#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 17, 1993

Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg

The hip hop classic Doggystyle produced three singles: "Who Am I (What's My Name)?", "Gin and Juice" and "Doggy Dogg World". Snoop Dog was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in 1972 and raised in Long Beach, California. He was associated with the Peanuts character as a child by his mother.
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#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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 16, 1976

Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder was born as Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan. Stevie Wonder's double album Songs in the Key of Life became his best-selling. The album debuted at #1 and produced the #1 songs "I Wish" and "Sir Duke", as well as the charters "Another Star", "Isn't She Lovely", "As" and "Knocks Me Off My Feet". Stevie has been blind since birth.
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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

Dont 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 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 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 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 11, 1965

Help!
Beatles

Help! is the Beatles #1 soundtrack for the film of the same title. Several Beatles classics are featured on this album: "Help!", "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away", "Ticket to Ride", "The Night Before" and "Another Girl". The parody film was inspired by the Marx Brothers and the James Bond series.
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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 September 7, 1968

Waiting for the Sun
Doors

The #1 song "Hello, I Love You" led the Door to their first and only #1 album. Waiting for the Sun also produced the Doors classics "The Unknown Soldier" and "Five to One". Ironically, the title track was left off the album. The Doors last performed in December 1970, six months before the death of lead singer Jim Morrison.

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#1 Album on September 6, 2005

Most Wanted
Hilary Duff

Most Wanted vaulted Hillary Duff to #1 for a second time in the pop singer's career. The album is a compilation of previous songs, remixes and some new tracks. The record charted in several countries and produced three singles. Hillary was born in Houston, Texas and first gained fame on the Disney TV show Lizzie McGuire.

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#1 Album on September 5, 1988

Hysteria
Def Leppard

Hysteria was a huge commercial hit for British rockers Def Leppard. Seven of the album's twelve tracks were hits and the album sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The songs "Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Love Bites" and "Armageddon It" were top ten hits. The band began as Atomic Mass in 1977 at the Tapton School in Sheffield, England.
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#1 Album on September 4, 2007

High School Musical 2
Soundtrack

Disney's sequel to the highly popular film High School Musical proved just as successful in 2007. The album debuted at #1 and stayed there for four consecutive weeks. It also reached #1 in nine countries and charted in over twenty national markets. The song "What Time Is It?" was a top ten single.
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#1 Album on September 3, 1991

Metallica
Metallica

The self-titled album, also known as The Black Album, reached #1 for Metallica in autumn of 1991. The release produced some of the band's most popular material, including "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters" , "Wherever I May Roam" and "Sad but True". Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles.
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#1 Album on September 2, 1995

Dangerous Minds
Soundtrack

The film Dangerous Minds stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a retired U.S. Marine turned school teacher in a tough urban school district. The soundtrack rose to #1 in September 1995. The record features twelve rap songs, including the #1 Grammy-Award winning song "Gangsta's Paradise" performed by Coolio.
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#1 Album on September 1, 1963

My Son, the Nut
Allan Sherman

My Son, the Nut reached #1 for two months in late 1963. The album is a compilation of humorous parodies performed by satirist Allen Sherman, and features the well-known song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)". Sherman produced several parody albums during the height of his popularity during the mid-1960s.

