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1991 - Doubt - Jesus Jones
35 Years Ago - 1991 Jesus Jones released their second album Doubt. "Real, Real, Real" made #4, #5 Club, #26 Mainstream Rock "Right Here, Right Now" made #2, #7 Mainstream Rock, #29 Club, #1 Modern Rock Tracks. "International Bright Young Thing" made #6 Modern Rock Tracks.
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Jan 291 min read


1/29/26 - Quoth Nevermore, Apps, Carscrolling, and
Thursday 1/29/26 Celebrate: Curmudgeons Day Freethinkers Day National Carnation Day National Corn Chip Day National Puzzle Day Seeing Eye Dog Day - the first guide dog school was founded in 1929. -- The British Talk Show host Graham Norton is trending after admitting on his podcast that he has "signed so many NDAs" regarding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's upcoming wedding. While he’s playing coy, rumors are flying that the date is set for June 13, 2026, in Rhode Island. He d
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Jan 293 min read


1991 - Divinyls - Divinyls
35 Years Ago - 1991 Divinyls released their self-titled fourth album. "I Touch Myself" was the only US single made #4, #35 Mainstream Rock, #2 Modern Rock Tracks.
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Jan 281 min read


1/28/26- Legos, Jobs, Things To Do When It's Cold, and Things You Can Do - But You're A Jerk
Wednesday 1/28/26 Celebrate: Daisy Day Data Privacy Day Global Community Engagement Day International LEGO Day Library Shelfie Day National Blueberry Pancake Day National Gift of the Ladybug Day National Kazoo Day Pop Art Day Rattlesnake Roundup Day Thank a Plugin Developer Day -- Frigid nations have this all figured out. Let's steal their best ideas. In Norway, where winter sunlight only lasts about seven hours, some towns install large mirrors on mountainsides to reflect su
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Jan 284 min read


1991 - Into the Light - Gloria Estefan
35 Years Ago - 1991 Gloria Estefan released her second solo album Into the Light. This is the album that came out after her near-tragic bus accident. "Coming Out of the Dark" peaked at #1 Hot 100 and AC, #60 R&B, #4 Latin "Seal Our Fate" made #53 "Can't Forget You" made #42 and #2 AC "Live for Loving You" made #22 and #2 AC
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Jan 271 min read


1/27/26 - Hamsters, Cake, and Things You Used To Do That You Don't Today
Tuesday 1/27/26 Celebrate: International Port Wine Day National Chocolate Cake Day National Geographic Day National Plan for Vacation Day Punch the Clock Day Speak Up and Succeed Day Thomas Crapper Day - Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet, but he did help perfect and popularize it. Vietnam Peace Day World Breast Pumping Day -- The flight landed safely, but chaos stayed behind. More than 130 hamsters escaped inside a TAP Air Portugal plane and turned the cargo hold into
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Jan 272 min read


1991 - All True Man - Alexander O'Neal
35 Years Ago - 1991 Alexander O'Neal released his fourth album All True Man. "All True Man" made #43 and #5 R&B "What Is This Thing Called Love?" made #21 R&B, #10 Club "Shame on Me" made #30 R&B "The Yoke (G.U.O.T.R.)" made #73 R&B "Every Time I Get Up" made #56 R&B "Sentimental" made #31 R&B
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Jan 261 min read


1/27/26 - Razzies, Clean Out Your Car, and What's Your House Temp?
Monday 1/27/26 Celebrate: Better Business Communication Day Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Community Manager Appreciation Day Dental Drill Appreciation Day International Customs Day Lotus 1-2-3 Day National Green Juice Day National Peanut Brittle Day Spouse's Day Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement -- The Super Bowl is set! Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will play on February 8th. It's a repeat of 2015!! Seattle is hoping not, as the Patriots won that 28-24. -- Week
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Jan 263 min read


1991 - Mo'Ritmo - Gerardo
35 Years Ago - 1991 Gerardo released his first album Mo'Ritmo. "Rico Suave" was the sole hit produced by Michael Sembello. It peaked at #7 and #2 Rap.
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Jan 241 min read


1/24/26 - Winter Weekend, and We Never Delete Anything
Saturday 1/24/26 Sunday 1/25/26 Celebrate: Saturday Beer Can Appreciation Day Global Belly Laugh Day Local Quilt Store Day Macintosh Computer Day National Just Do It Day National Compliment Day National Edy's Pie Patent Day National Lobster Thermidor Day National Peanut Butter Day Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day Sunday A Room of One's Own Day Burns Supper Child Labor Day Fluoride Day National Fish Taco Day National Irish Coffee Day National Opposite Day National Sanctity
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Jan 241 min read


