#1 Album on August 31, 1985

Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits

Brothers in Arms topped the charts in over ten countries in 1985 and 1986. Dire Straits' best selling album delivered three hit singles, including "Money For Nothing", "So Far Away", and "Walk of Life". Brothers in Arms was the first album to sell more copies in the CD format versus the record LP version.
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#1 Album on August 30, 2005

Chapter V
Staind

The highly anticipated album Chapter V from American rockers Stained debuted at #1 in summer of 2005. Four singles were released: "Right Here", "Falling", "Everything Changes" and "King of All Excuses". Staind formed in November 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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#1 Album on August 29, 1988

Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman

The self-titled debut album for singer and songwriter Tracy Chapman hit #1 four months after its release in 1998. The album produced three singles: "Fast Car", "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" and "Baby Can I Hold You". Tracy is from Cleveland, Ohio and began her career playing in coffeehouses while attending college in New England.
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#1 Album on August 28, 1993

River of Dreams
Billy Joel

River of Dreams is the last pop album produced by Billy Joel. The album was a huge international success and produced four charted hits, including the title track, "All About Soul", "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" and "No Man's Land". The album cover was a painting by Joel's then-wife, Christie Brinkley.
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#1 Album on August 27, 1997

No Way Out
Puff Daddy

No Way Out is the 1997 #1 debut album by Puff Daddy and the Family. The album produced two #1 singles "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You", as well as the charted hits "Been Around the World" and "It's All about the Benjamins". No Way Out won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
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#1 Album on August 26, 2000

Country Grammar
Nelly

Country Grammar is the #1 debut album of rap artist Nelly. The highly successful release produced three singles: "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", "E.I.," "Ride Wit Me," and "Batter Up." Nelly formed his first group St. Lunatics in University City, Missouri in 1995.

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#1 Album on August 25, 2004

Autobiography
Ashlee Simpson

Autobiography is the #1 album debut of pop singer Ashlee Simpson. The album's success was propelled by an MTV reality series that highlighted the process of making the album. Three singles were released, including "Pieces of Me", "Shadow" and "La La". Ashlee Simpson was raised in Richardson, Texas.

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#1 Album on August 24, 1998

Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Snoop Dogg

Da Game earned Snoop Dog his third straight #1 album. The release produced three charted singles, "Slow Down" (I Can't Take The Heat)", "Still a G Thang" and "Woof!". Snoop played football into high school, is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and has been head coach for his son's youth football teams.
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#1 Album on August 23, 1969

At San Quentin
Johnny Cash

The #1 album At San Quentin features a recorded concert given by Johnny Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison in February 1969. Notable songs on the record include "I Walk the Line", "A Boy Named Sue" and # "Folsom Prison Blues". Johnny Cash died in 2003 after a sensational hall of fame music career.
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#1 Album on August 22, 1970

Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Cosmo's Factory was a huge commercial and critical success for CCR. Three of the album's ten tracks were top five hits, including "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Travelin' Band" and "Up Around the Bend". The songs "Run Through the Jungle" and "Who'll Stop the Rain" became FM radio play list staples as well. CCR was established in El Cerrito, California.

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#1 Album on August 21, 1965

Out of Our Heads
Rolling Stones

The July 1965 release of Out of Our Heads became The Rolling Stones' first #1 album. The album features several Stones classics, including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "The Last Time" and "Play with Fire". "Satisfaction" placed second on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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#1 Album on August 20, 2002

The Rising
Bruce Springsteen

The Rising represents Bruce Springsteen's reflections on the September 11, 2001 events. The album was his first with the E Street Band in 18 years. Several songs received air play, including the title track, "My City of Ruins", "Lonesome Day" and "Waitin' on a Sunny Day". The Rising won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
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#1 Album on August 19, 1972

Chicago V
Chicago

Chicago V was the band's first #1 album, spending several weeks in the top spot in late summer of 1972. The album produced the Chicago classic song "Saturday in the Park" as well as the hit single "Dialogue (Parts I & II)". The pop rock band Chicago was formed at DePaul University in Chicago in 1967.

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#1 Album on August 18, 2001

Now 7
Various Artists

Now That's What I Call Music! 7 is the 7th edition of the Now! greatest hits series. The compilation album features Janet Jackson's #1 hit "All for You". Other artists from the album's 19 tracks include Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, R. Kelly, NSYNC and American Hi-Fi. The first U.S. Now series compilation album was released in 1998.

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#1 Album on August 17, 1974

461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton's first album since leaving Derek and the Dominos reached #1 in summer of 1974. Clapton's classic cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" hit #1 on the singles chart. The single "Willie and the Hand Jive" also charted. Clapton is a three-time inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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#1 Album on August 16, 1986

True Blue
Madonna

Madonna's True Blue was unprecedented in that it reached #1 in 28 countries. Five of the album's nine tracks were released as singles, including the #1 hits "Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart", and "Live to Tell", and the top five hits "True Blue" and "La Isla Bonita". Nearly 20 million copies of True Blue have been sold.

