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)