#1 Album on December 31, 2004

The Red Light District
Ludacris

Ludacris reached #1 in the winter of 2004. Almost every track on Red Light features a different producer. Featured producer guests on the album include DMX, Sleepy Brown, Bobby V. and Trick Daddy. Ludacris was born Christopher Bridges in Champaign, Illinois, and grew up in suburban Atlanta.
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#1 Album on December 30, 1994

Vitalogy
Pearl Jam

Vitalogy produced three singles. The song "Spin the Black Circle" earned the band its first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The released singles "Not for You" and "Immortality" did not fare as well as the album tracks "Better Man" and "Corduroy", which received generous radio air-play.

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#1 Album on December 29, 2005

Curtain Call: The Hits
Eminem

Curtain Call is a greatest hits compilation plus three new songs from rapper Eminem. The album gave Eminem his fourth straight #1 record. With Curtain Call came speculation that Eminem would transition from performer to producer and record label front man.

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#1 Album on December 28, 1968

The Beatles (White Album)
Beatles

The White Album is the band's best-selling album of all and is ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums. Most of the album's songs were conceived during the group's visit to Rishikesh, India in the spring of 1968. The White Album is noted by many as the beginning of the end for the Beatles.
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#1 Album on December 27, 1980

Double Fantasy
John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Fans eagerly welcomed John and Yoko back after a five year recording hiatus. The album produced several hit singles and won the 1982 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Double Fantasy was released three weeks before the murder of John Lennon.
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#1 Album on December 26, 1981

For Those About to Rock We Salute You
AC/DC

The Australian rock group AC/DC was formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. For Those About to Rock was the band's first #1 album in the U.S. The release spawned two AC/DC classics, including the title track and "Lets Get It Up".
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#1 Album on December 25, 1988

Giving You the Best That I Got
Anita Baker

Giving You was Anita Baker's first #1 album. The album was released in October 1989 and topped the charts for four weeks. The album features the title track single and earned three Grammy Awards. Anita was born in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.

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#1 Album on December 24, 1983

Thriller
Michael Jackson

Seven singles from Thriller were top ten singles, and the album earned seven Grammy Awards. Jackson wrote four songs for Thriller: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "The Girl Is Mine", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean". Jackson and producer Quincy Jones worked on over 300 songs for the album.

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#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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#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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#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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#1 Album on December 18, 1980

Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits
Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits is the best selling county music compilation release of all time, selling over 22 million copies. This album was the first of many greatest hits collections released by Rogers. Kenny's music career began in the mid-1950s when he recorded with the doo-wop group The Scholars.

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#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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#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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#1 Album on December 14, 1975

Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits
Chicago

Chicago's Greatest Hits collection includes the best of Chicago from 1969, when they were called The Chicago Transit Authority, to 1974. The band was formed in 1967 as a group of DePaul University music students who began playing under the name The Big Thing on and nearby campus.

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#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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#1 Album on December 12, 1992

The Bodyguard
Soundtrack

The Bodyguard features Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", originally written and recorded by Dolly Parton. The single spent 14 weeks at #1. The Bodyguard won a Grammy for Album of the Year and is the best selling soundtrack of all time selling over 42 million copies worldwide.

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#1 Album on December 11, 2007

Noël
Josh Groban

Josh Groban's Christmas album held the #1 position for five weeks starting in late 2007. This was the first Christmas album to hold #1 for five weeks. Josh is from Los Angeles. He left Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh during his first semester after he was offered a recording contract at Warner Brothers.
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#1 Album on December 10, 2002

Up!
Shania Twain

Up! hit #1 in several countries and sold over 15 million copies. Three versions of the album were released: a country edition, a pop version, and an international edition. Born Eilleen Regina Edwards, the up-and-coming singer changed her name to Shania, an Ojibwa word meaning "On my way".
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#1 Album on December 9, 1972

Seventh Sojourn
Moody Blues

Seventh Sojourn was the first #1 album from the English progressive rock group The Moody Blues. The album produced two charted singles "Isn't Life Strange" and "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)". The band was formed in 1964 in Birmingham, England and scored their first hit "Go Now" in 1965.
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#1 Album on December 8, 2001

Weathered
Creed

The final album by the hard rock group Creed stayed #1 for eight weeks during winter 2001. The highly successful album produced five charted singles. The band's front man Scott Stapp began recording his debut solo album in June 2004, marking the official break-up of the group.
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#1 Album on December 7, 1963

The Singing Nun
Soeur Sourire

Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers, with the stage name Soeur Sourire, became internationally famous in 1963 with the hit song "Dominique" from the album The Singing Nun. The song inspired the 1966 film The Singing Num that starred Debbie Reynolds. The TV show The Flying Nun aired a year later.

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#1 Album on December 6, 1964

Beach Boys Concert
Beach Boys

Beach Boys Concert was the first #1 album by the Beach Boys. The live album features recordings from Beach Boy concerts held in 1963 and 1964. Originally named The Pendletones, the band was surprised to learn their name was changed to The Beach Boys by the studio that recorded their first album.
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#1 Album on December 5, 1998

Double Live
Garth Brooks

Double Live captured a series of Garth Brooks concerts during his 1998 world tour. No singles were released from the album although "It's Your Song" reached #9 on the country charts. Double Live is the best selling live album in the recording industry having surpassed 21 million copies worldwide.

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#1 Album on December 4, 1983

Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie

Can't Slow Down spent over three years on the charts. The album delivered several Lionel Richie classics including "Hello", "All Night Long", "Stuck On You", "Running With the Night" and "Penny Lover". Richie's first success came as lead singer for The Commodores during the 1970s and 1980s.

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#1 Album on December 3, 1977

Simple Dreams
Linda Ronstadt

The two singles "Blue Bayou" and "It's So Easy" made the top five at the same time. Linda also covered the Rolling Stones "Tumbling Dice" and sang a duet with Dolly Parton on "I Never Will Marry". Linda Ronstadt's first career hit "Different Drum" was written by Monkees member Michael Nesmith.
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#1 Album on December 2, 1967

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Monkees

The Monkees fourth album gave us the classic hit "Pleasant Valley Sunday". The Monkees last #1 hit "Daydream Believer" was recorded with the album but released previous to Pisces. The album is also notable for being one of the first pop rock productions to feature the Moog synthesizer.
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#1 Album on December 1, 2000

TP-2.com
R. Kelly

R. Kelly's sophomore release TP-2.com reached #1 in late autumn 2000. The album was most notable for the remix of the party anthem, "Fiesta", which Kelly re-recorded with Jay-Z. Before his solo success, a young Robert Kelly and his group MGM earned $100,000 on the TV talent show Big Break hosted by Natalie Cole.
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#1 Album on November 30, 1974

Greatest Hits
Elton John

British singer/songwriter Elton John was a phenomenal recording and entertainment success during the mid 1970s. Elton John's Greatest Hits is ten of his best from 1970 to 1974. The album topped the American charts for ten consecutive weeks and ultimately became his best selling album selling more that 10 million copies worldwide.
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#1 Album on November 29, 1986

Live/1975-85
Bruce Springsteen

Live gave us forty tracks recorded from a series of E Street band concerts from 1975 to 1985. Two singles were released from the album: "War" and "Fire". Many consider the band's Darkness on the Edge of Town tour of the United States in 1978 to be its benchmark of live performances.

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#1 Album on November 28, 1970

Abraxas
Santana

Abraxas is considered by many to be Santana's greatest. The release gave us the album rock classics "Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va" and "Hope You're Feeling Better". Santana was formed in 1966 in San Francisco. The group was one of the surprise acts at the Woodstock Music Festival, playing before their first album was released.


