Albums Released This Week (March 4 – 10)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

March 04
1957 ● Gene Vincent —— Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps ► Rock n Roll
1968 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— We’re Only In It For the Money ► Art Rock
1974 ● ABBA —— Waterloo ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● The Police —— Live At Zellerbach ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1980 ● The Beatles —— Rarities ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Wang Chung —— Huang Chung ► New Wave/Dance-Pop
1983 ● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— Dazzle Ships ► New Wave Synth Pop
1983 ● Spandau Ballet —— TRUE ► New Wave Synht-Pop
1983 ● Thin Lizzy —— Thunder And Lightning ► Hard Rock
1985 ● Cocteau Twins —— Aikea-Guinea [EP] ► Folk-Rock
1991 ● Julian Cope —— Peggy Suicide ► Alt Pop-Rock
1996 ● The Auteurs —— After Murder Park ► Glam Rock
1996 ● Mike + The Mechanics —— Hits ► Brit Pop-Rock
2003 ● Evanescence —— Fallen ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal
2003 ● Procol Harum —— The Well’s On Fire ► Prog Rock
2008 ● Kathleen Edwards —— Asking For Flowers ► Alt Country-Rock
2008 ● Jackson Browne —— Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock
2013 ● The 1975 —— Music For Cars [EP] ► Dream Pop

March 05
1965 ● The Kinks —— Kinda Kinks [UK] ► British Invasion
1966 ● The Ventures —— The Ventures Play The “Batman” Theme ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1969 ● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— Hard ‘N’ Heavy (With Marshmellow) ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● Jimi Hendrix —— The Cry Of Love ► Psych/Blues Rock
1976 ● Slade —— Nobody’s Fools ► Hard Rock
1979 ● Trooper —— Hot Shots ► Hard Rock
1982 ● Charlie Daniels Band —— Windows ► Southern Rock
1983 ● Motörhead —— What’s Words Worth? ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Yngwie Malmsteen —— Rising Force ► Heavy Metal
1986 ● Steve Earle —— Guitar Town ► Alt. Country
1990 ● The Beloved —— Happiness ► Brit Pop/Dance-Pop
1990 ● Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. —— New Funky Nation ► G-Funk
1991 ● Amy Grant —— Heart In Motion ► Pop-Rock/Christian
1991 ● Morrissey —— Kill Uncle ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1991 ● Teddy Pendergrass —— Truly Blessed ► Soul-Pop
1996 ● Gravity Kills —— Gravity Kills ► Industrial Electronica
1996 ● Iggy Pop —— Naughty Little Doggie ► Alt. Rock / Punk
2002 ● Black Label Society —— 1919 Eternal ► Heavy Metal
2002 ● Humble Pie —— Live At The Whisky A Go-Go ’69 ► Hard Rock
2013 ● Poco —— All Fired Up ► Country-Rock

March 06
1967 ● The Temptations —— Temptations Live! ► Soul
1968 ● The United States Of America —— The United States Of America ► Psychedelic Rock
1970 ● The Temptations —— Psychedelic Shack ► Soul – Motown
1971 ● Nick Drake —— Bryter Layter ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● The Rolling Stones —— Stone Age ► Blues-Rock
1974 ● Three Dog Night —— Hard Labor ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1978 ● John Mellencamp (Johnny Cougar) —— A Biography ► Folk-Rock
1986 ● Janet Jackson —— Control ► Dance-Pop
1990 ● Kris Kristofferson —— Third World Warrior ► Trad Country
1990 ● Rod Stewart —— Downtown Train ► Blues-Rock
1995 ● EMF —— Cha Cha Cha ► Synth-Pop
1995 ● Mike + The Mechanics —— Beggar On A Beach Of Gold ► Brit Pop-Rock
2000 ● Buzzcocks —— Time’s Up ► Punk-Rock
2001 ● Aerosmith —— Just Push Play ► Hard Rock
2001 ● Journey —— The Journey Continues ► AOR Rock
2006 ● David Gilmour —— On An Island ► Prog Rock
2007 ● Korn —— MYTV Unplugged: Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2007 ● The Stooges —— The Weirdness ► Alt. Rock / Punk
2009 ● The Church —— Untitled #23 ► Alt. Power Pop
2012 ● Counting Crows —— Live In New York City 1997 ► AA Pop-Rock
2012 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Wrecking Ball ► Heartland Rock

