#1 Album on April 14, 2006

3121
Prince

Prince included a limited number of "purple tickets" with the 3121 release. Lucky winners who found tickets were flown in from around the world to attend a semi-private performance at Prince's home in Los Angeles. Prince is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and hails from Minneapolis. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Prince #28 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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#1 Album on April 13, 2003

Meteora
Linkin Park

The instrumental "Session" from Meteora is featured on the soundtrack of the 2003 film The Matrix Reloaded. Meteora topped the album charts in several countries and spawned five charted singles. The band was formed in southern California in 1996, first named Xero, then Hybrid Theory, and later Linkin Park.
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#1 Album on April 12, 1997

Life After Death
Notorious B.I.G.

B.I.G.'s rap career was cut short by his murder on March 9, 1997, just before the release of Life After Death. Life produced three charted singles: "Hypnotize", "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Sky's the Limit". The Notorious B.I.G. was born Christopher George Latore Wallace. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
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#1 Album on April 11, 2004

Confessions
Usher

Confessions sold over nine million copies, produced four #1 hits, earned three Grammy Awards, and became Usher's first #1 album. Usher Raymond was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Usher's first bit of notoriety come when he performed on the TV show Star Search. Usher is part-owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team and has his own record label.
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#1 Album on April 10, 1965

Mary Poppins
Soundtrack

Mary Poppins is a classic Walt Disney musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, based on the Mary Poppins books. Hits from the soundtrack include "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "A Spoonful of Sugar" and "Chim Chim Cher-ee". The film earned five Academy Awards and the soundtrack remained #1 for over three months in 1965.
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#1 Album on April 9, 1973

Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross

Diana Ross played jazz singer Billie Holiday in the 1972 biographical film Lady Sings the Blues. Motown records released the soundtrack featuring 45 Billie Holiday songs performed by Diana Ross. The film and soundtrack were a huge critical and commercial success. The album was Ross' first #1 as a solo artist. Diana Ross and The Supremes released twelve #1 singles during the 1960s.
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#1 Album on April 8, 2000

No Strings Attached
'N Sync

No Strings Attached topped the album charts for eight consecutive weeks and was the biggest-selling album of 2000. The album produced 'N Sync's first #1 single, "It's Gonna Be Me". The singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You" achieved success as well. The album's title is in reference to the band's split from their former management arrangement.
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