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| From | "Dale_ThisIsPop" <thisispop@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Salon's "Greatest Week In Rock History" |
| Date | Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:10:02 -0600 |
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Yesterday's Salon had a piece by Eric Boehlert that looks back on the
Billboard album charts for December 10, 1969 - the week he calls the
greatest week in the history of rock. You can read the whole article at the
link below (if you're not a subscriber you have to look at an ad first,
which took me less than 10 seconds):
http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/12/19/rock/index.html
The whole article is worth reading, but if you just want the chart, here it
is:
BEST WEEK (12/10/69)
No. 1, "Abbey Road," the Beatles
No. 2, "Led Zeppelin II," Led Zeppelin
No. 3, "Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas," Tom Jones
No. 4, "Green River," Creedence Clearwater Revival
No. 5, "Let It Bleed," the Rolling Stones
No. 6, "Santana," Santana
No. 7, "Puzzle People," the Temptations
No. 8, "Blood Sweat & Tears," Blood Sweat & Tears
No. 9, "Crosby, Stills & Nash," Crosby, Stills & Nash
No. 10, "Easy Rider" soundtrack (featuring the Byrds, the Jimi Hendrix
Experience, and Steppenwolf)
And you want something to compare that two, below is Boehlert's vote for the
worst week in rock history.
WORST WEEK (9/2/89)
No. 1 "Repeat Offender," Richard Marx
No. 2. "Hangin' Tough," NKOTB
No. 3. "Batman" soundtrack
No. 4. "Forever Your Girl," Paula Abdul
No. 5. "Girl You Know It's True," Milli Vanilli
No. 6. "Full Moon Fever," Tom Petty
No. 7. "Skid Row" Skid Row.
No. 8. "The Raw and the Cooked," Fine Young Cannibals
No. 9. "Cuts Both Ways" Gloria Estefan
No. 10. "End of Innocence," Don Henley
Sleep Cheap
Dale
np: the stunningly great Persian Rugs album Turkish Delights (featuring 3/4s
of the Hoodoo Gurus and 60's Aussie garage Kendall James)
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