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Jan 133 min read
1/13/25 - Idling Your Car, Organizing, and *&^$# (profanity)
Monday 1/13/25 Celebrate: Make Your Dream Come True Day National Clean Off Your Desk Day National Gluten-Free Day National Peach Melba...
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Jan 121 min read
1985 #1 Dance Song We Are the Young - Dan Hartman
1985 the #1 Dance Song was "We Are the Young" by Dan Hartman. The song also made #25 Hot 100 and #58 R&B. It was the follow-up to "I Can...
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Jan 111 min read
1980 - Pretenders - Pretenders
45 Years Ago - 1980 Pretenders released their self-titled debut album. "Stop Your Sobbing" peaked at #65. More importantly, a big Kinks...
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Jan 113 min read
1/11/25 & 1/12/25 - Pizza, Quitting, and Social Media
Saturday 1/11/25 Sunday 1/12/25 Celebrate: Saturday Girl Hug Boy Day Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day National Hot Toddy Day National...
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Jan 101 min read
1985 - Silvertone - Chris Isaak
40 Years Ago - 1985 Chris Isaak released his debut album Silvertone. It was named after the band that Isaak co-founded and led. The...
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Jan 103 min read
1/10/25 - Give Me The Stats!, Coffee, and Telephobia
Friday 1/10/25 Celebrate: Houseplant Appreciation Day National Bittersweet Chocolate Day National Cut Your Energy Costs Day National...
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Jan 91 min read
1995 - From the Bottom Up - Brownstone
30 Years Ago - 1995 Brownstone released their debut album From the Bottom Up. "Pass the Lovin'" made #58 R&B and #42 Club. "If You Love...
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Jan 93 min read
1/9/25 - Day of Mourning, Glickles, and Girl Scout Cookies
Thursday 1/9/25 Celebrate: Balloon Ascension Day Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day International Choreographers Day National Apricot Day...
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Jan 81 min read
1980 - Union Jacks - The Babys
40 Years Ago - 1980 The Babys released their fourth album Union Jacks. This was a rereleased and remastered and was the first album to...
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Jan 83 min read
1/8/25 - Spare Underwear, Weird Electronics, and Boy Bands
Wednesday 1/8/25 Celebrate: Argyle Day Bubble Bath Day Earth's Rotation Day National Career Coach Day National English Toffee Day...
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Jan 71 min read
2000 - #1 Dance Song - 17 Again - Eurythimics
Today in 2000 "17 Again" by Eurythmics was the #1 Dance song. Remixes from Peter Rauhofer and Thunderpuss made this a dance floor smash!
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Jan 74 min read
1/7/25 - Diets, Lottery Tickets, and Pooping Helps Your Tests
Tuesday 1/7/25 Celebrate: Distaff Day Harlem Globetrotter's Day I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore Day International Programmer's Day...
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Jan 61 min read
1995 - #1 Dance Song - Melody of Love - Donna Summer
Today in 1995 "Melody of Love" by Donna Summer was the #1 Dance song. Written by Summer, David Cole, Robert Clivillés, and Joe Carrano....
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Jan 62 min read
1/6/25 - Predictions From 100 Years Ago and Get Your ?Love? A Cockroach
Monday 1/6/25 Celebrate: Apple Tree Day Cuddle Up Day National "Thank God It's Monday" Day National Bean Day National King Cake Day...
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Jan 51 min read
1990 - #1 Dance Song - Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson
Today in 1990 "Rhythm National' by Janet Jackson was the #1 Dance Song. This was the second single from the album with the same name....
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Jan 41 min read
1980 - The Romantics - The Romantics
45 Years Ago - 1980 The Romantics released their self-titled debut album. Always fun to sing "What I Like About Shoes" The only single...
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Jan 42 min read
1/4/25 & 1/5/25 - Snacks, Words, and Rich People
Saturday 1/4/25 Sunday 1/5/25 Celebrate: Saturday Dimpled Chad Day Free Flower Basket Day Fruitcake Toss Day National Spaghetti Day...
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Jan 31 min read
1985 - #1 Dance Song - "Like A Virgin" - Madonna
Today in 1985 "Like A Virgin" by Madonna was the #1 Dance Song. Her first #1 and title track from her second album. This is the one she...
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Jan 32 min read
1/3/25 - Coffee Badging, Eat Your Tree, and Hot Dr. Pepper
Friday 1/3/25 Celebrate: Festival of Sleep Day Humiliation Day J.R.R. Tolkien Day National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day National Drinking...
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Jan 21 min read
1980 - #1 Dance Song - The Second Time Around - Shalamar
Since it takes a while for the record companies to wake up after the holidays, this month will be peppered with the #1 dance songs on the...
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