#1 Album on March 17, 1993

Unplugged
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton earned three Grammys for Unplugged: Album of the Year, Best Rock Male Vocal, and Best Rock Song. The album was recorded live in a small studio audience setting for MTV's Unplugged music series. A reworked version of the classic "Layla" sold well as did the song "Tears in Heaven", which earned three Grammys award.
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#1 Album on March 16, 1996

Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette

Jagged Little Pill was a huge international success for the newly minted Alanis Morissette. The album spawned six hit singles and remained in the top ten charts for over a year. The album earned several Grammys, including Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. As a teen, Morissette performed on the TV show Star Search under the name Alanis Nadine.
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#1 Album on March 15, 1976

Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
Eagles

Greatest Hits capped a fantastic four year run for the Eagles. The ten-song compilation features songs from four previous albums and is the best selling album in the United States and the third best selling worldwide. The founding members of the Eagles first played together as Linda Ronstadt's record and touring band in the early 1970s.
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#1 Album on March 14, 1999

Fanmail
TLC

TLC's third album release reached #1 for five weeks and earned two Grammy Awards. The album produced the #1 hit "No Scrubs" and the charted singles "Silly Ho", "Unpretty", "My Life" and "Dear Lie". The group followed up the album with The Fanmail worldwide tour. TLC originated in Atlanta, Georgia with members Tionne Watkins, Lisa Lopes and Rozonda Thomas.
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#1 Album on March 13, 1961

Calcutta!
Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk was an orchestra leader and television host of The Lawrence Welk show, which aired for thirty-two years. Welk's light and easy-going music was best described as "champagne music". His recording of Calcutta! reached #1 in spring of 1961, making it his best selling record of his career. Raised in North Dakota, Lawrence Welk spoke German until he learned English at age 21.
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#1 Album on March 12, 1966

Ballads of The Green Berets
SSgt. Barry Sadler

Ballads of the Green Berets features thirteen songs written by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler devoted to the armed forces. The album's title track was #1 for five weeks in 1966. The song is featured in several films and was the top single of 1966. Sadler reportedly wrote the song while recovering from a wound he suffered during the Vietnam War.
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#1 Album on March 11, 1989

Electric Youth
Debbie Gibson

Electric Youth features Deborah Gibson's biggest selling single of her career, "Lost In Your Eyes", which hit #1. The album also spawned the hit singles "Electric Youth", "No More Rhyme", and "We Could Be Together". Gibson wrote all the music for Electric Youth, which sold over ten million copies. Gibson grew up on Long Island, New York, and wrote her first song at age five.
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