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#1 Album on August 15, 2005

Now 19
Various Artists

Now That's What I Call Music! 19, the 19th edition of the Now! greatest hits series, became the 7th Now release to reach #1. Now 19 debuted at #1 in summer of 2005. The compilation album's twenty tracks include songs by Gwen Stefani, Eminem, Frankie J, Backstreet Boys and Gorillaz.


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#1 Album on August 14, 2007

Now 25
Various Artists

Now That's What I Call Music! 25 is the 25th edition of the Now! greatest hits series. The compilation album was propelled to #1 with the #1 hit singles "Girlfriend", "Glamorous" and "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')". Now 25 was #1 for two weeks in summer of 2007. The Now album series originated in the U.K. and began in the U.S. in 1998.

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#1 Album on August 13, 1985

Reckless
Bryan Adams

Reckless was a huge commercial hit for Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. Six of the album's ten tracks were released as singles: "Run to You", "Somebody", "Heaven", "Summer of '69", "One Night Love Affair" and "It's Only Love". The 1983 release of Cuts Like a Knife was Bryan Adams' breakout release. Bryan is from in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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#1 Album on August 12, 1995

E 1999 Eternal
Bone Thugs N Harmony

The distinctive rap and harmonized vocals of Bone Thugs N Harmony propelled the group to #1 in 1995 with the release of E 1999 Eternal. The album delivered three singles: "1st of tha Month", "East 1999" and "Tha Crossroads". The hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was formed in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1990s.

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#1 Album on August 11, 1979

Get the Knack
Knack

The pop punk band The Knack reached #1 with their debut album release in 1979. Get the Knack spent five weeks at #1 while its feature single "My Sharona" spent six weeks as the #1 single. The song "Good Girls Don't" also received radio play. The Los Angeles-based band recorded the album in two weeks.

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#1 Album on August 10, 1968

Wheels of Fire
Cream

Cream's #1 album Wheels of Fire was the world's first platinum-selling double album. Record one was recorded in the studio while record two was recorded live. Notable songs from the album are "Crossroads" and "White Room". The British rock group was comprised of Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.
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#1 Album on August 9, 1993

Black Sunday
Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill's second album was a huge critical and commercial success. Black Sunday debuted on the charts at #1 in August 1993. The release features two charted singles: "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" and "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That". Cypress Hills first played under the name DVX in Los Angeles in 1988.

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#1 Album on August 8, 1976

Breezin'
George Benson

Jazz singer and guitarist George Benson reached #1 with Breezin' in summer of 1976. Two hit singles carried the album to #1, including the title track and "This Masquerade", which was the first #1 song to top the pop, jazz and R&B charts. The song also earned a Grammy for Record of the Year. George Benson was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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#1 Album on August 7, 1982

Mirage
Fleetwood Mac

The #1 album Mirage spawned four hit singles in 1982 and 1983 for hall of fame rockers Fleetwood Mac. The band delivered their classic hits "Hold Me", "Gypsy", "Love in Store", and "Oh Diane". Band members included Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.
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#1 Album on August 6, 1998

Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys

Hello Nasty was the first album release in four years from the hip hop band Beastie Boys. The album debuted at #1 and produced three charted singles: "Intergalactic", "Body Movin'" and "The Negotiation Limerick File". The Beastie Boys began in New York City as a hardcore punk group in 1979.
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#1 Album on August 5, 2000

Now 4
Various Artists

Now That's What I Call Music! 4 hit #1 in summer of 2000. The fourth edition of the Now! greatest hits series features 18 tracks from the likes of Britney Spears, Lenny Kravits, Jennifer Lopez, Smash Mouth and Hanson. This success of Now 4 is notable in that it is the first album of previously released hits to debut at #1 on the charts.
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#1 Album on August 4, 1984

Purple Rain
Prince and the Revolution

Purple Rain ranks among the best albums in rock music history. Five of nine songs on the movie sound track charted, including "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy", both #1 singles, as well as "Purple Rain", "I Would Die 4 U" and "Take Me with U". The album marked the recording debut of Prince's band The Revolution.
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#1 Album on August 3, 1986

Top Gun
Soundtrack

The navy action film Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis reached blockbuster status in the summer of 1986. The #1 soundtrack features several artists. Three singles from the album hit the charts, including Loverboy's "Heaven In Your Eyes", "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, and the #1 "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin.
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#1 Album on August 2, 2003

Bad Boys II
Soundtrack

The #1 movie soundtrack features tracks from Jay-Z, Nelly, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and others. The singles "La-La-La" and "Shake Ya Tailfeather" were top twenty hits. The 2003 action-comedy film stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith as two South Florida narcotics cops. The film is a sequel to the 1995 film Bad Boys.
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#1 Album on August 1, 1981

Long Distance Voyager
Moody Blues

Long Distance Voyager is the Moody Blues' second #1 album. The concept album features the two hit singles "Gemini Dream" and "The Voice". The band's 1967 breakthrough album Days of Future Passed is considered a classic in rock music. The Moody Blues were established in Birmingham, England in 1964 by founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas.
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