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- Feb 24, 2021
- 7 min
When Big Stars Miss The Top 50: The '80s
Sometimes even the most successful music superstars can have off days. Or flop singles. During the 1980s, some of the biggest recording...
- Apr 19, 2017
- 6 min
This Week In 1987: April 19, 1987
The return of the world's soon-to-be-biggest band? An ambitious double album by music's most inventive male artist? A landmark hip-hop...
- Dec 13, 2016
- 6 min
This Week In 1986: December 14, 1986
It's funny how so often the songs that are basically afterthoughts end up defining an artist's music career. A song that's dashed off in...
- Sep 14, 2016
- 4 min
This Week In 1986: September 14, 1986
Every pop music story has a beginning, and this week in 1986, a man synonymous with the modern era of reality TV singing competitions...
- Apr 27, 2016
- 4 min
This Week In 1986: April 27, 1986
Michael Jackson turning into a zombie, Madonna kissing an African-American Jesus, a-ha's Morten Harket pulling a woman into an animated...
- Jul 1, 2015
- 5 min
This Week In 1990: July 1, 1990
Music and sport don't often mix — and when they do, it's usually a disaster (think Jacko, Gazza, Shaquille O'Neal). But every so often, a...