March 07
1969 ● Genesis —— From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Mountain —— Climbing! ► Hard Rock
1973 ● The Byrds —— Byrds ► Country-Rock
1975 ● David Bowie —— Young Americans ► Glam Rock
1975 ● Carpenters —— Live In Japan ► Easy Listening
1983 ● Tears For Fears —— The Hurting ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1986 ● Chris Rea —— On The Beach ► Album Rock
1988 ● The Beatles —— Past Masters, Volume One ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● The Beatles —— Past Masters, Volume Two ► Pop-Rock
1994 ● Aphex Twin —— Selected Ambient Works Volume II ► Electronica – Dark Ambient
1995 ● Eric Clapton —— The Cream Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock
1997 ● Human Nature —— Telling Everybody [US] ► Dance-Pop/Boy Band
2000 ● Beatsteaks —— Launched ► Hardcore Punk/Kraut Rock
2005 ● Ben E. King —— Soul Masters ► Soul
2005 ● Tears For Fears —— Everybody Loves A Happy Ending [UK] ► New Wave Synth-Pop
2006 ● Buzzcocks —— Flat-Pack Philosophy ► Punk-Rock
2006 ● Donald Fagen —— Morph The Cat ► Jazz-Rock
2006 ● Jethro Tull —— Auqualung Live ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Van Morrison —— Pay The Devil ► Folk-Rock

March 08
1965 ● The Beach Boys —— Today! ► Pop-Rock
1967 ● Ben E. King —— What Is Soul ► Soul
1971 ● Alice Cooper —— Love It To Death ► Hard Rock
1974 ● Aerosmith —— Get Your Wings ► Hard Rock
1977 ● Foreigner —— Foreigner ► Arena Rock
1982 ● The Fall —— Hex Enduction Hour ► Post-Punk
1984 ● Reba McEntire —— Just A Little Love ► Country-Pop
1994 ● Soundgarden —— Superunknown ► Grunge Rock
1994 ● Nine Inch Nails —— The Downward Spiral ► Industrial Metal
1994 ● Babble —— The Stone ► Electro Dance-Pop
1994 ● Failure —— Magnified ► Post-Grunge/Alt Metal
1994 ● David Lee Roth —— Your Filthy Little Mouth ► Hard Rock
1994 ● Elvis Costello —— Brutal Youth ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1995 ● Luther Vandross —— The Night I Fell In Love ► Smooth Soul
1999 ● Godspeed You Black Emperor! —— Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada ► Instrumental/Experimental
2003 ● Rory Gallagher —— Wheels Within Wheels ► Blues-Rock
2011 ● Billy Joel —— Live At Shea Stadium: The Concert ► Pop-Rock
2011 ● R.E.M. —— Collapse Into Now ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2013 ● David Bowie —— The Next Day ► Glam Rock

March 09
1973 ● Canned Heat —— The New Age ► Folk-Rock
1975 ● Steely Dan —— Katy Lied ► Jazz-Rock
1979 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Angel Station ► Prog Rock
1982 ● Haircut 100 —— Pelican West ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1984 ● Golden Earring —— N.E.W.S. ► Hard Rock
1985 ● Dolly Parton —— Real Love ► Country-Pop
1987 ● U2 —— The Joshua Tree ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1987 ● Gary Moore —— Wild Frontier ► Roots Rock (Irish)
1992 ● Curve —— Doppelgänger ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing
1992 ● Gotthard —— Gotthard ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Sting —— Ten Summoner’s Tales ► Pop-Rock
1993 ● Widespread Panic —— Everyday ► Southern Rock
1993 ● The Moody Blues —— A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock
1998 ● Space —— Tin Planet ► Brit Pop
1999 ● Beth Borton —— Central Reservation ► Alt Adult Pop-Rock
1999 ● Citizen King —— Mobile Estates ► Alt Rock/Punk Hop
1999 ● Motörhead —— Everything Louder Than Everyone Else ► Heavy Metal
1999 ● Scorpions —— Eye II Eye ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
1999 ● Wilco —— Summerteeth ► Alt. Country-Rock
1999 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— 20th Century Masters ► Southern Rock
1999 ● Van Morrison —— Back On Top ► Folk-Rock
2004 ● Franz Ferdinand —— Franz Ferdinand ► Alt. Indie-Rock
2010 ● Dark Tranquility —— We Are The Void ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal
2010 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock
2010 ● The Morning Benders —— Big Echo ► Dream Pop
2010 ● White Hinterland —— Kairos ► Dream Pop

