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January 1989: Anita Baker (Still) Rules with "Giving You the Best That I Got"

(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Photo of Anita BAKER; Anita Baker performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City October 5,1988 (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

The Detroit songbird spent a full month at #1 on the mainstream album chart.

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November 1984: Prince Launches "Purple Rain" Tour in Detroit

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 4: American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker Prince (1958-2016) performs onstage during the 1984 Purple Rain Tour on November 4, 1984, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)

Watch Motor City fans heading into the first show.

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September 1983: The Romantics Release "Talking in Your Sleep"

(L-R) Wally Palmar, Rich Cole, Jimmy Marinos and Mike Skill of The Romantics (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)

The Detroit rockers peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

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WATCH: 1984 Van Halen MTV "Lost Weekend" Mini-Doc

EVH and Kurt Jefferis backstage in Detroit

The incredibly true story of a kid who got to party with Van Halen in 1984.

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