Thursday, December 22, 2011

#1 Album on December 22, 1999

All The Way... a Decade of Song
Celine Dion


All the Way was a huge international success for Canadian singer Celine Dion. The greatest hits compilation album sold over 22 million copies worldwide and topped the charts around the globe. Celine Dion's manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

#1 Album on December 21, 1996

Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt


No Doubt hit #1 in December 1996 completing the album's recording and promotion journey that began in March 1993. Tragic Kingdom yielded several singles, including "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", "Excuse Me Mr.", "Sunday Morning" and "Don't Speak". No Doubt is from Anaheim, California.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

#1 Album on December 19, 2000

Black & Blue
Backstreet Boys


Black & Blue was a huge international success that produced three top ten hits: "Shape of My Heart", "The Call" and "More Than That." The teen band was created by Lou Pearlman and first performed on July 8, 1993 for 3,000 teenagers at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

#1 Album on December 17, 1993

Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg


The hip hop classic Doggystyle produced three singles: "Who Am I (What's My Name)?", "Gin and Juice" and "Doggy Dogg World". Snoop Dog was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in 1972 and raised in Long Beach, California. He was associated with the Peanuts character as a child by his mother.
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Friday, December 16, 2011

#1 Album on December 16, 1995

Anthology 1
Beatles


Anthology 1 is part 1 of 3 compilation volumes released for The Beatles in the mid 1990s. The album's sixty tracks include material from 1958-1964. The album features interviews, live recordings, original mono recordings, as well as recordings from when the band was known as The Quarrymen.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

#1 Album on December 15, 1991

Dangerous
Michael Jackson


Michael Jackson's phenomenal hit Dangerous spent four weeks at #1 and 117 weeks on the charts. The album took over sixteen months to record. Nine of the album's fourteen tracks hit the charts from October 1991 to November 1993. Jackson would not release another album until Invincible in 2001.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

#1 Album on December 13, 1997

Sevens
Garth Brooks


The first single from Sevens, "In Another' Eyes", was recorded with country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album also produced the hits "Two Pina Coladas" and "To Make You Feel My Love". Garth's mother Colleen Carroll was a country singer who recorded several records and appeared regularly on TV.

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