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1981

January 1981: Marvin Gaye Releases 'In Our Lifetime'

Marvin Gaye's 'In My Lifetime'
The story of Marvin Gaye's lost Motown masterpiece.
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Motown Records
1981
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The Beauty of It All: "Just the Two of Us" is Having a Moment

Grover Washington in 1980.
TikTok is putting the 1981 Top 5 hit back on the map.
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Grover Washington Jr
Bill Withers
1981
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September 1981: Prince Releases "Controversy" Single

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 2: Musician Prince performs onstage at the Palladium on December 2, 1981 in New York, New York. (Photo by Nancy Heyman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
The track hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Clubs Songs chart, and #3 on the Hot Black Singles chart.
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1981
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Five Reasons Why Grace Jones' "Nightclubbing" Album Was an Instant Classic

(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - AUGUST 05: SAVOY Photo of Grace JONES, performing live onstage (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
It's all killer, no filler on Grace Jones' stunning artistic achievement.
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NIghtclubbing
1981
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April 1981: Rick James Releases "Street Songs"

Rick James Street Songs
It's the album with "Super Freak," "Fire and Desire," and "Give it to Me Baby."
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Super Freak
Street Songs
1981
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