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#1 Album on November 27, 1965

Whipped Cream and Other Delights
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Whipped Cream features covers of popular songs including a "strip-tease" version of "Love Potion No. 9". The album sold over 6 million copies and its cover is considered a classic pop culture icon. Herb Alpert was a member of the USC Trojan Marching Band. He is also the "A" of A&M Records, who he founded with Jerry Moss in 1962.
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#1 Album on November 26, 1994

Hell Freezes Over
Eagles

The Eagles reunion album produced four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV concert special. The album name is in reference to band member Don Henley who said after the band's breakup in 1980 that the band would play together again "when Hell freezes over." The album stayed #1 for two weeks in autumn 1994.

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#1 Album on November 25, 1989

Girl You Know It's True
Milli Vanilli

Girl You Know It's True produced five hits, including the #1 songs "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You," "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It on the Rain". In November 1990, it was revealed that the group did not actually sing on any of the songs on the album, which prompted law suits and consumer backlash against the group.
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#1 Album on November 24, 1998

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Alanis Morissette

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette has earned twelve Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie was Morissette's highly anticipated follow up to her sensational 1995 album Jagged Little Pill. The #1 album spawned the charted hits "Thank U" and "So Pure".
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#1 Album on November 23, 2002

8 Mile
Soundtrack

The self-titled movie soundtrack featuring Eminem reached #1 in November 2002. The film tells the story of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith, a white rapper living in Detroit vying for respect among his black peers. The film earned an Oscar for Best Original Song for Eminem's "Lose Yourself".
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#1 Album on November 22, 1997

Harlem World
Mase

Mase's solo debut Harlem World reached #1 in late November 1997. The album gave us the hits "What You Want", "Lookin' at Me" and "Feel So Good", which samples Kool and the Gang and Miami Sound Machine. Born Mason Betha and raised in Harlem, Mase retired from music in 1999 and later received an honorary degree from St. Paul's Bible Institute.

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#1 Album on November 21, 1981

4
Foreigner

Foreigner 4 gave us several Foreigner staples including "Urgent", "Waiting for a Girl Like You," and "Juke Box Hero". Music veterans Junior Walker and Thomas Dolby played on this album. The band formed in 1976 and became a huge album rock and concert act during the late 70s and 1980s.
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#1 Album on November 20, 2006

Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana

Disney TV’s Hannah Montana conceals her famous pop singer identity while living as an average teenage schoolgirl. Miley Cyrus plays Hannah and sang most of the songs on the #1 album soundtrack for the show. Miley’s father Billy Ray Cyrus also appears on the show and is best known for hit single "Achy Breaky Heart."
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#1 Album on November 19, 1972

Catch Bull at Four
Cat Stevens

British singer Cat Stevens was born Steven Demetre Georgiou in 1948 and later converted to Islam taking the name Yusuf Islam. Catch Bull at Four was Stevens' most successful U.S. album and produced the hit single "Sitting". Yusuf wrote and produced a children's album in 2000 titled A Is for Allah.
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#1 Album on November 18, 1978

52nd Street
Billy Joel

52nd Street earned Billy Joel a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1979. The album produced the Billy Joel classics "My Life", "Big Shot" and "Honesty". Raised in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, Billy boxed on the Golden Gloves circuit for a short time before he abandoned the sport for his music career.
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#1 Album on November 17, 1965

The Sound of Music
Soundtrack

The Sound of Music earned Best Picture in 1965 and is one of the most popular musicals ever produced. The film starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and features the title song as well as "Edelweiss" and "My Favorite Things". The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide.

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#1 Album on November 16, 1968

Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix Experience

Electric Ladyland was Jimi Hendrix's only #1 album. The double album produced several singles, including the rock staples "Crosstown Traffic" and "All Along the Watchtower". Hendrix pioneered guitar feedback and frenzied stage techniques. Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 in London.
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#1 Album on November 15, 1971

Santana III
Santana

III features "Everybody's Everything" and "No One To Depend On". Santana III was the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until their comeback release of Supernatural in 1999. Santana guitarist Neal Schon and keyboard player Gregg Rolie left the band in 1972 to form the rock group Journey.
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#1 Album on November 14, 1988

Rattle and Hum
U2

Rattle and Hum is the soundtrack of the self-titled rockumentary film and features live and studio recordings captured when U2 toured America in 1987. The band produced covers of The Beatles and Bob Dylan, and released the U2 staples "Desire" and "All I Want Is You".
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#1 Album on November 13, 1982

Business as Usual
Men at Work

The Australian-based rock group won the 1983 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Business as Usual gave us the hits "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny" and the Ausie-partriot "Down Under". Men at Work produced three highly successful albums through the 1980s and disbanded in 1986.
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#1 Album on November 12, 1966

The Monkees
Monkees

Inspired by the Beatles Hard Days Night film, The Monkees pop-rock band was created for the self-titled TV series which aired from 1965 to 1968. The show's success spawned four number one albums within one year. The Monkees reunion tour was the largest grossing tour of 1986.
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#1 Album on November 11, 1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John

Elton John reached his peak of success with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The double album produced "Candle in the Wind", "Bennie and the Jets", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting". Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
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#1 Album on November 10, 1990

To the Extreme
Vanilla Ice

The single "Ice Ice Baby" is well known for its sampling of Queen's 1981 hit "Under Pressure". Wild Cherry's 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music" was also covered on the album. Robert Matthew Van Winkle was raised in a Dallas suburb and earned his nickname "Vanilla Ice" as a young cardboard break-dancer.
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#1 Album on November 9, 1975

Rock of the Westies
Elton John

Elton John's tenth studio album, along with the single "Island Girl", reached #1 in late autumn 1975. Elton was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947 and started playing the piano at the age of three. Elton met his career song-writing partner Bernie Taupin when both answered the same audition ad in 1967.
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#1 Album on November 8, 1980

The River
Bruce Springsteen

The E Street Band's first #1 hit "Hungry Heart" was part of this twenty track double album released to eager fans in 1980. The River gave us several Springsteen classics: "Cadillac Ranch", "Out in the Street" and "Two Hearts". Bruce originally wrote the song "Hungry Heart" for punk rockers The Ramones to record.
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#1 Album on November 7, 2003

Measure of a Man
Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken's highly successful debut album was released five months after the he placed second on the TV performance contest American Idol. Clay Aiken was born Clayton Holmes Grissom in Raleigh, North Carolina. Aiken completed a bachelor's degree in special education while on tour in December 2003.
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#1 Album on November 6, 1993

Vs.
Pearl Jam

Seattle grunge band Perl Jam reached #1 with the highly-anticipated album Vs. The album gave us "Go", "Daughter", "Animal", and "Dissident". Front man Eddie Vedder moved from San Diego to Seattle to join the group who played its first show under the name Mookie Blaylock in October 1990.
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#1 Album on November 5, 1986

Third Stage
Boston

Third Stage and the single "Amanda" both hit #1 for Boston in autumn 1986. "Amanda" would be the band's only #1 single. The album was recorded over a six-year period. All the original Boston band members left the group by 1989 leaving Tom Scholz as the last remaining original member.
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#1 Album on November 4, 1970

Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin

Zeppelin's third studio album gave us the classics "Immigrant Song" and "Since I've Been Loving You". Jimmy Page and Robert Plant composed the album in a remote cottage in Wales. III marked a musical transition for the band from primarily hard-edged rock to richer blends of acoustic and rock.
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#1 Album on November 3, 1979