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#1 Album on August 31, 1985

Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits

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

Chapter V
Staind

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

Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman

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

River of Dreams
Billy Joel

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

No Way Out
Puff Daddy

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

Country Grammar
Nelly

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

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#1 Album on August 25, 2004

Autobiography
Ashlee Simpson

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

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#1 Album on August 24, 1998

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

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

At San Quentin
Johnny Cash

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

Cosmos Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival

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

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#1 Album on August 21, 1965

Out of Our Heads
Rolling Stones

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

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#1 Album on August 20, 2002

The Rising
Bruce Springsteen

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

Now 7
Various Artists

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

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#1 Album on August 17, 1974

461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton

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

True Blue
Madonna

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

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#1 Album on August 15, 2005

Now 19
Various Artists

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


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#1 Album on August 14, 2007

Now 25
Various Artists

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

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#1 Album on August 13, 1985

Reckless
Bryan Adams

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

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#1 Album on August 13, 1985

Reckless
Bryan Adams

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

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#1 Album on August 12, 1995

E 1999 Eternal
Bone Thugs N Harmony

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

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#1 Album on August 11, 1979

Get the Knack
Knack

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

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#1 Album on August 10, 1968

Wheels of Fire
Cream

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

Black Sunday
Cypress Hill

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

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#1 Album on August 8, 1976

Breezin
George Benson

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

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#1 Album on August 7, 1982

Mirage
Fleetwood Mac

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

Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys

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

Now 4
Various Artists

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

Purple Rain
Prince and the Revolution

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

Top Gun
Soundtrack

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

Bad Boys II
Soundtrack

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

Long Distance Voyager
Moody Blues

Long Distance Voyager is the Moody Blues' second #1 album. The concept album features the two hit singles "Gemini Dream" and "The Voice". The band's 1967 breakthrough album Days of Future Passed is considered a classic in rock music. The Moody Blues were established in Birmingham, England in 1964 by founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas.
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#1 Album on July 31, 1973

Chicago VI
Chicago

Chicago's sixth album produced two Chicago classics: "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" and "Just You 'N' Me". The album spent over a month at #1 during the summer of 1973. All album tracks were written by band members Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Terry Kath and Peter Cetera. The band was formed in 1967.
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#1 Album on July 30, 1966

Yesterday and Today
Beatles

The album cover situating the group with decapitated dolls and pieces of meat drew criticism while the record went to #1. Singles from the release include "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "Yesterday", "We Can Work It Out" and "Day Tripper". Paul McCartney composed the melody of "Yesterday" from a dream he had while sleeping.

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#1 Album on July 29, 1978

Grease
Soundtrack

The 1978 blockbuster movie Grease stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, and tells the story of a group of 1950s high schoolers as centered around Danny and Sandy's relationship. The #1 double album soundtrack features several hit songs, including the title track, "Summer Nights", 'Hopelessly Devoted to You" and #1 "You're the One That I Want".
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#1 Album on July 28, 1991

Unforgettable... with Love
Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole achieved super stardom with Unforgettable... with Love, the Grammy Album of the Year of 1992. The release features covers of songs originally recorded by Natalie's father, Nat King Cole. The classic "Unforgettable" was remixed to create a duet with Nat and Natalie and earned Song of the Year honors.
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#1 Album on July 28, 1991

Unforgettable... with Love
Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole achieved super stardom with Unforgettable... with Love, the Grammy Album of the Year of 1992. The release features covers of songs originally recorded by Natalie's father, Nat King Cole. The classic "Unforgettable" was remixed to create a duet with Nat and Natalie and earned Song of the Year honors.
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#1 Album on July 27, 1975

One of These Nights
Eagles

The #1 blockbuster One of These Night features the Eagle classics "Lyin' Eyes", "Take It to the Limit" and the #1 title track. All three songs were written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The single "Lyin' Eyes" earned the group a Grammy Award in 1975. The Eagles took a "vacation" from 1980 to 1994.
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#1 Album on July 26, 1980

Emotional Rescue
Rolling Stones

Emotional Rescue delivered two hit singles for the Rolling Stones as well as their first #1 album in England since 1973's Goats Head Soup. The album's title track and the song "She's So Cold" both were top ten hits. The album was released between Some Girls and Tattoo You, two huge album releases for the Stones.
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#1 Album on July 25, 1964

A Hard Day's Night
Beatles

The 1964 film A Hard Day's Night is a staged documentary describing two days in the lives of the Beatles at the height of their popularity. The soundtrack gave us some of the biggest Beatles classics, including the title track, "Can't Buy Me Love", "And I Love Her" and "I Should Have Known Better". The movie was shot in black and white.
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#1 Album on July 24, 1993

Zooropa
U2

The international #1 for U2 produced the singles "Numb", "Stay (Faraway, So Close)" and the title track. Country music legend Johnny Cash is featured on the song "The Wanderer". The album's title is a combination of "Zoo TV" and "Europa." The band formed as teenagers in Dublin, Ireland in 1976.

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#1 Album on July 23, 1977

Rumours
Fleetwood Mac

Rumours was a huge critical and commercial success for the hall of fame band Fleetwood Mac. The Grammy Album of the Year in 1978 produced several Fleetwood Mac classics: "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", "Don't Stop" and "You Make Loving Fun". Fleetwood Mac was established in London in 1967.
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#1 Album on July 22, 1989

Batman
Prince

The 1989 Batman soundtrack features the music of Prince. Four singles were produced from the album, including the #1 "Batdance" and charted hits "Partyman", "The Arms of Orion" and "Scandalous". Batman was directed by Tim Burton and starred Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.
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#1 Album on July 21, 1995

