#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 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 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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