The Long Run
Eagles

The Long Run was the last #1 album of the 1970s decade. The song "Heartache Tonight" was the band's last #1 hit. Guitarist Joe Walsh's "In the City" was recorded for the cult film The Warriors. Personal and artistic differences led the band to disband in 1980. The Eagles reunited fourteen years later.
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#1 Album on November 2, 1985

Miami Vice
Soundtrack

The Miami Vice TV series featured police detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs and their continued battle against the illicit drug, prostitution, and crime underworld of Miami. There were three soundtrack albums released during the show's run from 1984–1989.
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#1 Album on November 1, 1969

Abbey Road
Beatles

Abbey Road was the last complete album recorded and released by the Beatles before their break-up. The recording of the song "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" for the album was the last time all four Beatles were together in the same studio.
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#1 Album on October 31, 1964

People
Barbra Streisand

"People who need people are the luckiest people in the world." The title track from People was a hit song from the Broadway musical Funny Girl in which Streisand starred. Barbra Streisand's first television appearance was on The Tonight Show in 1961.
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#1 Album on October 30, 1975

Windsong
John Denver

Windsong features the hit single Calypso, written by John Denver as a tribute to celebrity marine explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research vessel the Calypso. Denver's spectacular entertainment career peaked during the late 1970s. He was known for his catch phrase "Far out!".
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#1 Album on October 29, 1989

Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson

Rhythm Nation 1814 is Janet Jackson's music concept addressing the social issues of racism, crime, poverty, substance abuse, homelessness and illiteracy. The album was the best selling of 1990 and generated five charted hits. Janet is the youngest child of the Jackson music family.
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#1 Album on October 28, 1967

Diana Ross and The Supremes Greatest Hits
Supremes

Greatest Hits is twenty tracks by the Supremes, ten of which were #1 hits. Notable tracks include "Where Did Our Love Go", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "You Can't Hurry Love" and "The Happening". Greatest Hits spent the month of November 1967 at #1.
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#1 Album on October 27, 2001

Pain Is Love
Ja Rule

Pain Is Love was the best-selling album of 2001. Ja Rule appeared in several films during a break from recording beginning in 2001. Ja Rule was born Jeffrey Atkins in Hollis, Queens, New York in 1976.
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#1 Album on October 26, 1963

Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary

The 1962 debut of folk singing group Peter, Paul and Mary gave us several folk rock staples: "500 Miles", "Lemon Tree", "If I Had a Hammer" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?". The group scored their first and only #1 song in 1969 singing John Denver's "Leaving On A Jet Plane".
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#1 Album on October 25, 1980

Guilty
Barbra Streisand

Guilty was written and produced for Barbra Streisand by Bee Gee member Barry Gibb. The album's title track earned a Grammy Award in 1981. Barbra Streisand has recorded more than sixty albums over five decades in the music business.
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#1 Album on October 24, 2004

50 Number Ones
George Strait

George Strait's compilation album also includes the new release "I Hate Everything", which became George's fifty-first #1 song. George earned his first #1 hit with 1981's "Fool Hearted Memory". During his army days, George Strait played in a band called Rambling while stationed in Hawaii.
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#1 Album on October 23, 1966

Supremes A' Go-Go
Supremes

The Supremes formed in Detroit in 1959. Lead vocalist Dianna Ross, backed up by Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, produced twelve #1 hits during the 1960s and were Motown Records most successful act. Dianna Ross left the Supremes in 1970 to pursue a solo career.
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#1 Album on October 22, 1995

Daydream
Mariah Carey

Daydream is recognized as Mariah's most critically acclaimed release. The global #1 hit has sold over ten million copies since its 1995 release and is Mariah's best selling in America. Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York.
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#1 Album on October 21, 1972

Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield

Super Fly is the soundtrack from the 1972 film of the same name. The album represents the critical and commercial peak of Curtis Mayfield's solo career, which began when he left The Impressions in the 1970s. Mayfield received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. He died in 1999.
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#1 Album on October 20, 1999

Human Clay
Creed

Creed front man Scott Stapp wrote the lyrics for "With Arms Wide Open" when he found out that he was going to be a father. The song earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001. Creed was formed in 1995 in Tallahassee at Florida State University.
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#1 Album on October 19, 1989

Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe

Several notable artists, including Bryan Adams, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Steven Tyler, backed Mötley Crüe on Dr. Feelgood. The album features "Without You", "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and "Kickstart My Heart". The latter was inspired by bassist Nikki Sixx's near-fatal heroin overdose in 1987. Mötley Crüe formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981.
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#1 Album on October 18, 1994

Monster
R.E.M.

The first single from Monster, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", refers to the bizarre phrase used by an attacker on news anchor Dan Rather in 1986. The album was a hard-edged departure from previous R.E.M. releases. The Athens, Georgia-based band played its first show on April 5, 1980 at a friend's birthday party.
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#1 Album on October 17, 1998

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Jay-Z

Hard Knock Life is Jay-Z's most commercially successful album. The album stayed at #1 for over a month during autumn 1998 and spawned two top ten hits, "Can I Get A..." and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". The album earned a Grammy but Jay-Z boycotted the ceremony protesting fellow rapper DMX's failure to garner a Grammy nomination.
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#1 Album on October 15, 1988

New Jersey
Bon Jovi

New Jersey was a huge hit for Bon Jovi. The album produced two #1 songs, "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You", plus three charted hits, "Born to Be My Baby", "Lay Your Hands on Me", and "Living in Sin". The band formed around lead vocalist John Bon Jovi in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983 and has essentially stayed the same since then.
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#1 Album on October 14, 2002

Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits
Elvis Presley

Thirty #1 hits by Elvis Presley debuted in the top spot. This posthumous achievement made Elvis the only solo act in recording history to earn a #1 album in each of four different decades. Elvis made his first public performance at age ten in a singing contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. He sang Red Foley's "Old Shep".
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#1 Album on October 13, 1973

Goats Head Soup
Rolling Stones

Goats Head Soup produced the #1 hit "Angie" and the charted hit "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)". Legal issues for guitarist Keith Richards caused the band to relocate to Jamaica for the album's recording sessions. One outtake from the album, "Waiting on a Friend", would become a hit several years later for the Stones.
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#1 Album on October 12, 1968

Cheap Thrills
Big Brother and the Holding Company

The #1 single "Piece of My Heart" propelled Big Brother's last album with lead singer Janis Joplin to the top of the album charts for eight weeks. The highly anticipated album was released in the summer of 1968 at the height of the psychedelic music scene. Janis Joplin left Big Brother and the Holding Company for a solo career in December 1968.
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#1 Album on October 11, 1997

Evolution
Boyz II Men

Evolution was released three years after the group's 1994 super smash album "II". The highly anticipated album debuted at #1 and produced the #1 "4 Seasons of Loneliness" and the charted single "A Song for Mama". The Philadelphia-based trio is the only group in history to have seven platinum singles in the United States.
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#1 Album on October 10, 1992

The Chase
Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks' The Chase features two #1 country hits "Somewhere Other Than the Night" and "That Summer", as well as the charted songs "We Shall Be Free" and "Learning to Live Again". Garth Brooks wrote the memorable gospel/country song "We Shall Be Free" after spending time in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots.
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#1 Album on October 9, 2002