HIStory — Past, Present and Future, Book I
Michael Jackson

HIStory is a #1 double album released by Michael Jackson in 1995. The first disc features Jackson's greatest hits from 1970 to 1995. The second disc is new songs featuring the singles "Scream/Childhood", "You Are Not Alone", "Earth Song" and "They Don't Care About Us Anymore". The album received five Grammy Award nominations.
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#1 Album on July 20, 1996

It Was Written
Nas

It Was Written is New York rapper Nas' biggest commercial success. The album features two hits: "If I Ruled The World" and "Street Dreams". The album reached #1 for four consecutive weeks and stayed in the charts for 34 weeks. Dr. Dre was one of several producers on the release.
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#1 Album on July 19, 1999

Significant Other
Limp Bizkit

Significant Other shot to #1 its first week. The nu metal band Limp Bizkit produced three charted singles: "N 2 Gether Now", "Nookie" and "Re-Arranged". Limp Bizkit was established by Fred Durst and Sam Rivers in Jacksonville, Florida in 1994. The band has sold nearly 70 million records worldwide.

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#1 Album on July 18, 2002

Nellyville
Nelly

Cornell Haynes, Jr., better known as Nelly, was raised in suburban St. Louis. Nellyville hit #1 with several charted singles, including "Hot in Herre", "Dilemma", "#1" and "Air Force Ones". Nelly has earned multiple Grammys, has starred in movies, and is part owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats.
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#1 Album on July 17, 1961

Stars of a Summer Night
Various Artists

Stars of a Summer Night reached #1 for four weeks in summer of 1961. The compilation record includes songs by 22 different artists, such as Les Brown, Dave Brubeck, Frank De Vol, Percy Faith, as well as Leonard Bernstein and The New York Philharmonic. The original album was billed as "a sparkling program designed for summer listening".
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#1 Album on July 16, 1994

The Lion King
Soundtrack

The landmark Disney animated movie The Lion King tells the story of Simba, the lion cub who is the heir apparent of the Pride Lands of Africa. The #1 soundtrack contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice. Notable singles include "Circle of Life", "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
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#1 Album on July 15, 1972

Honky Château
Elton John

Elton John's #1 release in spring of 1972 gave us several staples from the British singer and songwriter: "Honky Cat", "Rocket Man" and "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters". Honky Chateau is Elton John's first #1 album and propelled him from a moderate folk style singer to a big-stage rock and pop star.
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#1 Album on July 14, 1985

Songs from the Big Chair
Tears for Fears

The sensational #1 album Songs from the Big Chair produced the international hits "Mothers Talk", "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Head Over Heels". The band's name Tears for Fears was derived from the primal scream therapy treatment of the same name developed by psychologist Arthur Janov.

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#1 Album on July 13, 1974

Caribou
Elton John

Elton John's #1 album was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado. The album produced two Elton John classics: "The Bitch is Back" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". Contributors to the recording sessions, among others, include Dusty Springfield, Toni Tennille and Beach Boy Carl Wilson.

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#1 Album on July 12, 1970

Woodstock
Soundtrack

The first Woodstock music festival was held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre farm in Bethel, New York from August 15-18, 1969. The concert produced a film and soundtrack triple album, which reached #1 in July 1970. Among the many performers at Woodstock, the album features CSNY, Joan Baez, John Sebastian, The Who and Jimi Hendrix.

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#1 Album on July 11, 1984

Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen

Born in the U.S.A. was a huge commercial success for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The album produced seven top ten hit singles and is Springsteen's best-selling album. The video for the single "Dancing in the Dark" features actress Courtney Cox. Born in the U.S.A. was the first compact disc manufactured in the U.S.

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#1 Album on July 10, 1965

Beatles VI
Beatles

Beatles VI was released in June 1965 and promptly rose to #1. The album includes the Fab Four classics "Eight Days a Week", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" and "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party". The first performance of "The Beatles" took place at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany on August 18, 1960.
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#1 Album on July 9, 1979

Bad Girls
Donna Summer

The double album Bad Girls reached #1 in summer of 1979 with the singles "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls", both #1, and the hits "Dim All the Lights" and "Walk Away". Donna Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts. Her breakthrough hit was "Love to Love You" in 1975.
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#1 Album on July 8, 1990

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
M.C. Hammer

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em reached #1 in summer of 1990 with the super hit "U Can't Touch This". This release was the first hip-hop album to top sales of over ten million. MC Hammer was born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California. He was once a bat boy for the Major League Oakland A's.
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#1 Album on July 7, 1962

West Side Story
Soundtrack

The Broadway musical West Side Story tells the 1950s romantic story of Anton and Maria who meet in the midst of rival ethnic gangs. The #1 soundtrack for the movie version spent 54 weeks at #1, the longest run of any album in history. The Grammy-award winning album was the best-selling album of the 1960s.

