Bill Zuka (Debuting This Week)
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The Special Love I Have for You: Discovering Badfinger’s Straight Up
Would you lend a highly sought-after album to someone whose last name you didn’t know, had no clue where they lived, and might possibly never see again? That is how I was introduced to my all-time fav...
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11/23/1974:
#47 Elton John - Greatest Hits
#79 This Is The Moody Blues
#98 Al Green - Explores Your Mind
#110 Ohio Players - Fire
#122 B.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
#150 King Crimson - Red
#47 Elton John - Greatest Hits
#79 This Is The Moody Blues
#98 Al Green - Explores Your Mind
#110 Ohio Players - Fire
#122 B.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
#150 King Crimson - Red
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
11/23/1974:
#47 Elton John - Greatest Hits
#79 This Is The Moody Blues
#98 Al Green - Explores Your Mind
#110 Ohio Players - Fire
#122 B.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
#150 King Crimson - Red
#47 Elton John - Greatest Hits
#79 This Is The Moody Blues
#98 Al Green - Explores Your Mind
#110 Ohio Players - Fire
#122 B.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
#150 King Crimson - Red
11/26/1983:
#57 Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
#63 That's All - Genesis
#75 The Sign Of Fire - the Fixx
#85 This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
#57 Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
#63 That's All - Genesis
#75 The Sign Of Fire - the Fixx
#85 This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
11/26/1983:
#57 Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
#63 That's All - Genesis
#75 The Sign Of Fire - the Fixx
#85 This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
#57 Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
#63 That's All - Genesis
#75 The Sign Of Fire - the Fixx
#85 This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
11/21/1970:
#74 Border Song - Aretha Franklin
#83 Immigration [sic] Song - Led Zeppelin
#90 Knock Three Times - Dawn
#92 Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
#98 I Can't Get Next to You - Al Green
#74 Border Song - Aretha Franklin
#83 Immigration [sic] Song - Led Zeppelin
#90 Knock Three Times - Dawn
#92 Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
#98 I Can't Get Next to You - Al Green
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
11/21/1970:
#74 Border Song - Aretha Franklin
#83 Immigration [sic] Song - Led Zeppelin
#90 Knock Three Times - Dawn
#92 Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
#98 I Can't Get Next to You - Al Green
#74 Border Song - Aretha Franklin
#83 Immigration [sic] Song - Led Zeppelin
#90 Knock Three Times - Dawn
#92 Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
#98 I Can't Get Next to You - Al Green
11/24/1990:
#71 World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode
#89 Disappear - INXS
#90 Candy - Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson
#71 World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode
#89 Disappear - INXS
#90 Candy - Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
11/24/1990:
#71 World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode
#89 Disappear - INXS
#90 Candy - Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson
#71 World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode
#89 Disappear - INXS
#90 Candy - Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson
11/23/1985:
#53 It's Only Love - Bryan Adams / Tina Turner
#59 Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
#72 Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
#90 The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
#95 Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
#53 It's Only Love - Bryan Adams / Tina Turner
#59 Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
#72 Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
#90 The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
#95 Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
11/23/1985:
#53 It's Only Love - Bryan Adams / Tina Turner
#59 Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
#72 Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
#90 The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
#95 Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
#53 It's Only Love - Bryan Adams / Tina Turner
#59 Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
#72 Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
#90 The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
#95 Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics
11/18/1972:
#82 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
#83 Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
#96 Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
#98 Do It Again - Steely Dan
#82 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
#83 Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
#96 Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
#98 Do It Again - Steely Dan
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
11/18/1972:
#82 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
#83 Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
#96 Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
#98 Do It Again - Steely Dan
#82 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
#83 Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
#96 Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
#98 Do It Again - Steely Dan
11/18/1972: #77 Bread - Guitar Man
#133 War - World Is A Ghetto
#107 Gordon
Lightfoot - Old Dan's Records
#130 Peter Townshend - Who Came First
#121
David Bowie - Space Oddity
#170 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
#178 Miles Davis - On The Corner
#133 War - World Is A Ghetto
#107 Gordon
Lightfoot - Old Dan's Records
#130 Peter Townshend - Who Came First
#121
David Bowie - Space Oddity
#170 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
#178 Miles Davis - On The Corner
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
11/18/1972: #77 Bread - Guitar Man
#133 War - World Is A Ghetto
#107 Gordon
Lightfoot - Old Dan's Records
#130 Peter Townshend - Who Came First
#121
David Bowie - Space Oddity
#170 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
#178 Miles Davis - On The Corner
#133 War - World Is A Ghetto
#107 Gordon
Lightfoot - Old Dan's Records
#130 Peter Townshend - Who Came First
#121
David Bowie - Space Oddity
#170 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
#178 Miles Davis - On The Corner
11/13/1982:
#58 You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
#85 Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
#86 Goodbye To You - Scandal
#58 You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
#85 Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
#86 Goodbye To You - Scandal
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
11/13/1982:
#58 You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
#85 Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
#86 Goodbye To You - Scandal
#58 You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
#85 Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
#86 Goodbye To You - Scandal
11/14/1970:
#55 Black Magic Woman - Santana
#85 Domino - Van Morrison
#92 We Gotta Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren
#99 Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
#55 Black Magic Woman - Santana
#85 Domino - Van Morrison
#92 We Gotta Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren
#99 Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
11/14/1970:
#55 Black Magic Woman - Santana
#85 Domino - Van Morrison
#92 We Gotta Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren
#99 Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
#55 Black Magic Woman - Santana
#85 Domino - Van Morrison
#92 We Gotta Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren
#99 Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
I’m really saddened to hear about the passing of Todd Snider. He was great live & I always wished that would generate more interest in his albums. R.I.P.
