On this day June 2, 1986, Queen released their twelfth studio album A Kind of Magic. The album featured several songs written for the film Highlander and marked a return to a more accessible rock sound after the band’s experimentation in the early part of
On this day June 2, 1987, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine released their tenth studio album Let It Loose. The album became a major success, reaching number 6 on the Billboard charts and selling over 3 million copies in the United States alone. Let
On this day June 2, 1980, Cold Chisel released their third studio album East. The record became a massive hit in Australia, reaching number 2 on the charts and later being awarded Australian Album of the Year. East marked a turning point for the band
On this day June 2, 1980, Cheap Trick released their four track EP Found All the Parts. The release featured a mix of studio and live recordings, including Day Tripper recorded live at the L.A. Forum and the previously unreleased studio track Such a Good
On this day June 2, 1980, German heavy metal band Accept released their second studio album I’m a Rebel. The album marked a significant step in the band’s evolution, featuring a harder, more defined sound that would eventually become a cornerstone of European metal in
On this day June 1, 1982, the Rolling Stones released their live album Still Life, recorded during their 1981 American tour. The album captured the energy and spectacle of the band’s stadium shows, featuring performances of classics like Under My Thumb, Let’s Spend the Night
On this day June 1, 1983, Talking Heads released their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. Marking a return to a more accessible, funk infused sound, the album was both a commercial and artistic success. It featured the band’s biggest hit, Burning Down the House,
On this day June 1, 1985, Rites of Spring released their first and only full-length studio album. Widely regarded as a landmark release in the development of post-hardcore and what would later be called emo, the album combined raw intensity with emotional vulnerability in a
On this day June 1, 1988, Kim Wilde released her sixth studio album Close. Known for its polished pop production and mature songwriting, the album became one of her most commercially successful efforts in Europe and marked a new level of international visibility for the
On this day June 1, 1989, German thrash metal band Sodom released their third studio album Agent Orange. The album marked a major turning point for the band, showcasing tighter production, more refined songwriting, and politically charged lyrics centered around the Vietnam War and its