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#1 Album on July 6, 1991

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Van Halen

Van Halen's 1991 #1 album features six hit singles including "Poundcake", "Runaround" and "Top of the World". The single "Right Now" was used in a Pepsi TV ad. The album's pseudo acronym title was developed by front man Sammy Hagar as a circumvent to censorship constraints.
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#1 Album on July 5, 1986

Control
Janet Jackson

Six of Control's nine song tracks were hits with five making the top five. The blockbuster album redefined dance music with elements of funk, disco and rap music, and is regarded as one of the most influential in music. One of the songs that was turned down for the album was "How Will I Know", which was later recorded by Whitney Houston.

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#1 Album on July 4, 1998

City of Angels
Soundtrack

Both the soundtrack and the film City of Angels reached #1 in 1998. The blockbuster romance film starred Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. The soundtrack features two hit singles: "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette. Songs by Jimi Hendrix, Peter Gabriel and Eric Clapton are also on the soundtrack.
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#1 Album on July 2, 1974

Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot

Sundown is the first and only album to hit #1 for Canadian singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. The title song hit #1 and the single "Carefree Highway" was a top twenty hit. The song "If You Could Read My Mind" was Gordon's first career hit. Gordon Lightfoot's career spans four decades. His music helped define folk and pop music and influenced many artists.
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#1 Album on July 1, 1967

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles

The Beatles, retired from concert touring in 1966, incorporated new instrumentation and recording techniques in the production of what many consider one of the most influential albums of all time. Sgt. Pepper classics include the title track, "A Day in the Life" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". The album was the first rock album to win the Album of the Year Grammy.
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#1 Album on June 30, 1997

Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
Bob Carlisle

The Grammy Award winning Christian musician Bob Carlisle is best known for his #1 hit song "Butterfly Kisses", the title track from this #1 album. The album was originally titled Shades of Grace but was later re-released as Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) because of the success of the single.
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#1 Album on June 29, 1968

Bookends
Simon and Garfunkel

Bookends spawned four top twenty hits for Simon and Garfunkel in 1968: "A Hazy Shade of Winter," "At the Zoo," "Fakin' It" and "Mrs. Robinson". The song "Mrs. Robinson" was the famous theme from the film The Graduate and earned a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1969. Simon and Garfunkel are from Forrest Hills, New York.
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#1 Album on June 28, 1987

Whitney
Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston's second album stayed #1 for eleven weeks beginning in the summer of 1987. The international blockbuster produced four #1 hits: "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go". Whitney Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey.
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#1 Album on June 27, 1981

Mistaken Identity
Kim Carnes

The first single released from Mistaken Identity was "Bette Davis Eyes", which became a #1 worldwide hit and propelled the album to #1. The album also produced the charted singles "Mistaken Identity" and "Draw of the Cards". Kim Carnes was a member of the folk group New Christy Minstrels during the 1960s.
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#1 Album on June 26, 1983

Flashdance
Soundtrack

Flashdance was the sleeper film success of 1983. The movie soundtrack hit #1 and spawned several hit songs, including "Maniac" and the Grammy winner "Flashdance What a Feeling". The film tells the story of Alexandra Owens, who works as a welder and exotic dancer in Pittsburgh while aspiring to attend the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance.
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#1 Album on June 24, 1998

MP Da Last Don
Master P

MP Da Last Don is one of several #1 albums released by the highly successful entertainment entrepreneur from New Orleans P. Miller. Formerly known as Master P, he parlayed a small record store in Southern California into a multi-faceted entertainment business, including records, films, clothing and cable television.

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#1 Album on June 23, 1973

Living in the Material World
George Harrison

Living in the Material World was propelled to #1 by the hit single Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)". Harrison's third solo effort dethroned former band mate Paul McCartney from the #1 album spot. The album features several friends of George, including Ringo Starr, Gary Wright and Nicky Hopkins.

