#1 Album on July 3, 2004

To the 5 Boroughs
Beastie Boys

To the 5 Boroughs features the charted singles "Ch-Check It Out", "Triple Trouble", "Right Right Now Now" and "An Open Letter to NYC". The Beasties began in New York City as a hardcore punk group in 1979 and evolved into their highly successful brand of alternative hip-hop group.

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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. Pepper's 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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