March 10
1967 ● Aretha Franklin —— I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You ► Soul
1967 ● Cat Stevens —— Matthew & Son ► Folk-Pop
1972 ● Dolly Parton —— Touch Your Woman ► Country-Pop
1972 ● Thin Lizzy —— Shades Of A Blue Orphanage ► Hard Rock
1973 ● Carpenters —— MAX 20 [Japan] ► Easy Listening
1976 ● The Temptations —— Wings Of Love ► Soul – Motown
1978 ● The Buzzcocks —— Another Music In A Different Kitchen ► Punk-Rock
1979 ● Simple Minds —— Life In A Day ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1981 ● John Cale —— Honi Scott ► Art Rock
1981 ● Joe Walsh —— There Goes The Neighborhood ► Blues-Rock
1992 ● Buffalo Tom —— Let Me Come Over ► Alt Folk-Rock
1992 ● The Church —— Priest=Aura ► Alt. Power Pop
1992 ● Queen —— Classic Queen ► Glam Rock
1995 ● Zard —— Forever You ► Pop-Rock
1997 ● Sheena Easton —— Body & Soul ► Pop-Rock
1997 ● Little River Band —— I Dream Alone ► Soft Rock
1997 ● The Bee Gees —— Still Waters [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1998 ● The Mamas & The Papas —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Folk
1998 ● Bad Manners —— The Collection ► Ska Revival
1998 ● Killah Priest —— Heavy Mental ► East Coast Rap
1998 ● Motörhead —— Snake Bite Love ► Heavy Metal
1998 ● Robbie Robertson —— Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy ► Roots Rock
1998 ● Eric Clapton —— Pilgrim ► Blues-Rock
2008 ● Rory Gallagher —— The Essential ► Blues-Rock
2009 ● Rick Springfield —— My Precious Little One: Lullabies For a New Generation ► Power Pop
2015 ● The Band —— Palladium Circles: The Classic NYC Broadcast 1976 ► Folk-Rock
2015 ● Madonna —— Rebel Heart ► Dance-Pop

Albums Released This Week (February 25 – March 3)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

February 25
1963 ● Barbra Streisand —— The Barbra Streisand Album ► Classic Pop
1972 ● Nick Drake —— Pink Moon ► Folk-Rock
1973 ● Alice Cooper —— Billion Dollar Babies ► Hard Rock
1973 ● Dr. John —— In The Right Place ► New Orleans R&B
1974 ● Aretha Franklin —— Let Me In Your Life ► Soul
1977 ● Peter Gabriel —— Peter Gabriel [1] ► Prog Rock
1978 ● Al Di Meola —— Casino ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1979 ● Scorpions —— Lovedrive ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
1980 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Against The Wind ► Heartland Rock
1985 ● Tears For Fears —— Songs From The Big Chair ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1990 ● Midnight Oil —— Blue Sky Mining ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1991 ● Spacemen 3 —— Recurring ► Neo-Psychedelia
1992 ● Tori Amos —— Little Earthquakes ► AA Pop-Rock
1997 ● Cluster —— First Encounter Tour 1996 ► Electronic-Ambient
1997 ● James —— Whiplash ► Alt Pop/Rock
2008 ● Janet Jackson —— Discipline ► Pop-Soul
2014 ● Heart —— Fanatic Live From Caesar’s Colosseum ► Album Rock