Believe
Disturbed

Believe debuted at #1, produced the singles "Prayer", "Liberate" and "Remember", and was the first of three consecutive #1 albums for the Chicago-based band. The members of Disturbed first played under the name Brawl. Lead singer David Draiman answered a newspaper ad and joined the band's three other members in 1996.
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#1 Album on October 8, 1978

Don't Look Back
Boston

The classic rock group Boston became a phenomenal success after its 1976 self-titled debut release. The #1 album produced the classic rock hits "More Than a Feeling" and "Long Time". The band followed up two years later with the #1 album Don't Look Back. Boston formed during the early 1970s and first played under the name "Mother's Milk".
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#1 Album on October 7, 1975

Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd's long anticipated follow-up to Dark Side of the Moon topped the charts for two weeks in October 1975. The album spawned several Pink Floyd classics, including the title track, "Have a Cigar" and the nine-part song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a tribute to former front man Syd Barrett, who left the band in 1968.
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#1 Album on October 6, 1996

Falling Into You
Celine Dion

Falling into You stayed in the charts for more than a year. The international blockbuster earned several awards, including a Grammy for Album of the year in 1997. The album features "Because You Loved Me", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "All by Myself". Céline Dion was born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, the youngest of fourteen children.
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#1 Album on October 5, 1991

Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses

Use Your Illusion II is the second of two albums released in conjunction with the band's Use Your Illusion tour, which ran for over two years. The album has fourteen tracks including the single "You Could Be Mine" and the cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Members of the bands Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns joined up in 1985 to form Guns N' Roses.
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#1 Album on October 4, 1969

Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Released at the peak of their success, Green River features CCR's signature classic "Bad Moon Rising" as well as the title track and "Lodi". The band members of Creedence Clearwater Revival met while in high school in El Cerrito, California. Artistic and business tensions caused the band to dissolve in October 1972. Front man John Fogerty went on to enjoy a highly successful solo career.
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#1 Album on October 3, 1974

Bad Company
Bad Company

Bad Company's debut #1 album produced the classic rock staples "Can't Get Enough", "Rock Steady", "Bad Company" and "Ready for Love". The original band was considered a rock "super group", comprised of former members of Free, Mott the Hoople and King Crimson. Front man Paul Rodgers adopted the band's name from the 1972 film Bad Company.
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#1 Album on October 2, 1971

Every Picture Tells a Story
Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells a Story features one of his most successful and well-known songs "Maggie May". Both the album and song hit #1 in October 1971. "Maggie May" was originally the B-side of the minor hit "Reason to Believe". Fellow band members of Faces --who Stewart was lead singer with during this time-- performed on the album.
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#1 Album on October 1, 1986

Dancing on the Ceiling
Lionel Richie

Dancing on the Ceiling was Lionel Richie's last of a string of popular releases during the 1980s. The album produced the #1 "Say You, Say Me" and charted hits "Dancing on the Ceiling", "Ballerina Girl" and "Se La". Lionel was a standout tennis player in high school and accepted a tennis scholarship at Tuskegee Institute, where he later graduated with a major in economics.
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#1 Album on September 30, 2006

FutureSex/LoveSounds
Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake's follow up to his highly successful 2002 debut album Justified reached #1 in autumn 2006. The album features the #1 singles "SexyBack", "My Love" and "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows", and charted singles "Summer Love" and "Until the End of Time". Justin is from Memphis, Tennessee and first came to fame with the band 'N Sync.
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#1 Album on September 29, 2001

The Blueprint
Jay-Z

Despite being overshadowed by the events of September 11, 2001, the album's release date, The Blueprint became a critical and commercial success for Jay-Z. The Blueprint was produced by Bink, Eminem, Kanye West and Just Blaze. Charted singles include "Izzo (H.O.V.A)" and "Girls, Girls, Girls". Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter in Brooklyn, NY.
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#1 Album on September 28, 1994

II
Boyz II Men

II featured #1 singles "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee". The song "On Bended Knee" replaced "I'll Make Love To You" as #1 putting the band with Elvis Presley and The Beatles as the only acts to replace themselves at #1. Boyz II Men started in 1986 at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts and first went by the name Unique Attraction.
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#1 Album on September 27, 1999

Fly
Dixie Chicks

Fly debuted at #1 and was a huge critical and commercial success for the Texas trio. The album features the singles "Ready to Run", "Cowboy Take Me Away", "Goodbye Earl", "Cold Day in July" and "If I Fall You're Going Down with Me". The band has earned several Grammys since 1999, including Best Album, Best Song and Record of the Year.
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#1 Album on September 26, 1987

Bad
Michael Jackson

Bad was Michael Jackson's highly anticipated release five years after Thriller. The album spawned seven hits while reaching #1 in thirteen countries. Bad features five #1 singles: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" , "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror" , "Dirty Diana".
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#1 Album on September 25, 1969

Blind Faith
Blind Faith

Blind Faith's first and only studio album reached #1 in September 1969. The British rock quartet was comprised of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. The album features two rock classics, Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Home" and Clapton's "Presence of the Lord." Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood both appeared in the Blues Brothers movie.
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#1 Album on September 24, 1988

Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses topped the charts with their debut album in 1987. The album produced several Guns N' Roses staples, including "Welcome to the Jungle", "Nightrain", "Paradise City" and the #1 "Sweet Child O' Mine". The band is led by front man Axl Rose and has featured several different lineups since its formation in 1985.

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#1 Album on September 23, 1974

Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder

Fulfillingess' First Finale was released at the height of Stevie Wonders' recording popularity. The album earned three Grammys, including Album of the Year, and features the top five singles "You Haven't Done Nothin'" and "Boogie on Reggae Woman". Stevie was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan.
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#1 Album on September 22, 2004

Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw

Live Like You Were Dying includes the #1 title track, #1 "Back When", and three charted singles "Drugs or Jesus", "Do You Want Fries With That", and "My Old Friend". Tim McGraw has eleven consecutive #1 debut albums to his credit. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw.
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#1 Album on September 21, 1998

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a phenomenal success for rapper musician Lauryn Hill. The album earned five Grammy Awards in 1999 and has sold over 18 million copies worldwide. Several songs from the album charted, including "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You", "Everything Is Everything", "Ex-Factor", and the #1 the song "Doo Wop (That Thing)". Lauryn Noel Hill is from South Orange, New Jersey.
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#1 Album on September 20, 1980

The Game
Queen

The Game reached #1 in seven countries and propelled Queen to international super stardom. The album features two #1 singles: "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". The band was established by Brian May and Tim Stafell in 1969, initially as Smile and later renamed Queen, when Freddie Mercury joined the group. Mercury died in 1991.

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#1 Album on September 19, 1981

Tattoo You
Rolling Stones

The Stones' #1 Tattoo You is primarily a collection of unreleased tracks from previous Rolling Stones albums dating back as far as 1972. The album produced several classics, including "Start Me Up", "Little T&A", "Hang Fire" and "Waiting on a Friend". The single "Start Me Up" was originally recorded as a reggae number song by the band in 1975.
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#1 Album on September 18, 1993

In Pieces
Garth Brooks

In Pieces hit #1 on the country music chart as well as the pop music charts. The album features the #1 country hits "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" and "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association", as well as the top ten songs "Standing Outside the Fire", "One Night a Day" and "Callin' Baton Rouge". Toryal Garth Brooks was born on February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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#1 Album on September 17, 1983

Synchronicity
Police

The highly successful final album from the Police earned three Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take". The album also features the hit singles "King of Pain", "Synchronicity II" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger". The Police were established in England in August 1977. The group disbanded shortly after the Synchronicity release.
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#1 Album on September 16, 2002

Home
Dixie Chicks

Home earned the Dixie Chicks four Grammy Awards in 2003, including Best Country Album. A cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" topped several charts. Other successful singles include "Long Time Gone", "Tortured, Tangled Hearts" and "Travelin' Soldier". Home has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.

