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Vintage Music Charts — May 31, 2026 Top 20 (29 Genres)

From Britpop to Neo Soul, the charts are shaking off routine: Babybird crashes straight in at No. 1, Bob Marley and Lauryn Hill light up a brand-new Neo Soul summit,...

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Def Jam publish Rihanna’s third album : ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ featuring ‘Umbrella’ & ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ (2007)

Rihanna's 'Good Girl Gone Bad' feat. 'Umbrella' &'Don't Stop the Music' is her third studio album released on May 31, 2007 by Def Jam /SRP Records.Track Listing : 1.Umbrella (Christopher...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°178 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Cameo, Scritti Politti, Loose Ends, Deniece Williams, Nu Shooz, Boogie Down Productions, Beatmasters, Blancmange, Madonna, The Untouchables, Wham!, Mint Juleps? Take our...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°285 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Clipse, Kevin Lyttle, Trick Daddy, Santana, Dilated Peoples, Method Man, Donell Jones, Jon B., Lil' Kim, Oxide & Neutrino, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The...

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Jeff Beck records his first album ‘Truth’ with Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood et al (1968)

Jeff Beck's 'Truth' is his debut album recorded with a band featuring Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood on May 14, 15, 25 & 26 1968 and released in August 1968...

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Happy Birthday Bob Dylan. ‘We Do Look Back’

This day (May 24, 1941), in Duluth, Minnesota is born Robert Allen Zimmerman better known as Bob Dylan, American singer, poet & songwriter and Nobel prizeTracklist : 1 . Blowing...

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New Music Videos N°610 – South Asian Pop

Featuring: Cheema Y, Raushan Rohi, Varinder Brar, Gulab Sidhu, Merin Meri, Jazzy B, Shashank Sheshagiri, Sunanda Sharma, Baani Sandhu, Watan Sahi, Masoom Sharma, Johns Kunju, Zafar, Sanju Bhadana, Avkash Mann,...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°284 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Shabba Ranks, Biz Markie, Frankie Knuckles, Jeru The Damaja, Michelle Gayle, Coldcut & Queen Latifah, Carleen Anderson, The Beatmasters, Us3, Was [Not...

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Happy Birthday Marc Ribot ‘Ribotic’

This day (May 21, 1954), in Newark, New Jersey, is born Marc Ribot, an American guitarist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . @SuperUho (2019) 2 . Flicker (2018) 3 . w/...

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Now Makossa Makossa

With melodic guitars, brass sections, keyboards, and jazz-like exuberance, Makossa weaves a tapestry of complex polyrhythms and call-and-response vocals. The lyrics, sung in various languages including French, touch on themes...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°713 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Paul Weller, Bombay Bicycle Club, Dua Lipa, Bo Bruce, Damon Albarn, Bastille, David Bowie, Fall Out Boy, Billie Eilish, The Chemical Brothers,...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°162 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Columbo, Olive, The Bluebells, The Bluetones, Candy Flip, ZZ Top, The Cranberries, Texas, Skunk Anansie, Air, Oasis, Orbital? Take our 12-track quiz.

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°578 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Re Flex, The Railway Children, All About Eve, Brian Spence, Jets, Dan Hartman, Gaye Bykers On Acid, Heartline, Love And Money, The...

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New Music Videos N°606 – South Asian Pop

Featuring: R Nait, Preet Harpal, Kaur B, Ayushmann, Raj Mawar, Sukha, Sachet Tandon, Hustinder, Amrita Kaur, Pardeep Sran, Aniz, Hemlata, Veet Baljit, HAQ, Gurnam Bhullar, Groovy K, Parhlad Phagna, Navi...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°281 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Luther Vandross, Damage, Jody Watley, Movement 98, Deni Hines, Method Man, Whitehead Bros, Kenny Thomas, Londonbeat, Nadanuf, Mellow Man Ace, Young MC...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°386 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of JC Chasez, Tom Jones & Mousse T , Mutiny UK, Eve, Tony Touch, Mirwais, The Black Eyed Peas, Hot Chip, Happy Mondays,...

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Hard & Metal New Music Videos – N°282

Featuring: DOMINUM, Magefa, INVASION, Black Veil Brides, Xandria, The Meffs, Colorblind, Mortiis, Movements, Vana, Erik Grönwall, Bloodlines, Black Spikes, Loathe, EVERGREY, Wage War, dArtagnan, Static Dress, Shadowborne, Northlane, Citizen, Framing...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°384 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Jamiroquai, Rockers Hi-Fi, EYC, Double Trouble, Beats International, Adam Garcia, Cher, Groovezone, Carlton, Johnna, Grace Jones, Grace ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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This week In Hard & Metal Throwback 19/52

Ozzy Osbourne, Golden Earring, Sepultura & Steve Vai, Ratt, UFO & Vinnie Moore, Warrant, Joe Satriani, Michael Schenker Group, Alice Cooper, TOOL, Alice In Chains, The Cult

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Elektra Nonesuch publish Bill Frisell’s twentieth album : ‘History, Mystery’ (2008)

Bill Frisell's 'History, Mystery' is his twentieth album released on May 13, 2008 by Elektra Nonesuch.Track Listing : 1.Imagination (Bill Frisell) - 01:51 . 2.Probability Cloud (Bill Frisell) - 04:45...

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