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  • Alabama

    On This Day in 1982, Alabama Released a No. 1 Hit That Took Three Years To Write and Features a Few Appalachian References

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  • Dolly Parton, older sister of Randy Parton, in 1993

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  • 3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1980s That Get Me out of Bed

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  • 4 Songs That Resonated With Teens More Than Adults in the Early 1980s

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  • Everyone Should Know These 3 Country Songs From 1984, Which Will Put Anyone in a Good Mood

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  • 3 Songs From 1986 That Were Ahead of Their Time

  • On This Day in 1988, Randy Travis Was Back at No. 1 With ‘Always and Forever'

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  • 3 Songs From 1983 That Forever Changed Rock History

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  • On This Day in 1981, Eddie Rabbitt Dethroned Dolly Parton With a Song 12 Years in the Making

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    January 17, 2026, 4:15 pm

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