Wednesday, March 24, 2010

#1 Album on March 24, 1972

Harvest
Neil Young


Harvest was Neil Young's first full-time solo release following stints with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Harvest was the best-selling album of 1972. It features the #1 song "Heart of Gold" and singles "Old Man" and "Needle and the Damage Done". Neil Young was born in Toronto. He played briefly with Rick James' band the Mynah Birds in 1966.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

#1 Album on March 23, 2003

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent


The debut for 50 Cent was produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre, and features the singles "In da Club", "21 Questions", "P.I.M.P." and "If I Can't". The song "In da Club" was 50 Cent's first number #1 hit. The record hit #1 three separate times during the year, spending a total of six weeks there. The album's original release date was moved up because several tracks were leaked out on the Intranet.
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Monday, March 22, 2010

#1 Album on March 22, 1975

Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin


Physical Graffiti was a huge critical and commercial success for Zeppelin. Several classics emerged from the album, including "Kashmir", "Ten Years Gone" and "Sick Again". Shortly after the album's release, all previous Led Zeppelin albums simultaneously re-entered the top-200.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

#1 Album on March 21, 1965

Goldfinger
Soundtrack


Sean Connery starred as James Bond, who is assigned the task of derailing Aruc Goldfinger's plan to detonate a nuclear bomb inside the Fort Knox gold depository. The movie soundtrack was composed by John Barry with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The title track is heard in the film's opening and closing title scenes and was produced by Beatles producer George Martin.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

#1 Album on March 20, 2005

The Massacre
50 Cent


The Massacre was released in March 2005 and re-released in September 2005. The album features four charted singles: "Candy Shop", "Outta Control", "Disco Inferno" and "Just a Lil Bit". Featured album guests include Eminem, Olivia, Tony Yayo and Jamie Foxx. 50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III in Queens, New York. His rap and music talent was first discovered by Eminem.
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Friday, March 19, 2010

#1 Album on March 19, 2001

Everyday
Dave Matthews Band


Everyday was the second consecutive #1 album for the Dave Matthews Band. Three singles were released, including "I Did It", "Everyday" and "The Space Between", the band's best-selling single to date. South Africa native Dave Matthews formed the band with Carter Beauford and LeRoi Moore in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. Matthews was working as a bartender at the time.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

#1 Album on March 18, 1973

Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel


The album's title track is an instrumental composition that was made famous in a scene from the 1972 movie Deliverance. The popularity of the song and the movie propelled the album to #1. Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel arranged and performed the songs for the album movie soundtrack. The song "Dueling Banjos" was also the subject of a landmark copyright infringement case.
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