February 26
1965 ● Eric Andersen —— Today Is The Highway ► Folk-Rock
1970 ● The Beatles —— Hey Jude/The Beatles Again ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● Anne Murray —— Straight, Clean And Simple ► Country-Pop
1981 ● Judas Priest —— Point Of Entry ► Heavy Metal
1982 ● Thompson Twins —— Set ► Post-Punk Dance-Pop
1991 ● Great White —— Hooked ► Hard Rock
1991 ● Motörhead —— 1916 ► Heavy Metal
1991 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Capitol Collectors Series ► Hard Rock
2002 ● Norah Jones —— Come Away With Me ► Jazz-Pop Vocals
2002 ● Billy Idol —— Billy Idol: VH1 Storytellers ► Hard Rock
2003 ● Roy Buchanan —— Before And After ► Blues-Rock
2013 ● 10,000 Maniacs —— Music From The Motion Picture ► Folk-Rock
2016 ● Bonnie Raitt —— Dig In Deep ► Blues-Rock

February 27
1961 ● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha (With The Ray Bryant Combo) ► Soul
1967 ● Elvis Presley —— How Great Thou Art ► Southern Gospel
1975 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— On Your Feet Or On Your Knees ► Metal
1975 ● Yes —— Yesterdays ► Prog Rock
1978 ● Village People —— Macho Man ► Disco
1979 ● Desparate Bicycles —— Remorse Code ► Post-Punk/Psych Rock
1984 ● Dead Can Dance —— Dead Can Dance ► Post-Punk/Goth Rock
1985 ● Sade —— Diamond Life ► Quiet Storm
1989 ● XTC —— Oranges And Lemons ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1995 ● PJ Harvey —— To Bring You My Love ► Indie Rock
1995 ● Bruce Dickinson —— Alive In Studio A ► Heavy Metal
1996 ● Babble —— Ether ► Electro Dance-Pop
1996 ● America —— Greatest Hits Live ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● The Band —— High On The Hog ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● Curtis Mayfield —— People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story ► Soul/Funk
1996 ● Triumph —— King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) ► Arena Rock
1996 ● Neil Young —— Dead Man ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● Frank Zappa —— The Lost Episodes ► Prog rock/Jazz Fusion
1997 ● Bad Religion —— The Gray Race ► Punk Rock
1999 ● CKY —— Volume 1 ► Alt. Rock/Alt. Metal
2001 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Everyday ► AA Pop-Rock
2001 ● Cheap Trick —— Silver ► Hard Rock/Power Pop
2006 ● Tears For Fears —— Secret World – Live In Paris ► New Wave Synth-Pop

February 28
1963 ● Sam Cooke —— Mr. Soul ► Soul
1963 ● The Miracles —— The Fabulous Miracles ► Soul – Motown
1970 ● Van Morrison —— Moondance ► Folk-Rock
1983 ● U2 —— War ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1983 ● The Ramones —— Subterranean Jungle ► Punk-Rock
1983 ● Styx —— Kilroy Was Here ► Prog/Art Rock
1984 ● “Weird Al” Yankovic —— In 3-D ► Comedy/Parody
1984 ● Queen —— The Works ► Glam Rock
1986 ● Various Artists —— Pretty In Pink [Sndtrk] ► Post-Punk New Wave
1989 ● Indigo Girls —— Indigo Girls ► Folk-Rock
1990 ● Eric Johnson —— Ah Via Musicom ► Blues-Rock
1990 ● Little River Band —— Get Lucky ► Soft Rock
1992 ● Yoko Ono —— Onobox ► New Wave Art-Rock
1995 ● Del Amitri —— Twisted ► Alt Pop-Rock
1995 ● Harry Nilsson —— Personal Bast: The Harry Nilsson Anthology ► Folk-Rock
1995 ● Steve Earle —— Train A Comin’ ► Alt. Country
1995 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Greatest Hits ► Heartland Rock
2000 ● Oasis —— Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop
2000 ● AC/DC —— Stiff Upper Lip ► Hard Rock
2001 ● Bob Dylan —— Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years Of Great Concert Performances ► Folk-Rock
2005 ● Judas Priest —— Angel Of Retribution ► Heavy Metal
2005 ● The Rolling Stones —— Singles 1968-1971 ► Blues-Rock
2006 ● Elvis Costello —— My Flame Burns Blue ► Orchestral Jazz
2006 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75 ► Heartland Rock
2006 ● Talking Heads —— Bonus Rarities And Outtakes ► New Wave Art-Rock