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#1 Album on September 15, 1979

In Through the Out Door
Led Zeppelin

In Through the Out Door topped the charts in 1979, the final Led Zeppelin release to reach that position. The album is also the last before the death of drummer John Bonham. The highly anticipated record received generous FM air play, particularly the songs "Fool in the Rain" and "All My Love". The band officially dissolved in 1980.
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#1 Album on September 14, 1976

Frampton Comes Alive!
Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton's international breakthrough album stayed #1 for ten weeks in 1976 and sold over six million copies. The live concert tracks were recorded mostly in San Francisco and Commack, New York. The album produced the classic album rock songs "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", and "Do You Feel Like We Do".

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#1 Album on September 13, 1982

American Fool
John Cougar

John Mellencamp's breakthrough release American Fool yielded three classics: "Hurts So Good", "Hand To Hold On To" and the #1 "Jack and Diane". This album would be the last released under John's then stage name Johnny Cougar. John Mellencamp's first #1 hit, "I Need a Lover", was charted in Australia in 1978.
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#1 Album on September 12, 1961

Judy at Carnegie Hall
Judy Garland

Actress and singer Judy Garland is best known for her performance as Dorothy in the classic film The Wizard of Oz. Judy at Carnegie Hall is a double album live recording of a concert by Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall in New York in April 1961. The album was a huge chart success and won five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
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#1 Album on September 10, 1966

Revolver
Beatles

Revolver was released prior to the Beatles' last concert appearances in August 1966 and stayed at #1 for six weeks. The album delivered several classics, including "Taxman", "Eleanor Rigby", "Got to Get You into My Life" and "Good Day Sunshine". The album is cited by many as one of the greatest in rock music history.
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#1 Album on September 9, 1989

Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block

After a slow start, Hangin' Tough caught fire with five top ten hits, including the #1 title track and the song "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)". The album eventually sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Actor Donnie Wahlberg became the first member of New Kids when the band was established in Boston in 1984.
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#1 Album on September 8, 1973

Brothers and Sisters
Allman Brothers Band

Brothers and Sisters gave us the classic Allman Brothers Band songs "Jessica", "Southbound" and "Pony Boy" along with the top five hit "Ramblin' Man". The album was the first since the motorcycle accident death of front man Duane Allman in 1971. The band was established by Duane and Gregg Allman in 1969, who many consider the founders of Southern Rock.

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#1 Album on June 9, 1999

Millennium
Backstreet Boys

Millennium was a huge hit for the Backstreet Boys. The album hit #1 in twenty five countries and produced four charted singles, including the blockbuster "I Want It That Way." The Backstreet Boys were formed by producer Lou Perlman in 1993. Their first concert was held at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
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#1 Album on June 8, 2002

The Eminem Show
Eminem

The Eminem Show was the best-selling album of 2002 and was Eminem's third to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album. The album produced six charted singles, including the top five hits "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet". The album ranks on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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#1 Album on June 6, 1964

Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong produced his best selling record "Hello Dolly!" in 1964. Jazz icon Louis Armstrong, also known as Satchmo, learned to play trumpet in ragtime New Orleans. He pioneered stylized jazz solos, scat singing, and produced an enormous American music legacy through the 20th century. Armstrong died in 1971.
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#1 Album on June 5, 1993

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Janet Jackson

Pronounced "janet, period", this album was Janet Jackson's third consecutive #1 album. The double album produced six hit singles, including "You Want This", "Any Time, Any Place", "Because of Love", "If", and the #1 hits "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Again". Janet starred in the 1970s TV sit-coms Good Times and Different Strokes.

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#1 Album on June 4, 1972

Thick as a Brick
Jethro Tull

Thick as a Brick is a concept album by the English progressive rock group Jethro Tull. The #1 album features one 43-minute song, broken into two parts for release on two sides of a vinyl record. The production was unique for its time as it incorporated uncommon instruments, such as harpsichord, xylophone and lute along with traditional rock and pop instruments.
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#1 Album on June 3, 1989

The Raw and the Cooked
Fine Young Cannibals

The songs "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing" both reached #1 for Fine Young Cannibals in 1989. Three songs from the album appeared in the 1987 film Tin Men, where the group portrayed a nightclub act. The British band formed in 1984. Their name came from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals.
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#1 Album on June 2, 1973

Red Rose Speedway
Paul McCartney and Wings

The #1 hit "My Love" propelled Wings' Red Rose Speedway to the top of the charts in spring of 1973. "My Love" was written for Paul's wife Linda. The album was recorded over seven months while the band toured Europe. The James Bond theme "Live and Let Die" was recorded during these sessions but released as a separate single from the album.

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#1 Album on June 1, 1985

Around the World in a Day
Prince and the Revolution

Around the World was released without any publicity as albums showed up in stores in April 1985. Although the release hit #1, it was less of a commercial success than Prince's previous releases. Hit singles from the album include "Paisley Park", "Raspberry Beret" and "Pop Life". Prince Rogers Nelson is from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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#1 Album on May 31, 2006

Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Stadium Arcadium produced five hit singles: "Dani California", "Snow (Hey Oh)", "Desecration Smile", "Hump De Bump", and "Tell Me Baby". The double album earned the band a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. The album was recorded at "The Mansion," the former home of magician Harry Houdini.
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#1 Album on May 29, 1982

Tug of War
Paul McCartney

Tug of War is Paul McCartney's first solo effort after the break up of Wings. Reunited with Beatles producer George Martin, Tug of War yielded two hit songs: "Take It Away" and a #1 duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory". The song "Here Today" is Paul's tribute to John Lennon.

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#1 Album on May 28, 1966

What Now My Love
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

What Now My Love stayed #1 for nine weeks in 1966, the longest of any album released by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Two of the album's tracks were used as TV show theme songs. The band was notable during the 1960s for their TV specials, which featured video interpretations of their songs.

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#1 Album on May 26, 1998

The Limited Series
Garth Brooks

The Limited Series is a re-issue box set of Garth's first six albums along with bonus tracks. The bonus single "To Make You Feel My Love" is a cover of a Bob Dylan song and reached #1 on the country charts. Garth staged a partial comeback in 2005 after officially retiring from recording and touring in October 2000.

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#1 Album on May 25, 1996

The Score
Fugees

The Score features two cover song singles: Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly" and Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry". The Fugees were a New Jersey hip hop trio that produced two critically acclaimed albums during the mid 1990s before disbanding in 1997. The group reunited briefly in 2005.

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#1 Album on May 24, 1997

Spice
Spice Girls

The English pop girl group The Spice Girls sold 23 million copies of Spice worldwide. The international mega hit produced three top five singles, including "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", and "Wannabe", which hit #1 in 31 countries. The Spice Girls were launched in 1994 initially with the name Touch.

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#1 Album on May 23, 1970

McCartney
Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney's self titled debut was actually released a month before the final Beatles album Let It Be. Paul composed, sang, and played all the instruments on the entire album. The McCartney classic song "Maybe I'm Amazed" is featured on this album and is one of many songs Paul wrote for his wife Linda.

