Monday, May 31, 2010

#1 Album on May 31, 2006

Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers


Stadium Arcadium produced five hit singles: "Dani California", "Snow (Hey Oh)", "Desecration Smile", "Hump De Bump", and "Tell Me Baby". The double album earned the band a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. The album was recorded at "The Mansion," the former home of magician Harry Houdini.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

#1 Album on May 29, 1982

Tug of War
Paul McCartney


Tug of War is Paul McCartney's first solo effort after the break up of Wings. Reunited with Beatles producer George Martin, Tug of War yielded two hit songs: "Take It Away" and a #1 duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory". The song "Here Today" is Paul's tribute to John Lennon.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

#1 Album on May 28, 1966

What Now My Love
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass


What Now My Love stayed #1 for nine weeks in 1966, the longest of any album released by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Two of the album's tracks were used as TV show theme songs. The band was notable during the 1960s for their TV specials, which featured video interpretations of their songs.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

#1 Album on May 26, 1998

The Limited Series
Garth Brooks


The Limited Series is a re-issue box set of Garth's first six albums along with bonus tracks. The bonus single "To Make You Feel My Love" is a cover of a Bob Dylan song and reached #1 on the country charts. Garth staged a partial comeback in 2005 after officially retiring from recording and touring in October 2000.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

#1 Album on May 25, 1996

The Score
Fugees


The Score features two cover song singles: Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly" and Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry". The Fugees were a New Jersey hip hop trio that produced two critically acclaimed albums during the mid 1990s before disbanding in 1997. The group reunited briefly in 2005.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

#1 Album on May 24, 1997

Spice
Spice Girls


The English pop girl group The Spice Girls sold 23 million copies of Spice worldwide. The international mega hit produced three top five singles, including "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", and "Wannabe", which hit #1 in 31 countries. The Spice Girls were launched in 1994 initially with the name Touch.

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

#1 Album on May 23, 1970

McCartney
Paul McCartney


Paul McCartney's self titled debut was actually released a month before the final Beatles album Let It Be. Paul composed, sang, and played all the instruments on the entire album. The McCartney classic song "Maybe I'm Amazed" is featured on this album and is one of many songs Paul wrote for his wife Linda.

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