#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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