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#1 Album on May 22, 1971

Sticky Fingers
Rolling Stones

Sticky Fingers was the Rolling Stones' first release on their own record label. The #1 record ushered the Stones into the 1970s with "Brown Sugar", "Wild Horses" and "Bitch", as well as FM radio favorites "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and "Dead Flowers". Most of the album was recorded in the Rolling Stones mobile recording unit.
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#1 Album on May 21, 2001

Survivor
Destiny's Child

Survivor produced the #1 singles "Bootylicious" and "Independent Woman Part I" while its title track peaked at number two. The album hit #1 in several countries and sold very well around the world. Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in the early 1990s. The trio's last release was Destiny Fulfilled in 2004.

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#1 Album on May 20, 2002

Hood Rich
Big Tymers

Hood Rich hit #1 in 2002 featuring the singles "Still Fly" and "Oh Yeah". Big Tymers is a hip hop duo from New Orleans, Louisiana led by Bryan "Baby" Williams, better known as Birdman, and Byron O. Thomas with the stage name Mannie Fresh. Hood Rich topped the charts for one week in May 2002.

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#1 Album on May 19, 1979

Breakfast in America
Supertramp

Supertramp's best selling album hit #1 for six weeks in the spring and summer of 1979. The album features four hit singles: "The Logical Song", "Goodbye Stranger", "Take the Long Way Home" and the title track. The release earned two Grammys in 1980. The band was formed in England in 1969 and first went by the name Daddy.

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#1 Album on May 18, 1976

Black and Blue
Rolling Stones

Black and Blue reached #1 in spring of 1976 led by the hit song "Fool to Cry". The album is notable for its funk and reggae tone, a stylistic change from previous rock and pop albums produced by the band. Founding band member Brian Jones named the band in 1962 after the song "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters.
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#1 Album on May 17, 1975

That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind and Fire

That's the Way of the World is the soundtrack of the 1975 movie of the same name. Two popular songs emerged from the album, including the title track and the #1 hit "Shining Star". The songs "Reasons," "Happy Feeling," and "All About Love," were big R&B hits. Earth, Wind and Fire was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1969.
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#1 Album on May 16, 1981

Hi Infidelity
REO Speedwagon

Hi Infidelity was a huge hit for REO Speedwagon in 1981. Six of the album's ten singles were charted hits, including the band's first #1 song "Keep On Loving You". REO Speedwagon was formed by students attending the University of Illinois in 1967. The band was named after the former REO Motor Car Company of Lansing, Michigan.
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#1 Album on May 15, 1988

Faith
George Michael

George Michael's debut solo album was a phenomenal success, producing the #1 hits "Faith," "Father Figure," "One More Try," and "Monkey". The album is widely considered one of the greatest albums in pop music history. It earned several awards including the Grammy for Album of the Year. Michael played most of the instruments on the album.

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#1 Album on May 14, 1963

Days of Wine and Roses
Andy Williams

Days of Wine and Roses stayed at #1 for 16 weeks in 1963. Andy Williams has recorded 18 gold and three platinum certified albums during his entertainment career. His first #1 hit was "Butterfly", which topped the charts in March 1957. Andy Williams is from Wall Lake, Iowa.
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#1 Album on May 13, 1995

Friday
Soundtrack

Friday is a 1995 comedy film that tells the story of 16 hours in the lives of Craig and Smokey, who must pay $200 to a South Central Los Angeles drug dealer before 10:00 p.m. on Friday night. The #1 album movie soundtrack features several performers, including Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Cypress Hill and Rick James.
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#1 Album on May 12, 1973

Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin titled this album as a dedication to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed "Houses of the Holy." Several Zeppelin classics came from this #1 release: "Over the Hills and Far Away", "Dancing Days", "The Song Remains the Same" and "The Ocean". Parts of the album were recorded in Mick Jagger's Stargroves Estate.
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#1 Album on May 11, 1996

Fairweather Johnson
Hootie and the Blowfish

Fairweather Johnson is the follow-up to Hootie's massive debut release Cracked Rear View, one of the best selling albums of all time. Three singles were released off the album: "Old Man & Me", "Tucker's Town" and "Sad Caper". The band originated at the University of South Carolina in Columbia in 1986 as The Wolf Brothers.

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#1 Album on May 10, 1973

Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite
Elvis Presley

Aloha from Hawaii is 24 live tracks from an Elvis Presley concert broadcast live around the world on January 14, 1973. The concert aired in over 40 countries and was watched by over one billion viewers worldwide. The #1 album was the last soundtrack that Presley released during his lifetime.
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#1 Album on May 8, 2007

The Best Damn Thing
Avril Lavigne

The #1 hit song "Girlfriend" propelled The Best Damn Thing to #1 in May 2007. The album also spawned three other hits, including the title track, "When You're Gone" and "Hot". Lavigne won a 1998 competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first major concert tour.

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#1 Album on May 9, 1976

Presence
Led Zeppelin

The song "Candy Store Rock" was the only released single from Led Zeppelin's 1976 album Presence. The #1 album release saw a change in the band's sound towards more straightforward, guitar-based jams, departing from the acoustic ballads and intricate arrangements featured on their previous albums.
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#1 Album on May 7, 1975

Chicago VIII
Chicago

VIII reached #1 in spring of 1975 and produced the hit singles "Brand New Love Affair", "Harry Truman" and "Old Days". The album featured the newest member of the band percussionist Laudir DeOliveira. The album marked the peak of Chicago's heyday of success during the mid-1970s.
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#1 Album on May 6, 1971

Jesus Christ Superstar
Soundtrack

The rock opera stage production Jesus Christ Superstar is a musical portrayal of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ. The highly successful show was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The double album reached #1 in 1971. Yvonne Elliman sang the album hit "I Don't Know How to Love Him".

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#1 Album on May 5, 1999

I Am…
Nas

I Am... features the charted singles "Hate Me Now" and "Nas Is Like". The album was one of the first major label releases to be leaked to the public using MP3 technology. Nas was born Nasir Jones and grew up in the Queensbridge housing projects in Long Island City, Queens, New York City.


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#1 Album on May 4, 1974

The Sting
Soundtrack

Paul Newman and Robert Redford star in the 1973 award winning film The Sting. The film tells the story of a con pulled off on a mob boss in the 1930s. The #1 album soundtrack features ragtime songs by Scott Joplin, including the film's theme song "The Entertainer". The Sting earned seven Academy Awards.

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#1 Album on May 3, 1980

Against The Wind
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band reached #1 for the first time in 1980. Against the Wind produced several Bob Seger classics, including the title track, "Fire Lake", "You'll Accomp'ny Me" and "The Horizontal Bop", and earned two Grammys. Bob Seger was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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#1 Album on May 2, 1964

The Beatles' Second Album
Beatles

The Beatles were the first act to replace themselves at #1 when The Beatles' Second Album knocked off the #1 album Meet the Beatles! in 1964. The album features early rock-and-roll covers and five original songs, including "She Loves You", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

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#1 Album on May 1, 1986

5150
Van Halen

5150 was the first album recorded with the band's new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth. The album name refers to a California police term for a mentally disturbed person. 5150 delivered the hit singles "Best of Both Worlds", "Dreams", "Love Walks In" and "Why Can't This Be Love".
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#1 Album on April 30, 1979

Minute by Minute
Doobie Brothers

Minute by Minute delivered the classic Doobie Brothers hit "What a Fool Believes" in addition to the album's title track song. The Doobie Brothers band was formed in Northern California in 1969 and has featured an array of members and lineups through the years. The band has sold over 22 million albums.
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#1 Album on April 29, 1972

First Take
Roberta Flack

First Take is the debut album by soul singer Roberta Flack. The album features the song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which appears in the film "Play Misty for Me" and earned the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Roberta Flack enrolled at Howard University at age 15 in acceptance of a full music scholarship.

