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Bi-Weekly Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 16 genres Apr 24, 2025 edition

On April 24, 2025, Beéle & Ovy On The Drums take over *Urbano Latino* with “Mi Refe.” Natti Natasha debuts, and “Santa” lands at 17. In *Metalcore*, I Prevail’s “Bad...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.25 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Toni Braxton, Norah Jones, Donna Summer, Blur, Doobie Brothers, Moody Blues, Bruce Springsteen, Black Sabbath, Bebel Gilberto, The Sugarcubes, Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Smith, Ella...

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Ella Fitzgerad records ‘Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert’ produced by Norman Granz (1958)

Ella Fitzgerad's 'Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert' is a live album recorded on April 25, 1958 with a trio led by Lou Levy and released in 1988 by Verve.Track...

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Mavis Staples releases her eleventh album : ‘We’ll Never Turn Back’ produced by Ry Cooder (2007)

Mavis Staple's 'We'll Never Turn Back' is her eleventh studio album produced by Ry Cooder and released on April 24, 2007 by Anti- Records.Track Listing : 1.Down In Mississippi (J....

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Regal Zonophone release Joe Cocker’s first album : ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ (1969)

Joe Cocker's 'With a Little Help from My Friends' is his first album produced by Denny Cordell and released on April 23, 1969 by Regal Zonophone. Track Listing : 1.Feeling...

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Lonnie and the Skiffle Invasion

Lonnie Donegan's chart-topping success with "Rock Island Line" and the influence of skiffle on the early days of British rock are explored, highlighting the genre's ability to inspire and shape...

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Prince releases his seventh album : ‘Around the World in a Day’ featuring ‘Raspberry Beret’ (1985)

Prince's 'Around the World in a Day' feat. "Raspberry Beret" is his seventh studio album recorded with The Revolution and released on April 22, 1985 by Paisley Park.Track Listing :...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Madonna, Last Shadow Puppets, Mothers of Invention, Funkadelic, ABBA, Beastie Boys, Pete Townshend, Supergrass, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Nina Simone, Prince, Lonnie...

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American Hip-Hop & Soul New Music Videos – N°506

Blac Youngsta’s "Snake" brings GT—aka BTS—into a stark landscape of betrayal and vigilance, riding a sparse beat that leans more venom than redemption. His delivery remains sharp and transactional, reflecting...

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New Music Videos (Ladies Only) – N°498

Lara Fabian’s "Je Suis De Toi" reflects on family ties with sparse piano and strings, while Sydnie Christmas revisits "We’ll Meet Again," blending nostalgia with wartime memories. Waterhouse’s "On This...

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Domino release The Last Shadow Puppets ‘s first album : ‘The Age of the Understatement’ (2008)

The Last Shadow Puppets's 'The Age of the Understatement' is their debut album featuring Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane of The Rascals and James Ford of Simian Mobile...

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Bizarre publish ‘Uncle Meat’ by The Mothers of Invention produced by Frank Zappa (1969)

The Mothers of Invention's 'Uncle Meat' is their fifth studio album produced by Frank Zappa and released on April 21, 1969 as a double album by Bizarre/Reprise. Track Listing :...

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We remember Lonnie Mack and his Flying V. ‘It’s Lonnie At The Top’

This day ( April 21, 2016), in Smithville, Tennessee, died Lonnie Mack, an American rock, blues, and country guitarist and vocalist Tracklist : 1 . w/ Steve Rai Vaughan –...

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Virgin Records release the third Massive Attack’s album : ‘Mezzanine’ (1998)

Massive Attack's 'Mezzanine' is their third studio album co- produced with Neil Davidge and released on 20 April 1998 by Virgin Records.Track Listing : 1.Angel (Horace Hinds, Grantley Marshall, Robert...

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A Tribe Called Quest release ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ featuring ‘Can I Kick It?’ (1990)

A Tribe Called Quest's 'People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm' is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records.Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip,...

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4AD publish Pixies second album ‘Doolittle’ (1989)

Pixies 'Doolittle' is their second studio album produced by Gil Norton and released on April 17, 1989 by 4ADTrack Listing : 1.Debaser (Black Francis) - 02:52 . 2.Tame (Black Francis)...

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Anti release the first Tom Waits in six years : ‘Mule Variations’ (1999)

Tom Waits' 'Mule Variations' is his twelfth (his first in six years) studio album released on April 16, 1999 by Anti. Track Listing : 1.Big In Japan (Tom Waits, Kathleen...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.15 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tracy Chapman, Johnny Winter, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Santana, Rolling Stones, Cecil Taylor, George Shearing, Mel Tormé, Bill...

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Elektra publish ‘Tracy Chapman,’ her first self titled album featuring ‘Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution’ & ‘Fast Car’ (1988)

'Tracy Chapman' feat. 'Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution' & 'Fast Car' is her eponymous debut album released on April 15, 1988 by Elektra. Track Listing : 1.Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution (Tracy...

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United Artists The Stranglers’ debut album : ‘Rattus Norvegicus’ produced by Martin Rushent (1977)

The Stranglers' 'Rattus Norvegicus' is their debut studio album produced by Martin Rushent and released on April 15, 1977 by United ArtistsTrack Listing : 1.Sometimes (Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave...

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