#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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