Dance Mix - 2026 - WTF #1 90s-2000s
Maybe some tribal house? Whatever it is, it's great 90s/2000s dance! 2 of the songs were stuck in my head due to the sample in the new David Guetta dance mix of Gone Gone Gone. Listen to it here at House-Mixes.com
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Jan 231 min read


1996 - Boys for Pele - Tori Amos
30 Years Ago - 1996 Tori Amos released her third album Boys for Pele. The biggest album of her career and self-produced. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" made #60, #3 Adult Alternative Airplay, #13 Alternative Airplay. "Talula" bubbled under at #19, and #49 Dance Singles Sales (with a BT remix) "Professional Widow" bubbled under the Hot 100 at #8, but a remix from Armand van Helden (a completely reworked song) went #1 Club. "In the Springtime of His Voodoo" made #6 Club. Here's the da
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Jan 231 min read


1/23/26 - One Leg, Oscar Fallout, and First Woman Doctor
Friday 1/23/26 Celebrate: International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day Measure Your Feet Day National Activity Professionals Day National Handwriting Day - the birthday of John Hancock who was a tad showy on the Declaration of Independence. National Pie Day - actual pie. National Rhubarb Pie Day Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day -- Since it's Friday, your "out of office" mental state will officially activate at 2:14 PM. You will spend the rest of the day looking at a spreadsheet while a
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Jan 233 min read


2001 - J. Lo - Jennifer Lopez
25 Years Ago - 2001 Jennifer Lopez released her second album J.Lo "Love Don't Cost a Thing" made #3, #9 Club, #40 R&B/Hip Hop, #1 Pop Airplay, #3 Rhythmic Airplay. "Play" made #18, #2 Club, #6 Pop Airplay, #14 Rhythmic. "Ain't It Funny" "I'm Real" peaked at #1 Hot 100, Pop Airplay, & Rhythmic Airplay, #6 Club, #2 R&B/Hip Hop
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Jan 221 min read


1/22/26 - Vote For CMOG, Exploding Trees, and Academy Awards
Thursday 1/22/26 Celebrate: Answer Your Cat's Questions Day Celebration of Life Day Clashing Clothes Day Come in From the Cold Day Dance of the Seven Veils Day National Blonde Brownie Day National Hot Sauce Day National Polka Dot Day National Southern Food Day Roe Vs. Wade Day Women's Healthy Weight Day -- Captain America, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four are uniting for one common cause: cookies. Mondelēz and Disney have partnered to release Marvel Oreo Stuf of Legends Coo
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Jan 225 min read


1991 - The Soul Cages - Sting
35 Years Ago - 1991 Sting released his third album The Soul Cages. The album is a concept album focused on the death of his father. "All This Time" peaked at #5, #9 AC, #1 Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock. "The Soul Cages" made #7 Mainstream Rock and won a Best Rock Song Grammy Award. "Why Should I Cry For You" made #32 Mainstream Rock
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Jan 211 min read


1/21/26 - Chief Intensity Officer and What’s a small social rule you refuse to follow?
Wednesday 1/21/26 Celebrate: International Playdate Day International Sweatpants Day Museum Selfie Day National Granola Bar Day National Hugging Day National Hyaluronic Acid Day National New England Clam Chowder Day One-Liners Day Own Your Own Home Day Squirrel Appreciation Day - Squirrels accidentally plant thousands of new trees each year simply by forgetting where they buried their acorns! (the black walnuts in my area won’t grow..they are on my porch under the rug..idiots
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Jan 212 min read


12/30/25 - My #1 Song of the Year
"Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga is my #1 song of the year. It was a constant late Spring and all summer long. Makes you move and sing along! (The Floor's on Fire!!!!) It came from the repeat listenable album Mayhem. It has nominations for the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record and Song of the Year. Siouxsie and the Banshees members Susan Janet Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, Steven Severin, and John McGeoch received songwriting credits, as it incorporates element
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Jan 201 min read


1991 - #1 Dance Song - Justify My Love - Madonna
1991 The #1 Dance Song today was "Justify My Love" by Madonna. It was from her greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection. Written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez. Only spurred on by a ban at MTV it was a smash! For a different take on the song, enjoy the William Orbit Remix.
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Jan 201 min read


1/20/26 - Stay On The Moon, Animated Movies, and Cheese!
Tuesday 1/20/26 Celebrate: Camcorder Day International Day of Acceptance National Buttercrunch Day National Cheese Lovers Day National Coffee Break Day National Disc Jockey Day Penguin Awareness Day Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day Take a Walk Outdoors Day - No Thank You!!!! I’ll do it in July! -- You Can Now Put Down a Deposit to Stay at a Hotel on the Moon. A startup called Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU Space) is now accepting $250,000 deposits from pe
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Jan 203 min read

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