#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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