twilight Zone Day National Women's Check-Up Day World Ego Awareness Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $43.0M 2. Mortal Kombat II $40.0M 3. Michael $36.5M 4. The Sheep Detectives $15.9M 5. Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D $7.5M -- The world of credit card collecting has a new champion. A man from India (Manish Dhameja) has claimed th
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May 112 min read


1996 - Now in a Minute - Donna Lewis
30 Years Ago - 1996 Donna Lewis released her debut album Now in a Minute. "l Love You Always Forever" was a huge smash. The most played single to that point, with over 1 million spins at radio. It peaked at #2 Hot 100, AC, and Rhythmic, #1 Adult Pop Airplay and Pop Airplay. "Without Love" made #41 and #24 Pop Airplay.
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May 101 min read


Dance Mix - Let's Dance #5
Summer is coming and the songs are starting to come out! Could one of these songs be the Song of the Summer???? Find it here at House-Mixes.com
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May 91 min read

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