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#1 Album on April 28, 1990

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor's second release produced four singles, including Sinead's most famous record "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was written by Prince. The Irish-born singer began her music career in 1984 singing for the group Ton Ton Macoute. O'Conner caused controversy when she tore a picture of the Pope while performing on the TV show Saturday Night Live in 1992.

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#1 Album on April 27, 1985

We Are the World
USA for Africa

USA for Africa was a superstar group of 45 performers put together to record a charity fund raising album for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. The title track was a huge hit that reached #1 in April 1985. The album sold over 3 million copies.
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#1 Album on April 26, 1969

Hair
Original Cast

The rock musical Hair tells the story of a group of politically active, long-haired hippies protesting the Vietnam War while living a communal life together in New York City. The soundtrack spent 28 weeks at #1 in 1969. The Fifth Dimension released a medley of the two songs from the musical "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" in 1969.
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#1 Album on April 25, 1987

The Joshua Tree
U2

The Joshua Tree produced the rock staples "Where the Streets Have No Name", "With or Without You", and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Joshua Tree won Album of the Year at the 1988 Grammy Awards. In 2003, the album was ranked number 26 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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#1 Album on April 24, 2006

Me and My Gang
Rascal Flatts

The country group Rascal Flatts was formed in Nashville and includes Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney. The album Me and My Gang produced the #1 hits "My Wish" and "Stand", as well as the charted hits "What Hurts the Most" and the title track.

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#1 Album on April 23, 1994

The Division Bell
Pink Floyd

The Division Bell is the final studio album by British rock group Pink Floyd. The track "Marooned" earned Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1995 Grammy Awards, the group's only Grammy. The album's title is derived from the division bell, which is rung in the British House of Commons to signal the commencement of a vote.

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#1 Album on April 22, 1989

Like a Prayer
Madonna

Like a Prayer was a sensational international hit for Madonna. The album produced six singles, including the title track, "Express Yourself", Cherish, and "Oh Father". Madonna Ritchie was born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Rochester Hills.

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#1 Album on April 21, 1984

Footloose
Soundtrack

The movie Footloose tells the story of a teenager and his high school friends who must figure out a way to stage a prom with music and dancing in a small town where dancing and rock music is banned. The soundtrack stayed #1 for one month in spring of 1984. The album features the #1 songs "Footloose", "Let's Hear It for the Boy", and the hit song "Almost Paradise".

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#1 Album on April 20, 2002

Ashanti
Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American model, singer-songwriter, actress and dancer who scored a major hit with her self-titled album in 2002. The album earned a Grammy and features the hit singles "Foolish" and "Happy". Ashanti was born in Glen Cove, New York.

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#1 Album on April 19, 1982

Chariots of Fire
Vangelis

The Oscar winning British film Chariots of Fire is based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Greek electronic composer Vangelis Papathanassiou produced the music score. The film's theme song "Titles", more commonly known as "Chariots of Fire", was a #1 song.

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#1 Album on April 18, 1992

Adrenalize
Def Leppard

Adrenalize was produced and recorded on the heels of the death of band guitarist Steve Clark. The album produced several charted songs, including "Let's Get Rocked", "Tonight", "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" and "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad". The founding members of Def Leppard began as Atomic Mass in 1977 at Tapton School in Sheffield, England.

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#1 Album on April 17, 1977

Hotel California
Eagles

Hotel California was a huge commercial and critical success for the Eagles. The album was #1 for eight weeks and produced the #1 hits "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California". Hotel California also earned the band Record of the Year at the 1978 Grammy Awards.

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#1 Album on April 16, 1966

Going Places
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Going Places hit #1 for several weeks of spring 1966. The album produced four top singles: "Tijuana Taxi", "Spanish Flea", "Third Man Theme", and "Zorba the Greek". Ironically, no one in The Tijuana Brass was Hispanic and Alpert himself is Jewish.
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#1 Album on April 15, 1968

The Graduate
Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel's movie soundtrack features the songs "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson" and "Scarborough Fair". The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. It tells the story of Ben Braddock, a recent university graduate who is seduced by Mrs. Robinson and then falls in love with her daughter Elaine.
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#1 Album on April 14, 2006

3121
Prince

Prince included a limited number of "purple tickets" with the 3121 release. Lucky winners who found tickets were flown in from around the world to attend a semi-private performance at Prince's home in Los Angeles. Prince is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and hails from Minneapolis. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Prince #28 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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#1 Album on April 13, 2003

Meteora
Linkin Park

The instrumental "Session" from Meteora is featured on the soundtrack of the 2003 film The Matrix Reloaded. Meteora topped the album charts in several countries and spawned five charted singles. The band was formed in southern California in 1996, first named Xero, then Hybrid Theory, and later Linkin Park.
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#1 Album on April 8, 2000

No Strings Attached
'N Sync

No Strings Attached topped the album charts for eight consecutive weeks and was the biggest-selling album of 2000. The album produced 'N Sync's first #1 single, "It's Gonna Be Me". The singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You" achieved success as well. The album's title is in reference to the band's split from their former management arrangement.
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#1 Album on April 7, 1990

Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt

After more than twenty years of modest album sales, Bonnie Raitt scored a huge critical and commercial success with Nick of Time. The hit songs "Thing Called Love", "Have a Heart" and "Nick of Time" propelled the album to #1. The release also won Album of the Year in 1989. Bonnie Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000.
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#1 Album on April 6, 1996

Anthology 2
Beatles

Anthology 2 is the second release of The Beatles Anthology series issued by Apple Records. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour. The album features the newly released Beatles song "Real Love" among its 45 tracks. The Beatles broke up as a band in 1970.
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#1 Album on April 5, 1981

Paradise Theater
Styx

Paradise Theater was Styx's first and only #1 album. Two of the album's songs charted as singles: "Too Much Time on My Hands" and "The Best of Times". The concept record's eleven tracks represent the rise of and fall of Chicago's Paradise Theater. The Chicago-based band dates back to the mid-1960s when early members went under the names The Tradewinds and later TW4.
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#1 Album on April 4, 1992

Wayne's World
Soundtrack

The smash hit movie Wayne's World was adopted from the popular Saturday Night Live skits featuring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Wayne and Garth play hosts of a local Friday late-night cable program. The #1 soundtrack features a variety of artists and songs, including Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which re-surged as a top hit during the films successful run.
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#1 Album on April 3, 1994

The Sign
Ace of Base

The Swedish band Ace of Base became a worldwide music success in the mid 1990s. The Sign is the U.S. version of the band's highly successful European release Happy Nation. The release includes the hits "All That She Wants" and "The Sign", which spent six weeks at #1 and became the best-selling single of 1994. Ace of Base is commonly compared to fellow Swedish group ABBA.
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#1 Album on April 2, 2006

High School Musical
Soundtrack

The Disney television movie High School Musical was an unexpected blockbuster in 2006. Troy and Gabriella discover their mutual love for music while on a ski vacation and meet up again when Gabriella is transferred to Troy's high school. The #1 soundtrack album features nine songs that were simultaneously charted on the top 100.
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#1 Album on April 1, 1995

