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1989 #1 Single of the Year
#1 for the year 1989 - Chicago - "Look Away" #1 for two weeks It was their third and final #1 and their only after the departure of Peter...
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Dec 12, 20241 min read
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1984 #1 Single of the Year
#1 for the year 1984 Prince - "When Doves Cry" #1 for five weeks.
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
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12/11/24 - Golden Globe Nominations, Airport Rules, and More Words
Wednesday 12/11/24 Celebrate: Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day International Mountain Day National App Day National Have a Bagel...
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Dec 11, 20244 min read
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1979 - #1 Single for the Year
Today starts the #1 songs for the Anniversary Years. #1 for the year 1979 - The Knack - "My Sharona" #1 for six weeks
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Dec 10, 20241 min read
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12/10/24 - Worthless Collector Items, Best Santa, and Youngins Get Married
Tuesday 12/10/24 Celebrate: Dewey Decimal System Day Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales Human Rights Day National Lager Day Nobel...
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Dec 10, 20243 min read
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2009 - The Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys
15 Years Ago - 2009 Alicia Keys released her fourth album The Element of Freedom. "Doesn't Mean Anything" made #60, #2 Adult R&B , #14...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read
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12/9/24 - Pets and Trees, Color of the Year, and Lonely Bananas
Monday 12/9/24 Celebrate: Christmas Card Day Green Monday International Anti-Corruption Day International Day of Veterinary Medicine...
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Dec 9, 20242 min read
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1984 - Agent Provocateur - Foreigner
40 Years Ago - 1984 Foreigner released their fifth album Agent Provocateur. "I Want to Know What Love Is" features Jennifer Holiday on...
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Dec 8, 20241 min read
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1994 - The Sweetest Days - Vanessa Williams
30 Years Ago - 1994 Vanessa Williams released her third album The Sweetest Days . "The Sweetest Days" peaked at #18, #3 AC, #40 R&B. "The...
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
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12/7/2/4 & 12/8/24 - Taking Today Off!
Saturday 12/7/24 Sunday 12/8/24 Celebrate: Saturday Coats & toys for Kids Day Earmuff Day Global Fat Bike Day International Civil...
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
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1994 - Sixteen Stone - Bush
30 Years Ago (November..leave me alone) - 1994 Bush released their debut album Sixteen Stone. "Everything Zen" peaked at #2 Alternative...
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Dec 6, 20241 min read
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12/6/24 - Should You Make Your Bed and Zebra Striping
Friday 12/6/24 Celebrate: Bartender Appreciation Day Faux Fur Friday International Sweater Vestival Miners' Day Mitten Tree Day National...
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Dec 6, 20244 min read
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1979 - Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross
45 Years Ago - 1979 Christopher Cross released his self-titled debut album. The album was one of the first in popular music to be...
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
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12/5/24 - Krampus, Dark, and Real Trees
Thursday 12/5/24 Celebrate: AFL-CIO Day Bathtub Party Day Day of the Ninja International Volunteer Day National Blue Jeans Day National...
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Dec 5, 20245 min read
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2004 - Eye of the Telescope - KT Tunstall
20 Years Ago - 2004 KT Tunstall released her debut album Eye of the Telescope . (released on 2/7/2026 in the US) I had never listened...
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Dec 4, 20241 min read
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12/4/24 - 12 Days Gifts, Winter Weather Folklore, and Workplace Taboos
Wednesday 12/4/24 Celebrate: Cabernet Franc Day Choose Women Wednesday Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day International Cheetah Day...
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Dec 4, 20245 min read
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1999 - Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter - Jay-Z
25 Years Ago - 1999 Jay-Z released his fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter 12/28 was the release date and made it's debut...
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Dec 3, 20241 min read
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12/3/24 - Holiday Movies, December, and Leftovers
Tuesday 12/3/24 Celebrate: Giving Tuesday International Day of Persons with Disabilities Let's Hug Day Make a Gift Day National Apple Pie...
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Dec 3, 20243 min read
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MIX - 2024 - 1994 #1 Dance Singles Pt 1
Here’s part one of all the #1 Dance singles from 1994. I must have been sleeping because I don’t remember some of these!!! Surprising!...
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Dec 2, 20241 min read
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1999 - ...And Then There Was X - DMX
25 Years Ago - 1999 DMX released his third album ...And Then There Was X . Record companies realized that there was cash to be had by...
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Dec 2, 20241 min read
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