Sunday, November 21, 2010

#1 Album on November 21, 1981

4
Foreigner


Foreigner 4 gave us several Foreigner staples including "Urgent", "Waiting for a Girl Like You," and "Juke Box Hero". Music veterans Junior Walker and Thomas Dolby played on this album. The band formed in 1976 and became a huge album rock and concert act during the late 70s and 1980s.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010

#1 Album on November 20, 2006

Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana


Disney TV’s Hannah Montana conceals her famous pop singer identity while living as an average teenage schoolgirl. Miley Cyrus plays Hannah and sang most of the songs on the #1 album soundtrack for the show. Miley’s father Billy Ray Cyrus also appears on the show and is best known for hit single "Achy Breaky Heart."
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Friday, November 19, 2010

#1 Album on November 19, 1972

Catch Bull at Four
Cat Stevens


British singer Cat Stevens was born Steven Demetre Georgiou in 1948 and later converted to Islam taking the name Yusuf Islam. Catch Bull at Four was Stevens' most successful U.S. album and produced the hit single "Sitting". Yusuf wrote and produced a children's album in 2000 titled A Is for Allah.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

#1 Album on November 18, 1978

52nd Street
Billy Joel


52nd Street earned Billy Joel a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1979. The album produced the Billy Joel classics "My Life", "Big Shot" and "Honesty". Raised in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, Billy boxed on the Golden Gloves circuit for a short time before he abandoned the sport for his music career.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

#1 Album on November 17, 1965

The Sound of Music
Soundtrack


The Sound of Music earned Best Picture in 1965 and is one of the most popular musicals ever produced. The film starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and features the title song as well as "Edelweiss" and "My Favorite Things". The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

#1 Album on November 16, 1968

Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix Experience


Electric Ladyland was Jimi Hendrix's only #1 album. The double album produced several singles, including the rock staples "Crosstown Traffic" and "All Along the Watchtower". Hendrix pioneered guitar feedback and frenzied stage techniques. Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 in London.
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Monday, November 15, 2010

#1 Album on November 15, 1971

Santana III
Santana


III features "Everybody's Everything" and "No One To Depend On". Santana III was the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until their comeback release of Supernatural in 1999. Santana guitarist Neal Schon and keyboard player Gregg Rolie left the band in 1972 to form the rock group Journey.
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