#1 Album on July 31, 1973

Chicago VI
Chicago

Chicago's sixth album produced two Chicago classics: "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" and "Just You 'N' Me". The album spent over a month at #1 during the summer of 1973. All album tracks were written by band members Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Terry Kath and Peter Cetera. The band was formed in 1967.
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#1 Album on July 30, 1966

Yesterday and Today
Beatles

The album cover situating the group with decapitated dolls and pieces of meat drew criticism while the record went to #1. Singles from the release include "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "Yesterday", "We Can Work It Out" and "Day Tripper". Paul McCartney composed the melody of "Yesterday" from a dream he had while sleeping.

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#1 Album on July 29, 1978

Grease
Soundtrack

The 1978 blockbuster movie Grease stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, and tells the story of a group of 1950s high schoolers as centered around Danny and Sandy's relationship. The #1 double album soundtrack features several hit songs, including the title track, "Summer Nights", 'Hopelessly Devoted to You" and #1 "You're the One That I Want".
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#1 Album on July 28, 1991

Unforgettable... with Love
Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole achieved super stardom with Unforgettable... with Love, the Grammy Album of the Year of 1992. The release features covers of songs originally recorded by Natalie's father, Nat King Cole. The classic "Unforgettable" was remixed to create a duet with Nat and Natalie and earned Song of the Year honors.
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#1 Album on July 27, 1975

One of These Nights
Eagles

The #1 blockbuster One of These Night features the Eagle classics "Lyin' Eyes", "Take It to the Limit" and the #1 title track. All three songs were written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The single "Lyin' Eyes" earned the group a Grammy Award in 1975. The Eagles took a "vacation" from 1980 to 1994.
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#1 Album on July 26, 1980

Emotional Rescue
Rolling Stones

Emotional Rescue delivered two hit singles for the Rolling Stones as well as their first #1 album in England since 1973's Goats Head Soup. The album's title track and the song "She's So Cold" both were top ten hits. The album was released between Some Girls and Tattoo You, two huge album releases for the Stones.
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#1 Album on July 25, 1964

A Hard Day's Night
Beatles

The 1964 film A Hard Day's Night is a staged documentary describing two days in the lives of the Beatles at the height of their popularity. The soundtrack gave us some of the biggest Beatles classics, including the title track, "Can't Buy Me Love", "And I Love Her" and "I Should Have Known Better". The movie was shot in black and white.
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