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The Number One Albums of 1975: Aye Aye, Captain
Only one artist had an album that spent more than five weeks at the top. That same superstar had three chart toppers that year, totaling 15 weeks in all
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Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Release ‘When the Levee Breaks’ as 2024 Tour Begins
The pair are reunited again for one of the year’s big outings
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Dolly Parton Has a Broadway Musical Coming (And Its Name is Perfect)
She certainly has plenty of material to draw from: 25 of her singles have topped the Country chart
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Only 5 Albums Were Number One in 1977
Albums from two of rock’s biggest names accounted for 43 of the year’s 52 weeks, a staggering total. They remain among the biggest sellers of all time
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Cyndi Lauper Sets ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ Farewell Tour
The 2024 production—her first major run in a decade—includes her debut headlining performance at Madison Square Garden in her hometown of NYC
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Radio Hits June 1968: It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas
The playlist at Los Angeles’ Top 40 powerhouse KHJ had a great blend of pop, rock and soul hits. We examine why a Stones classic didn’t reach #1
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Willie Nelson, 91, Releases New Album, ‘The Border’
The studio album, with 10 newly recorded performances, is said to be the 152nd of his incredible career
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The Rascals Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Box Arrives
It’s Wonderful contains 152 remastered songs including 14 previously unreleased tracks, on 7 CDs
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Radio Hits of May 1966
This week’s playlist on NYC’s Top 40 powerhouse 77WABC featured a typically great combination of pop, rock and soul at the top of the chart
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Geezer Butler: ‘I’m Up For a Black Sabbath Reunion Show’
Things are heating up as Ozzy, Tony Iommi and now, Geezer Butler, have said they want to do it. They still need Bill Ward
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