Wednesday, June 9, 2010

#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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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

#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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Sunday, June 6, 2010

#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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Saturday, June 5, 2010

#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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Friday, June 4, 2010

#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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Thursday, June 3, 2010

#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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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

#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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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

#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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