Friday, October 22, 2010

#1 Album on October 22, 1995

Daydream
Mariah Carey


Daydream is recognized as Mariah's most critically acclaimed release. The global #1 hit has sold over ten million copies since its 1995 release and is Mariah's best selling in America. Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010

#1 Album on October 21, 1972

Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield


Super Fly is the soundtrack from the 1972 film of the same name. The album represents the critical and commercial peak of Curtis Mayfield's solo career, which began when he left The Impressions in the 1970s. Mayfield received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. He died in 1999.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

#1 Album on October 20, 1999

Human Clay
Creed


Creed front man Scott Stapp wrote the lyrics for "With Arms Wide Open" when he found out that he was going to be a father. The song earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001. Creed was formed in 1995 in Tallahassee at Florida State University.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

#1 Album on October 19, 1989

Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe


Several notable artists, including Bryan Adams, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Steven Tyler, backed Mötley Crüe on Dr. Feelgood. The album features "Without You", "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and "Kickstart My Heart". The latter was inspired by bassist Nikki Sixx's near-fatal heroin overdose in 1987. Mötley Crüe formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981.
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Monday, October 18, 2010

#1 Album on October 18, 1994

Monster
R.E.M.


The first single from Monster, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", refers to the bizarre phrase used by an attacker on news anchor Dan Rather in 1986. The album was a hard-edged departure from previous R.E.M. releases. The Athens, Georgia-based band played its first show on April 5, 1980 at a friend's birthday party.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010

#1 Album on October 17, 1998

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Jay-Z


Hard Knock Life is Jay-Z's most commercially successful album. The album stayed at #1 for over a month during autumn 1998 and spawned two top ten hits, "Can I Get A..." and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". The album earned a Grammy but Jay-Z boycotted the ceremony protesting fellow rapper DMX's failure to garner a Grammy nomination.
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Friday, October 15, 2010

#1 Album on October 15, 1988

New Jersey
Bon Jovi


New Jersey was a huge hit for Bon Jovi. The album produced two #1 songs, "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You", plus three charted hits, "Born to Be My Baby", "Lay Your Hands on Me", and "Living in Sin". The band formed around lead vocalist John Bon Jovi in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983 and has essentially stayed the same since then.
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