February 29
1976 ● Olivia Newton-John —— Come On Over ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● The Fall —— The Frenz Experiment ► Post-Punk
1988 ● The Clash —— The Story Of The Clash, Volume 1 ► Punk
2000 ● BloodHound Gang —— Hooray For Boobies ► Post-Punk Alt Metal
2000 ● The Black Crowes —— Live At The Greek ► Southern Rock
2000 ● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony —— BTNHResurrection ► Gangsta Rap
2000 ● Steely Dan —— Two Against Nature ► Jazz-Rock

March 01
1964 ● Sam Cooke —— Ain’t That Good News ► Soul
1965 ● Elvis Presley —— Girl Happy ► Rock ‘N’ Roll
1968 ● Golden Earring —— Miracle Mirror ► Hard Rock
1971 ● The Rascals —— Search And Nearness ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1974 ● Camel —— Mirage ► Prog Rock
1974 ● Rush —— Rush ► Hard Rock
1975 ● Jeff Beck —— Blow By Blow ► Instrumental Rock/Fusion
1977 ● Max Webster —— High Class In Borrowed Shoes ► Hard Rock
1978 ● The Hollies —— A Crazy Steal ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Roxy Music —— Manifesto ► Prog Rock
1980 ● Elton John —— Lady Samantha ► Pop-Rock
1980 ● Neil Young —— Where The Buffalo Roam [Sndtrk] ► Folk-Rock
1988 ● Robert Hunter —— Liberty ► Country-Rock
1988 ● Toto —— The Seventh One ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● Ocean Colour Scene —— Ocean Colour Scene ► Brit Pop
1993 ● Cranberries —— Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1994 ● Beck —— Mellow Gold ► Alt Rock
1995 ● DK Jamz —— The Original Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack ► Atmospheric Ambient
1999 ● Tonic —— Live And Enhanced ► Alt/Roots Rock
2005 ● Cher —— Gold ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Kathleen Edwards —— Back To Me ► Alt Country-Rock
2005 ● Jack Johnson —— In Between Dreams ► AA Folk-Rock
2011 ● Lucinda Williams —— Blessed ► Alt. Country
2013 ● Rhye —— Woman ► Downtempo Pop

March 02
1973 ● Todd Rundgren —— A Wizard, A True Star ► Pop-Rock
1973 ● The Doobie Brothers —— The Captain And Me ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● Steely Dan —— Pretzel Logic ► Jazz-Rock
1983 ● Bananarama —— Deep Sea Skiving ► New Wave Dance-Pop
1987 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Through The Looking Glass ► Post-Punk Alt Rock
1992 ● Tears For Fears —— Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1993 ● Steve Earle —— Essential Steve Earle ► Alt. Country
1999 ● Dimmu Borgir —— Spiritual Black Dimensions ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal
2004 ● Cheap Trick —— The Essential Cheap Trick ► Hard Rock/Power Pop
2010 ● John Hiatt —— The Open Road ► Roots Rock

March 03
1967 ● The Walker Brothers —— Images ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● Laura Nyro —— Eli And The Thirteenth Confession ► Soft Rock
1972 ● Stevie Wonder —— Music Of My Mind ► Pop-R&B
1972 ● Gary Glitter —— Glitter ► Glam Rock
1972 ● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Black Magic ► Soul – Motown
1977 ● Bad Company —— Burnin’ Sky ► Hard Rock
1978 ● Patti Smith —— Easter ► New Wave Punk-Rock
1978 ● Frank Zappa —— Zappa in New York ► Art Rock
1979 ● Frank Zappa —— Sheik Yerbouti ► Art Rock
1986 ● Metallica —— Master Of Puppets ► Heavy Metal
1986 ● The Firm —— Mean Business ► Hard Rock
1987 ● Boogie Down Productions —— Criminal Minded ► East Coast Rap
1989 ● De La Soul —— 3 Feet High And Rising ► Hip-Hop
1989 ● Triumph —— Classics ► Arena Rock
1992 ● David Byrne —— Uh-Oh ► Prog Rock
1992 ● The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy —— Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury ► Alt Hip-Hop
1997 ● Apollo 440 —— Electro Glide In Blue ► Electronic
1997 ● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— The Boatman’s Call ► Alt Rock
1997 ● U2 —— Pop ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1998 ● Madonna —— Ray Of Light ► Dance-Pop
2008 ● The Black Crowes —— Warpaint ► Southern Rock
2008 ● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! ► Alt Rock
2009 ● U2 —— No Line On The Horizon ► Alt. Pop-Rock

