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On This Day

08.23.26

On This Day in 1969, Johnny Cash Went to No. 1 With a Song Written by a Children’s Author and Recorded in a Notorious Prison

By Clayton Edwards
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08.23.26

4 Top 40 Hits From 1970 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart

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By Melanie Davis
The List

08.23.26

3 Country Songs From the 1960s That Will Actually Make You Smarter

By Jacob Uitti
Features

08.23.26

Remembering When Talking Heads Went Mainstream (By Their Standards, Anyway) on a Hit Album in 1985

By Jim Beviglia
The List

08.23.26

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Country Jams From 1969

By Em Casalena
The List

08.23.26

3 Grunge Songs That Proved Rock Fans Were Ready for Something Unpolished and Authentic in the 90s

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.23.26

On This Day in 1952, Kitty Wells Became the First Woman To Top the Country Chart and Blazed a Trail for Generations To Come

By Clayton Edwards
The List

08.23.26

3 Popular Songs That Were Surprisingly Influenced by The Beatles

By Kat Caudill
Features

08.23.26

The Motown Riff That Drove Phil Collins Crazy: “We Kind of Got It”

By Alex Hopper
Features

08.23.26

Remember When Reba McEntire’s Brother Dropped a Hit on Country Radio in the 80s?

By Gayle Thompson
The List

08.23.26

4 Songs From 1971 That Give Me Instant Goosebumps Every Time

Instant goosebumps, every time.

By Melanie Davis
The List

08.23.26

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s I Remember Desperately Hunting for at My Local Record Store

By Jacob Uitti

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