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#1 Album on June 22, 1996

Load
Metallica

The veteran heavy metal group Metallica produced six charted tracks from #1 Load in 1996, including "Hero of the Day" and "Until It Sleeps". Metallica was founded in Los Angeles by drummer Lars Ulrich in 1981. The band has earned seven Grammys and has had five consecutive albums debut at #1.
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#1 Album on June 21, 1976

Wings at the Speed of Sound
Wings

Wings at the Speed of Sound was released on the heels of Paul McCartney's first American tour since the Beatles' 1966 tour. The album produced two McCartney classics: "Silly Love Songs" and "Let 'Em In". The album coincidentally competed for #1 with the Beatles compilation album Rock 'n' Roll Music, which was released in June 1976.
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#1 Album on June 19, 1971

Tapestry
Carole King

Tapestry hit #1 for fifteen weeks and remained on the album charts for over six years. The 1972 Album of the Year produced the classic singles "I Feel the Earth Move", "It's Too Late", "Smackwater Jack" and "So Far Away". Tapestry earned four Grammys and ranks #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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#1 Album on June 18, 1972

Exile on Main St.
Rolling Stones

Exile on Main St. ranks #7 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The double album was written and recorded over a period of four years, from 1968 to 1972. The album produced the hits Tumbling Dice" and "Happy", as well as the Stones' concert staple "All Down the Line".
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#1 Album on June 17, 1970

Let It Be
Beatles

Let It Be is The Beatles final album, released shortly after the group announced its formal breakup in 1970. The recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios were filmed while the band recorded and was released as the movie Let It Be. Notable singles from the album include the title track, "Across the Universe" and "Get Back". Paul McCartney re-released the album in in November 2003.
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#1 Album on June 16, 1994

Purple
Stone Temple Pilots

Purple features the band's biggest hit "Interstate Love Song". The #1 release also produced the hits "Vasoline" and "Big Empty", as well as radio favorites "Unglued" and "Pretty Penney". Stone Temple Pilots first played together under the name Mighty Joe Young in Long Beach, California in the late 1980s. Copyright forced the later band name switch to STP.
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#1 Album on June 15, 1988

OU812
Van Halen

OU812 is dedicated to Eddie and Alex Van Halen's deceased father Jan, who played clarinet on the band's Diver Down album. OU812 gave us several Van Halen staples, including "Black and Blue", "Feels So Good", "Finish What Ya Started" and "When It's Love". Van Halen was formed in Pasadena, California in 1972.
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#1 Album on June 14, 1980

Glass Houses
Billy Joel

Glass Houses topped the chart for six weeks in summer of 1980. The album features the charted hits "All for Leyna", "You May Be Right", "Don't Ask Me Why" and Joel's first #1 song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". Billy Joel has produced three decades of hit songs and has sold over 150 million albums worldwide.
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#1 Album on June 13, 1992

Some Gave All
Billy Ray Cyrus

Some Gave All produced four hit singles for Billy Ray Cyrus, including his biggest song "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the charts for five weeks. Cyrus is from Flatwoods, Kentucky. He starred in the TV show Doc for four seasons. He also appears on his daughter's show Hannah Montana.

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#1 Album on June 12, 2006

Taking the Long Way
Dixie Chicks

Taking the Long Way won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2007. The international #1 blockbuster release features the hits "Not Ready To Make Nice", "Everybody Knows" and "The Long Way Around". John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt assisted on the album. The Dixie Chicks formed in Dallas, Texas in 1989.

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#1 Album on June 11, 2001

Break the Cycle
Staind

Break the Cycle hit #1 in late spring of 2001 and features Staind's biggest hit "It's Been Awhile". The album also produced the singles "Fade", "Outside", "For You" and "Epiphany". Stained was formed in November 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The band first discovered fame as Limp Bizkit's concert tour opening act.
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#1 Album on June 10, 2000

The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem

The Marshall Mathers LP is credited as the fastest-selling Rap album ever. Eminem's huge critical and commercial success spawned three singles: "The Real Slim Shady", "The Way I Am" and "Stan", which ranks among several compilations of the best songs of all time. Mathers was the first Rap album to be nominated at the Grammys for Album of the Year.

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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 7, 1975

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Elton John

Captain Fantastic spawned the classic Elton John hit single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight". Album songs depict Elton and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin's early career struggles. Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He was knighted as Sir Elton Hercules John in 1998.
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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 30, 1994

Not a Moment Too Soon
Tim McGraw

Not a Moment was one of the best selling albums of 1994. Tim McGraw's second album produced five charted singles, including the title track, "Indian Outlaw", "Don't Take the Girl", "Down on the Farm" and "Refried Dreams". Tim is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Tug McGraw.
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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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