Albums Released This Week (January 21 – 27)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

January 21
1965 ● The Four Tops —— Four Tops ► Soul – Motown
1966 ● Them —— Them Again [UK] ► Garage Rock
1968 ● Canned Heat —— Boogie With Canned Heat ► Folk-Rock
1968 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— The Graduate [Sndtrk] ► Folk-Pop
1977 ● Ashford & Simpson —— So So Satisfied ► Soul/Quiet Storm
1980 ● Split Enz —— True Colours ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1983 ● Eurythmics —— Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1983 ● Loudness —— The Law Of The Devil’s Land ► Heavy Metal/Japanese Metal
1984 ● Bon Jovi —— Bon Jovi ► Hard Rock
1984 ● The Pretenders —— Learning To Crawl ► Post-Punk
1991 ● Motörhead —— 1916 ► Heavy Metal
1997 ● Slick Shoes —— Slick Shoes ► Pop Punk

January 22
1968 ● Aretha Franklin —— Lady Soul ► Soul
1968 ● Dr. John —— Gris-Gris ► Soul-Blues
1968 ● Spirit —— Spirit ► Psychedelic Rock
1982 ● The Church —— The Church ► Alt. Power Pop
1983 ● Weather Girls —— Success ► Soul
1991 ● Chagall Guevara —— Chagall Guevara ► Contemporary CCM
1991 ● Sting —— The Soul Cages ► Pop-Rock
1996 ● Tommy Tutone —— Nervous Love ► Power Pop
2008 ● Buzzcocks —— 30 ► Punk-Rock

January 23
1967 ● The Supremes —— The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland ► Soul – Motown
1970 ● Family —— A Song For Me ► Prog Rock
1973 ● Rick Wakeman —— The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ► Prog Rock
1976 ● David Bowie —— Station To Station ► Glam Rock
1976 ● The Kinks —— Schoolboys In Disgrace ► Rock
1977 ● Pink Floyd —— Animals ► Prog Rock
1981 ● Joan Jett —— Bad Reputation ► Hard Rock
1981 ● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Trust ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1989 ● Tone Loc —— L?c-ed After Dark ► Pop-Rap
1989 ● David Crosby —— Oh Yes I Can ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● Stabbing Westward —— Wither Blister Burn & Peel ► Industrial Rock
2001 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Don’t Let Go ► Roots Rock
2007 ● Little Feat —— Rocky Mountain Jam ► Southern Rock
2007 ● John Mellencamp —— Freedom’s Road ► Roots Rock

January 24
1972 ● Cass Elliott —— Cass Elliott ► Pop-Rock/Folk-Rock
1972 ● Aretha Franklin —— Young, Gifted And Black ► Soul
1972 ● Michael Jackson —— Got To Be There ► Soul – Motown
1989 ● Debbie Gibson —— Electric Youth ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● Skid Row —— Skid Row ► Heavy Metal
1994 ● Underworld —— Dubnobasswithmyhead ► Techno Trance
1995 ● David Crosby —— It’s All Coming Back To Me Now… ► Folk-Rock
1995 ● Van Halen —— Balance ► Hard Rock
2006 ● Tha Alkaholics —— Firewater ► West Coast Rap
2007 ● Norah Jones —— Not Too Late ► Jazz-Pop Vocals
2012 ● Dion —— Tankful Of Blues ► Blues-Rock

