Friday, June 12, 2009

#1 Album on June 12, 2006

Taking the Long Way
Dixie Chicks


Taking the Long Way won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2007. The international #1 blockbuster release features the hits "Not Ready To Make Nice", "Everybody Knows" and "The Long Way Around". John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt assisted on the album. The Dixie Chicks formed in Dallas, Texas in 1989.

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

#1 Album on June 11, 2001

Break the Cycle
Staind


Break the Cycle hit #1 in late spring of 2001 and features Staind's biggest hit "It's Been Awhile". The album also produced the singles "Fade", "Outside", "For You" and "Epiphany". Stained was formed in November 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The band first discovered fame as Limp Bizkit's concert tour opening act.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

#1 Album on June 10, 2000

The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem


The Marshall Mathers LP is credited as the fastest-selling Rap album ever. Eminem's huge critical and commercial success spawned three singles: "The Real Slim Shady", "The Way I Am" and "Stan", which ranks among several compilations of the best songs of all time. Mathers was the first Rap album to be nominated at the Grammys for Album of the Year.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

#1 Album on June 9, 1999

Millennium
Backstreet Boys


Millennium was a huge hit for the Backstreet Boys. The album hit #1 in twenty five countries and produced four charted singles, including the blockbuster "I Want It That Way." The Backstreet Boys were formed by producer Lou Perlman in 1993. Their first concert was held at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
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Monday, June 8, 2009

#1 Album on June 8, 2002

The Eminem Show
Eminem


The Eminem Show was the best-selling album of 2002 and was Eminem's third to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album. The album produced six charted singles, including the top five hits "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet". The album ranks on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009

#1 Album on June 7, 1975

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Elton John


Captain Fantastic spawned the classic Elton John hit single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight". Album songs depict Elton and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin's early career struggles. Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He was knighted as Sir Elton Hercules John in 1998.
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Saturday, June 6, 2009

#1 Album on June 6, 1964

Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong


Trumpet virtuoso Louis Armstrong produced his best selling record "Hello Dolly!" in 1964. Jazz icon Louis Armstrong, also known as Satchmo, learned to play trumpet in ragtime New Orleans. He pioneered stylized jazz solos, scat singing, and produced an enormous American music legacy through the 20th century. Armstrong died in 1971.
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