2/21/2017
The '70s saw a huge boom in pop, what with the rise of glam and disco, and the ABC debut of Countdown . . . which means we've been obliged to assemble this supplementary list of standout '70s Pop Essen …
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2/21/2017
You look up “soul” in the dictionary, this is what it’s all about: the gargantuan hits that defined the sound. And here’s why: when David Ruffin sings that he’d give up his pride and become h …
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7/15/2013
In 1988, CDs outsold vinyl for the first year ever, but the mp3 revolution was still a long way off. The Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan, humbled by guerilla forces that included a certain Osama …
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7/15/2013
Divas staked a large claim to ownership of 88: Taylor Dayne (the white Whitney Houston) cranked it up with "Ill Always Love You" (totally different to the similarly titled Houston song), while Whitney …
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7/15/2013
Run-DMC came up with some fancy scratchin and rhyme-bustin in 1988 on "Runs House," and R.E.M.s rapid-patter classic "Its the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" turned out to be true, as …
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7/15/2013
Nineteen eighty-eight was the year when metal battled rap (LL Cool J, Public Enemy) for musical supremacy . . . and the hair farmers ultimately lost, but Guns N Roses couldnt have been any bigger and D …
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12/14/2012
Got it done early this year.
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9/27/2011
An international star in both the opera and pop fields, Andrea Bocelli gained millions of new fans through high-profile duets with Laura Pausini ("Dare to Live") and Christina Aguilera (the Armando Man …
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