January 25
1964 ● The Ventures —— The Ventures In Space ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1965 ● Cilla Black —— Cilla ► Brit Invasion Pop
1970 ● John Phillips —— John Phillips (John, The Wolf King Of L.A.) ► Country-Rock
1973 ● Little Feat —— Dixie Chicken ► Southern Rock
1973 ● Sparks —— A Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing ► Glam Rock
1973 ● Kinks, The —— The Great Lost Kinks Album ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Cher —— Take Me Home ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● Phil Collins —— No Jacket Required ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● Sarah McLachlan —— Touch ► Folk-Rock
1989 ● Gary Moore —— After The War ► Roots Rock (Irish)
1993 ● Kenny G —— The Collection ► Jazz-Pop
1994 ● Alice In Chains —— Jar Of Flies ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal
1994 ● Meat Puppets —— Too High To Die ► AA Pop-Rock
1994 ● New Kids On The Block —— Face The Music ► Teen Dance-Pop
1994 ● Peter Frampton —— A Day In The Sun ► Arena Rock
1996 ● Dimmu Borgir —— Stormblåst ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal
1998 ● Shpongle —— Are You Shpongled? ► Psychedelic Ambient
2000 ● D’Angelo —— Voodoo ► Neo-Soul/Funk
2000 ● Blindside —— A Thought Crushed My Mind ► Post Hardcore Punk
2000 ● Warren Zevon —— Life’ll Kill Ya ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Dark Tranquility —— Character ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal
2011 ● Charles Bradley —— No Time For Dreaming ► Soul-Funk
2011 ● Soul Asylum —— Playlist: The Very Best Of Soul Asylum ► Alt. Pop-Rock

January 26
1970 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Bridge Over Troubled Water ► Folk-Pop
1970 ● Harry Nilsson —— Nilsson Sings Newman ► Folk-Rock
1970 ● Chicago —— Chicago II ► Jazz-Rock
1973 ● Deep Purple —— Who Do We Think We Are ► Hard Rock
1973 ● Elton John —— Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Generation X —— Valley Of The Dolls ► Punk Rock
1980 ● The Specials —— The Special AKA Live [EP] ► Ska Revival
1983 ● Berlin —— Pleasure Victim ► L. A. Synth-Pop
1987 ● Public Enemy —— Yo! Bum Rush the Show ► Hip Hop
1987 ● Janet Jackson —— Control: The Remixes ► Dance-Pop
1988 ● David Lee Roth —— Skyscraper ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Live At The Royal Albert Hall ► Prog Rock
1996 ● The Bouncing Souls —— Maniacal Laughter ► Punk Rock
1998 ● Nick Lowe —— Basher ► Pub Rock
1999 ● Foxy Brown —— Chyna Doll ► Hip Hop
1999 ● Napalm Death —— Words From The Exit Wound ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore
1999 ● Dan Swanö —— Moontower ► Progressive Death Metal
2005 ● The Church —— El Momento Descuidado ► Alt. Power Pop
2010 ● Beach House —— Teen Dream ► Dream Pop
2010 ● Mariah Carey —— Playlist: The Very Best Of Mariah Carey ► Pop-Rock
2010 ● David Bowie —— A Reality Tour ► Glam Rock

January 27
1967 ● Golden Earring —— Winter-Harvest ► Hard Rock
1969 ● The Beach Boys —— 20/20 ► Pop-Rock
1981 ● Queen —— Flash Gordon [Sndtrk] ► Glam Rock
1982 ● The B-52’s —— Mesopotamia ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1983 ● John Mellencamp (John Cougar) —— The Kid Inside ► Roots Rock
1984 ● Christine McVie —— Christine McVie ► Pop-Rock
1984 ● John Lennon And Yoko Ono —— Milk And Honey ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Frank Zappa —— Does Humor Belong In Music? ► Comedy Rock
1989 ● The Replacements —— Don’t Tell A Soul ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1990 ● Slaughter —— Stick It To Ya ► Hair Metal
1992 ● Therapy? —— Pleasure Death ► Alt Metal/Noise Rock
1995 ● The Human League —— Octopus ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1997 ● Reef —— Glow ► Brit Pop
1997 ● The Stranglers —— Written In Red ► Punk Rock
1998 ● Richard Carpenter —— Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor ► Easy Listening
1998 ● Dixie Chicks —— Wide Open Spaces ► Country-Rock
1999 ● Edguy —— Theater Of Salvation ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
2004 ● Procol Harum —— One More Time ► Prog Rock
2004 ● Twista —— Kamikaze ► Midwest Rap
2004 ● The Cure —— Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001 ► Post-Punk
2009 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Working On A Dream ► Heartland Rock

Albums Released This Week (December 17 – 23)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

