The Go-Go’s’ Debut Album ‘Beauty and the Beat’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

July 1, 2026 Terry Nelson

The group achieved their popularity at just the right time in 1981. MTV would launch one month after the release of their debut LP and would later prove to be the perfect vehicle for the California based outfit.

Belinda Carlisle’s ‘Heaven On Earth’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

October 2, 2022 Quentin Harrison

Though Carlisle’s story began with her 1986 debut LP ‘Belinda,’ ‘Heaven On Earth’ ensured the continuing longevity of this pop icon for years to come.

LEST WE FORGET: Revisiting Belinda Carlisle’s 1991 Album ‘Live Your Life Be Free’

August 9, 2017 Quentin Harrison

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Our new recurring column ‘Lest We Forget’ is devoted to celebrating albums that have been unfairly overlooked and warrant revisiting.

Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

If ‘She’s So Unusual’ introduced Lauper as an explosion of personality, ‘True Colors’ asked what existed beneath it.

Casual’s ‘He Think He Raw’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

With ‘He Think He Raw,’ Casual crafted a pure and unfiltered view of himself as an emcee, showcasing an underappreciated range that many listeners were not expecting.

Bob Dylan’s ‘Love And Theft’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Where ‘Time Out Of Mind’ was drenched in murky, reverb-heavy production, ‘Love And Theft’ was something else entirely: dry, warm, well-written and self-produced under the pseudonym Jack Frost.