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I’m really saddened to hear about the passing of Todd Snider. He was great live & I always wished that would generate more interest in his albums. R.I.P.
11/17/1984:
#48 Like A Virgin - Madonna
#61 You're The Inspiration - Chicago
#72 Tender Years - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
#89 Tenderness - General Public
#48 Like A Virgin - Madonna
#61 You're The Inspiration - Chicago
#72 Tender Years - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
#89 Tenderness - General Public
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
11/17/1984:
#48 Like A Virgin - Madonna
#61 You're The Inspiration - Chicago
#72 Tender Years - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
#89 Tenderness - General Public
#48 Like A Virgin - Madonna
#61 You're The Inspiration - Chicago
#72 Tender Years - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
#89 Tenderness - General Public
11/11/1978:
#59 Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
#70 Bicycle Race / Fat Bottom Girls - Queen
#75 Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
#86 Fire - Pointer Sisters
#90 You Took the Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meat Loaf
#59 Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
#70 Bicycle Race / Fat Bottom Girls - Queen
#75 Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
#86 Fire - Pointer Sisters
#90 You Took the Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meat Loaf
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
11/11/1978:
#59 Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
#70 Bicycle Race / Fat Bottom Girls - Queen
#75 Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
#86 Fire - Pointer Sisters
#90 You Took the Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meat Loaf
#59 Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
#70 Bicycle Race / Fat Bottom Girls - Queen
#75 Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
#86 Fire - Pointer Sisters
#90 You Took the Words Right Out Of My Mouth - Meat Loaf
11/9/1968:
#74 Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
#87 Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
#94 Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
#96 I Put A Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#98 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
#74 Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
#87 Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
#94 Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
#96 I Put A Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#98 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
11/9/1968:
#74 Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
#87 Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
#94 Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
#96 I Put A Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#98 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
#74 Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
#87 Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
#94 Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
#96 I Put A Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#98 Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
11/6/1971:
#62 Humble Pie - Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore
#98 Jeff Beck Group - Rough & Ready
#154 Pink Floyd - Meddle
#196 T. Rex - Electric Warrior
#62 Humble Pie - Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore
#98 Jeff Beck Group - Rough & Ready
#154 Pink Floyd - Meddle
#196 T. Rex - Electric Warrior
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
11/6/1971:
#62 Humble Pie - Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore
#98 Jeff Beck Group - Rough & Ready
#154 Pink Floyd - Meddle
#196 T. Rex - Electric Warrior
#62 Humble Pie - Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore
#98 Jeff Beck Group - Rough & Ready
#154 Pink Floyd - Meddle
#196 T. Rex - Electric Warrior
11/9/1991:
#47 Wildside - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
#61 2 Legit 2 Quit - Hammer
#74 The Fly - U2
#82 Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
#47 Wildside - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
#61 2 Legit 2 Quit - Hammer
#74 The Fly - U2
#82 Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
11/9/1991:
#47 Wildside - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
#61 2 Legit 2 Quit - Hammer
#74 The Fly - U2
#82 Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
#47 Wildside - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
#61 2 Legit 2 Quit - Hammer
#74 The Fly - U2
#82 Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
11/10/1984:
#40 Paul McCartney - Give My Regards To Broad Street
#50 Wham - Make It Big
#117 Julian Lennon - Valotte
#183 XTC - The Big Express
#40 Paul McCartney - Give My Regards To Broad Street
#50 Wham - Make It Big
#117 Julian Lennon - Valotte
#183 XTC - The Big Express
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
11/10/1984:
#40 Paul McCartney - Give My Regards To Broad Street
#50 Wham - Make It Big
#117 Julian Lennon - Valotte
#183 XTC - The Big Express
#40 Paul McCartney - Give My Regards To Broad Street
#50 Wham - Make It Big
#117 Julian Lennon - Valotte
#183 XTC - The Big Express
11/10/1979:
#63 Head Games - Foreigner
#70 Chiquitita - Abba
#84 Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
#86 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
#63 Head Games - Foreigner
#70 Chiquitita - Abba
#84 Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
#86 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
11/10/1979:
#63 Head Games - Foreigner
#70 Chiquitita - Abba
#84 Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
#86 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
#63 Head Games - Foreigner
#70 Chiquitita - Abba
#84 Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
#86 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
10/30/1982:
#42 Darryl Hall & John Oats - H20
#45 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