Me Against the World
2Pac

Me Against the World reached #1 in April 1995 and stayed there for over four weeks. The track "Dear Mama/Old School" made the top ten while the titles "So Many Tears" and "Temptations" sold well. The highly successful album was released while Tupac Shakur was serving time in prison. The album is on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list
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#1 Album on March 31, 1974

John Denver's Greatest Hits
John Denver

John Denver's Greatest Hits was Denver's first compilation album and his best selling album. The release includes the classic hits "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Rocky Mountain High", and some re-recorded songs. John was born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. in Roswell, New Mexico. He died in October 1997 when his small plane crashed off the coast of California.
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#1 Album on March 30, 1985

No Jacket Required
Phil Collins

The most popular Phil Collins album to date features the #1 songs "Sussudio" and "One More Night", plus the charted singles "Don't Lose My Number" and "Take Me Home". The album was a tremendous success earning a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1985. Collins followed up the album with The No Jacket Required World Tour.
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#1 Album on March 29, 1985

Centerfield
John Fogerty

Centerfield is former Credence Clearwater Revival front man John Fogerty's most popular album since leaving the group. The album features the singles "The Old Man Down the Road", "Rock and Roll Girls" and the title track "Centerfield", which has become a baseball music classic. Fogerty played all the instruments on this album himself, thanks to modern music production techniques.
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#1 Album on March 28, 1974

The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand

The blockbuster movie of 1973 starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. The romance movie follows the unlikely relationship of Katie Morosky and Hubell Gardiner through cultural, political and personal change. The movie's title song "The Way We Were" was Streisand's her first #1 single in the U.S. The film won an Academy Award for Best Music.
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#1 Album on March 27, 2002

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Soundtrack

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a depression-era comedy film that chronicles three friends who escape from prison in search for hidden fortune. The film was directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starred George Clooney. A variety of artists compiled songs for the soundtrack, which features bluegrass, gospel, blues and country music. The soundtrack won Album of the Year at the Grammys.
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#1 Album on March 26, 1995

Greatest Hits
Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen's first compilation album features past hits and popular songs from previous albums along with four extra tracks recorded in 1995 with the E Street Band. The release reached #1 in America, Australia, the U.K. and Sweden. Two of the songs were from movie sound tracks, "Streets of Philadelphia" from the Philadelphia, and "Secret Garden" from the film Jerry McGuire.
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#1 Album on March 25, 1972

America
America

America's self-titled debut produced the #1 song "A Horse With No Name" and the popular singles "I Need You", "Sandman" and "Three Roses". The group America actually formed in England. Band members Gerry Beckly, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek were all sons of military personnel stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in London. The three met in a London high school and recorded their first album there.
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#1 Album on March 24, 1972

Harvest
Neil Young

Harvest was Neil Young's first full-time solo release following stints with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Harvest was the best-selling album of 1972. It features the #1 song "Heart of Gold" and singles "Old Man" and "Needle and the Damage Done". Neil Young was born in Toronto. He played briefly with Rick James' band the Mynah Birds in 1966.
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#1 Album on March 23, 2003

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent

The debut for 50 Cent was produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre, and features the singles "In da Club", "21 Questions", "P.I.M.P." and "If I Can't". The song "In da Club" was 50 Cent's first number #1 hit. The record hit #1 three separate times during the year, spending a total of six weeks there. The album's original release date was moved up because several tracks were leaked out on the Intranet.
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#1 Album on March 22, 1975

Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin

Physical Graffiti was a huge critical and commercial success for Zeppelin. Several classics emerged from the album, including "Kashmir", "Ten Years Gone" and "Sick Again". Shortly after the album's release, all previous Led Zeppelin albums simultaneously re-entered the top-200.
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#1 Album on March 21, 1965

Goldfinger
Soundtrack

Sean Connery starred as James Bond, who is assigned the task of derailing Aruc Goldfinger's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb inside the Fort Knox gold depository. The movie soundtrack was composed by John Barry with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The title track is heard in the film's opening and closing title scenes and was produced by Beatles producer George Martin.
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#1 Album on March 20, 2005

The Massacre
50 Cent

The Massacre was released in March 2005 and re-released in September 2005. The album features four charted singles: "Candy Shop", "Outta Control", "Disco Inferno" and "Just a Lil Bit". Featured album guests include Eminem, Olivia, Tony Yayo and Jamie Foxx. 50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III in Queens, New York. His rap and music talent was first discovered by Eminem.
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#1 Album on March 19, 2001

Everyday
Dave Matthews Band

Everyday was the second consecutive #1 album for the Dave Matthews Band. Three singles were released, including "I Did It", "Everyday" and "The Space Between", the band's best-selling single to date. South Africa native Dave Matthews formed the band with Carter Beauford and LeRoi Moore in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. Matthews was working as a bartender at the time.
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#1 Album on March 18, 1973

Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel

The album's title track is an instrumental composition that was made famous in a scene from the 1972 movie Deliverance. The popularity of the song and the movie propelled the album to #1. Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel arranged and performed the songs for the album movie soundtrack. The song "Dueling Banjos" was also the subject of a landmark copyright infringement case.
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#1 Album on March 17, 1993

Unplugged
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton earned three Grammys for Unplugged: Album of the Year, Best Rock Male Vocal, and Best Rock Song. The album was recorded live in a small studio audience setting for MTV's Unplugged music series. A reworked version of the classic "Layla" sold well as did the song "Tears in Heaven", which earned three Grammys award.
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#1 Album on March 16, 1996

Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette

Jagged Little Pill was a huge international success for the newly minted Alanis Morissette. The album spawned six hit singles and remained in the top ten charts for over a year. The album earned several Grammys, including Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. As a teen, Morissette performed on the TV show Star Search under the name Alanis Nadine.
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#1 Album on March 15, 1976

Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
Eagles

Greatest Hits capped a fantastic four year run for the Eagles. The ten-song compilation features songs from four previous albums and is the best selling album in the United States and the third best selling worldwide. The founding members of the Eagles first played together as Linda Ronstadt's record and touring band in the early 1970s.
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#1 Album on March 14, 1999

Fanmail
TLC

TLC's third album release reached #1 for five weeks and earned two Grammy Awards. The album produced the #1 hit "No Scrubs" and the charted singles "Silly Ho", "Unpretty", "My Life" and "Dear Lie". The group followed up the album with The Fanmail worldwide tour. TLC originated in Atlanta, Georgia with members Tionne Watkins, Lisa Lopes and Rozonda Thomas.
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#1 Album on March 13, 1961

Calcutta!
Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk was an orchestra leader and television host of The Lawrence Welk show, which aired for thirty-two years. Welk's light and easy-going music was best described as "champagne music". His recording of Calcutta! reached #1 in spring of 1961, making it his best selling record of his career. Raised in North Dakota, Lawrence Welk spoke German until he learned English at age 21.
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#1 Album on March 12, 1966

Ballads of The Green Berets
SSgt. Barry Sadler

Ballads of the Green Berets features thirteen songs written by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler devoted to the armed forces. The album's title track was #1 for five weeks in 1966. The song is featured in several films and was the top single of 1966. Sadler reportedly wrote the song while recovering from a wound he suffered during the Vietnam War.
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#1 Album on March 11, 1989

Electric Youth
Debbie Gibson

Electric Youth features Deborah Gibson's biggest selling single of her career, "Lost In Your Eyes", which hit #1. The album also spawned the hit singles "Electric Youth", "No More Rhyme", and "We Could Be Together". Gibson wrote all the music for Electric Youth, which sold over ten million copies. Gibson grew up on Long Island, New York, and wrote her first song at age five.
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