Saturday, August 13, 2011

#1 Album on August 13, 1985

Reckless
Bryan Adams


Reckless was a huge commercial hit for Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. Six of the album's ten tracks were released as singles: "Run to You", "Somebody", "Heaven", "Summer of '69", "One Night Love Affair" and "It's Only Love". The 1983 release of Cuts Like a Knife was Bryan Adams' breakout release. Bryan is from in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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#1 Album on August 13, 1985

Reckless
Bryan Adams


Reckless was a huge commercial hit for Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. Six of the album's ten tracks were released as singles: "Run to You", "Somebody", "Heaven", "Summer of '69", "One Night Love Affair" and "It's Only Love". The 1983 release of Cuts Like a Knife was Bryan Adams' breakout release. Bryan is from in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

#1 Album on August 12, 1995

E 1999 Eternal
Bone Thugs N Harmony


The distinctive rap and harmonized vocals of Bone Thugs N Harmony propelled the group to #1 in 1995 with the release of E 1999 Eternal. The album delivered three singles: "1st of tha Month", "East 1999" and "Tha Crossroads". The hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was formed in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1990s.

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

#1 Album on August 11, 1979

Get the Knack
Knack


The pop punk band The Knack reached #1 with their debut album release in 1979. Get the Knack spent five weeks at #1 while its feature single "My Sharona" spent six weeks as the #1 single. The song "Good Girls Don't" also received radio play. The Los Angeles-based band recorded the album in two weeks.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

#1 Album on August 10, 1968

Wheels of Fire
Cream


Cream's #1 album Wheels of Fire was the world's first platinum-selling double album. Record one was recorded in the studio while record two was recorded live. Notable songs from the album are "Crossroads" and "White Room". The British rock group was comprised of Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

#1 Album on August 9, 1993

Black Sunday
Cypress Hill


Cypress Hill's second album was a huge critical and commercial success. Black Sunday debuted on the charts at #1 in August 1993. The release features two charted singles: "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" and "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That". Cypress Hills first played under the name DVX in Los Angeles in 1988.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

#1 Album on August 8, 1976

Breezin
George Benson


Jazz singer and guitarist George Benson reached #1 with Breezin' in summer of 1976. Two hit singles carried the album to #1, including the title track and "This Masquerade", which was the first #1 song to top the pop, jazz and R&B charts. The song also earned a Grammy for Record of the Year. George Benson was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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