#1 Album on April 7, 1990

Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt

After more than twenty years of modest album sales, Bonnie Raitt scored a huge critical and commercial success with Nick of Time. The hit songs "Thing Called Love", "Have a Heart" and "Nick of Time" propelled the album to #1. The release also won Album of the Year in 1989. Bonnie Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000.
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#1 Album on April 6, 1996

Anthology 2
Beatles

Anthology 2 is the second release of The Beatles Anthology series issued by Apple Records. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour. The album features the newly released Beatles song "Real Love" among its 45 tracks. The Beatles broke up as a band in 1970.
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#1 Album on April 5, 1981

Paradise Theater
Styx

Paradise Theater was Styx's first and only #1 album. Two of the album's songs charted as singles: "Too Much Time on My Hands" and "The Best of Times". The concept record's eleven tracks represent the rise of and fall of Chicago's Paradise Theater. The Chicago-based band dates back to the mid-1960s when early members went under the names The Tradewinds and later TW4.
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#1 Album on April 4, 1992

Waynes World
Soundtrack

The smash hit movie Wayne's World was adopted from the popular Saturday Night Live skits featuring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Wayne and Garth play hosts of a local Friday late-night cable program. The #1 soundtrack features a variety of artists and songs, including Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which re-surged as a top hit during the films successful run.
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#1 Album on April 3, 1994

The Sign
Ace of Base

The Swedish band Ace of Base became a worldwide music success in the mid 1990s. The Sign is the U.S. version of the band's highly successful European release Happy Nation. The release includes the hits "All That She Wants" and "The Sign", which spent six weeks at #1 and became the best-selling single of 1994. Ace of Base is commonly compared to fellow Swedish group ABBA.
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#1 Album on April 2, 2006

High School Musical
Soundtrack

The Disney television movie High School Musical was an unexpected blockbuster in 2006. Troy and Gabriella discover their mutual love for music while on a ski vacation and meet up again when Gabriella is transferred to Troy's high school. The #1 soundtrack album features nine songs that were simultaneously charted on the top 100.
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#1 Album on April 1, 1995

Me Against the World
2Pac

Me Against the World reached #1 in April 1995 and stayed there for over four weeks. The track "Dear Mama/Old School" made the top ten while the titles "So Many Tears" and "Temptations" sold well. The highly successful album was released while Tupac Shakur was serving time in prison. The album is on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list
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