Monday, February 28, 2011

#1 Album on February 28, 2004

Feels like Home
Norah Jones


Feels Like Home sold nearly two million copies worldwide one week after its release. The #1 album's first single "Sunrise" earned a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Nora was raised in Texas and moved to New York in 1999. She was a lounge singer before becoming a recording artist.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

#1 Album on February 27, 1971

Pearl
Janis Joplin


Pearl was released four months after the death of Janis Joplin. The album's featured single "Me and Bobby McGee" was co-written by Kris Kristofferson and became her best selling song. The last recordings completed by Joplin were "Mercedes Benz" and a birthday greeting for John Lennon. Janis Joplin died in Los Angeles, California of a drug overdose at the age of 27.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011

#1 Album on February 26, 2000

Supernatural
Santana


The phenomenal success of Supernatural helped jump-start Carlos Santana's career in 2000. Santana collaborated with several, including Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas, Everlast, Eric Clapton, and Dave Matthews, to produce a concept album conceived by producer Clive Davis. The record earned eight Grammys including Album of the Year. The album's featured single "Smooth" was #1 for twelve weeks.
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Friday, February 25, 2011

#1 Album on February 25, 2006

Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies Curious George
Jack Johnson and Friends


Hawaiian singer Jack Johnson and a host of featured guests produced the soundtrack to the classic story of Curious George. The album reached #1 the week of February 19, 2006, the first #1 for Jack Johnson. The album features the single "Upside Down". Jack Johnson is a life-long surfer who began writing songs during his college days in California.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

#1 Album on February 24, 2007

Infinity on High
Fall Out Boy


Infinity on High hit #1 the week of February 18, 2007 and was Fall Out Boy's first #1 album. The band's fourth studio album was released with sixteen tracks, including the single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", which reached #2 in the U.S. and charted in fourteen other countries. Fall Out Boy is from Wilmette, Illinois.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

#1 Album on February 23, 2004

When the Sun Goes Down
Kenny Chesney


When the Sun Goes Down earned the Country Music Association's Album of the Year award in 2004. Six singles were released through 2005, including "There Goes My Life", "When the Sun Goes Down", "I Go Back", "The Woman with You", "Anything but Mine", and "Keg in the Closet". Kenny Chesney graduated from East Tennessee State University with a degree in advertising in 1990.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

#1 Album on February 22, 1975

AWB
Average White Band


The Average White Band's second album rose to the top of the album charts with the classic single "Pick Up the Pieces". The instrumental song was the group's most successful and has become one of the most recognizable in funk music. AWB was produced by renowned producer Arif Mardin. The Scottish funk group Average White Band was formed in 1971.
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