#69 Jefferson Starship - Winds Of Change
#106 Missing Persons - Spring Session M
#42 Darryl Hall & John Oats - H20
#45 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
#69 Jefferson Starship - Winds Of Change
#106 Missing Persons - Spring Session M
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
10/30/1982:
#42 Darryl Hall & John Oats - H20
#45 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
#69 Jefferson Starship - Winds Of Change
#106 Missing Persons - Spring Session M
#42 Darryl Hall & John Oats - H20
#45 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
#69 Jefferson Starship - Winds Of Change
#106 Missing Persons - Spring Session M
11/6/1982:
#45 The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney
#72 Hand To Hold On To - John Cougar
#77 You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
#79 Down Under - Men At Work
#88 I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
#90 You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
#45 The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney
#72 Hand To Hold On To - John Cougar
#77 You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
#79 Down Under - Men At Work
#88 I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
#90 You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
11/6/1982:
#45 The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney
#72 Hand To Hold On To - John Cougar
#77 You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
#79 Down Under - Men At Work
#88 I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
#90 You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
#45 The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney
#72 Hand To Hold On To - John Cougar
#77 You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
#79 Down Under - Men At Work
#88 I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
#90 You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
11/7/1981:
#71 Prince - Controversy
#181 U2 - October
#71 Prince - Controversy
#181 U2 - October
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
11/7/1981:
#71 Prince - Controversy
#181 U2 - October
#71 Prince - Controversy
#181 U2 - October
11/4/1978:
#69 My Life - Billy Joel
#82 Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
#84 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
#91 Take Me To the River - Talking Heads
#96 Soft And Wet - Prince
#69 My Life - Billy Joel
#82 Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
#84 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
#91 Take Me To the River - Talking Heads
#96 Soft And Wet - Prince
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
11/4/1978:
#69 My Life - Billy Joel
#82 Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
#84 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
#91 Take Me To the River - Talking Heads
#96 Soft And Wet - Prince
#69 My Life - Billy Joel
#82 Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
#84 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
#91 Take Me To the River - Talking Heads
#96 Soft And Wet - Prince
11/1/1986:
#56 Notorious - Duran Duran
#64 Land Of Confusion - Genesis
#73 Control - Janet Jackson
#81 All I Wanted - Kansas
#93 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
#56 Notorious - Duran Duran
#64 Land Of Confusion - Genesis
#73 Control - Janet Jackson
#81 All I Wanted - Kansas
#93 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
11/1/1986:
#56 Notorious - Duran Duran
#64 Land Of Confusion - Genesis
#73 Control - Janet Jackson
#81 All I Wanted - Kansas
#93 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
#56 Notorious - Duran Duran
#64 Land Of Confusion - Genesis
#73 Control - Janet Jackson
#81 All I Wanted - Kansas
#93 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
11/1/1980:
#32 Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
#37 Starting Over - John Lennon
#68 Guilty - Barbara Streisand & Barry Gibb
#70 Sequel - Harry Chapin
#32 Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
#37 Starting Over - John Lennon
#68 Guilty - Barbara Streisand & Barry Gibb
#70 Sequel - Harry Chapin
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
11/1/1980:
#32 Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
#37 Starting Over - John Lennon
#68 Guilty - Barbara Streisand & Barry Gibb
#70 Sequel - Harry Chapin
#32 Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
#37 Starting Over - John Lennon
#68 Guilty - Barbara Streisand & Barry Gibb
#70 Sequel - Harry Chapin
11/1/1980:
#4 Bruce Springsteen - The River
#70 Talking Heads - Remain In Light
#80 The Doors - Greatest Hits
#172 Deep Purple - Deepest PurpleThe Very Best Of
#4 Bruce Springsteen - The River
#70 Talking Heads - Remain In Light
#80 The Doors - Greatest Hits
#172 Deep Purple - Deepest PurpleThe Very Best Of
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
11/1/1980:
#4 Bruce Springsteen - The River
#70 Talking Heads - Remain In Light
#80 The Doors - Greatest Hits
#172 Deep Purple - Deepest PurpleThe Very Best Of
#4 Bruce Springsteen - The River
#70 Talking Heads - Remain In Light
#80 The Doors - Greatest Hits
#172 Deep Purple - Deepest PurpleThe Very Best Of
11/3/1983:
#49 Twist Of Fate - Olvia Newton-John
#54 Synchronicity II - The Police
#59 Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
#62 Owner Of A Loney Heart - Yes
#90 Joanna - Kool & The Gang
#93 Street Of Dreams - Rainbow
#49 Twist Of Fate - Olvia Newton-John
#54 Synchronicity II - The Police
#59 Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
#62 Owner Of A Loney Heart - Yes
#90 Joanna - Kool & The Gang
#93 Street Of Dreams - Rainbow
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
11/3/1983:
#49 Twist Of Fate - Olvia Newton-John
#54 Synchronicity II - The Police
#59 Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
#62 Owner Of A Loney Heart - Yes
#90 Joanna - Kool & The Gang
#93 Street Of Dreams - Rainbow
#49 Twist Of Fate - Olvia Newton-John
#54 Synchronicity II - The Police
#59 Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
#62 Owner Of A Loney Heart - Yes
#90 Joanna - Kool & The Gang
#93 Street Of Dreams - Rainbow