December 17
1965 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record ► Holiday Message & Music
1971 ● David Bowie —— Hunky Dory ► Glam Rock
1976 ● AC/DC —— Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ► Hard Rock
1978 ● The Jacksons —— Destiny ► Soul – pop
1996 ● Peter Tork —— Two Man Band ► Folk-Rock
2013 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound ► Roots Rock

December 18
1964 ● The Beatles —— Another Beatles’ Christmas Record ► Holiday Message & Music
1967 ● The Beach Boys —— Wild Honey ► Pop-Rock
1969 ● The Jackson 5 —— Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 ► Soul – Motown
1970 ● T. Rex —— T. Rex ► Glam Rock
1970 ● The Beatles —— From Then To You ► Holiday Message & Music
1976 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— Heard You Missed Me, Well I’m Back ► Soul-Funk
1976 ● Queen —— A Day At The Races ► Glam Rock

December 19
1955 ● Bill Haley And His Comets —— Rock Around The Clock ► Rock ‘n’ Roll
1969 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ Seventh Christmas Record: Happy Christmas 1969 ► Holiday Message & Music
1980 ● Yes —— Yesshows ► Prog Rock
1988 ● The Supremes —— Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ► Soul
2000 ● Neil Finn —— Sessions At West 54th ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2000 ● Gram Parsons —— Another Side Of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons ► Country-Rock
2006 ● Neil Young —— Living With War: “In The Beginning” ► Rock

December 20
1968 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ 1968 Christmas Record ► Holiday Message & Music
1971 ● The Rolling Stones —— Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 ► Blues-Rock
1971 ● George Harrison —— The Concert For Bangladesh ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● George Harrison —— Dark Horse [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1977 ● Van Halen —— Atomic Punks ► Hard Rock
2005 ● Phish —— New Year’s Eve 1995 – Live At Madison Square Garden ► Prog Rock/Jam Band

December 21
1965 ● Dionne Warwick —— Here I Am ► Pop-Soul
1984 ● Frank Zappa —— Thing-Fish ► Art Rock
1993 ● Gamma Ray —— Insanity And Genius ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
1993 ● Jodeci —— Diary Of A Mad Band ► Rap
1996 ● Los Del Rio —— Macarena Non Stop ► Dance-Pop
1999 ● DMX —— And Then There Was X ► Hardcore Rap
1999 ● Frank Zappa —— Everything Is Healing Nicely ► 20th Century Classical
2005 ● Frank Zappa —— Joe’s XMASage ► Prog Rock
2009 ● The Who —— Greatest Hits ► British Rock
2010 ● Duran Duran —— All You Need Is Now ► New Wave Pop-Rock
2011 ● New Order —— Live At The London Troxy ► Alt Pop-Rock

December 22
1973 ● Madeline Bell —— Comin’ Atcha ► Soul-jazz-rock
1998 ● DMX —— Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood ► Hardcore Rap
2005 ● Peter Cetera —— Glory Of Love ► Pop-Rock

December 23
1967 ● The Ventures —— $1,000,000 Weekend ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1968 ● Taj Mahal —— The Natch’l Blues ► Folk-Blues
1976 ● Genesis —— Wind & Wuthering [UK] ► Prog Rock
1997 ● Blindside —— Blindside ► Post Hardcore Punk

Albums Released This Week (December 3 – 9)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

December 03
1965 ● The Who —— My Generation ► Hard Rock
1965 ● The Beatles —— Rubber Soul [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1977 ● Neil Diamond —— I’m Glad You’re Here With Me Tonight ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Cat Stevens —— Back To Earth ► Folk-Pop
1983 ● Slade —— The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome ► Hard Rock
1983 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Electric Universe ► Soul-Funk
1984 ● Bob Dylan —— Real Live ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● Bloodhound Gang —— One Fierce Beer Coaster ► Post-Punk Alt Metal
1996 ● Spirit —— California Blues ► Blues-Rock
1996 ● Elvis Costello And Steve Nieve —— Costello & Nieve ► Roots Rock
1996 ● Elvis Costello with Steve Nieve —— Costello & Nieve ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2002 ● Mariah Carey —— Charmbracelet ► Pop-Rock

December 04
1964 ● The Yardbirds —— Five Live Yardbirds ► Blues Rock
1964 ● The Beatles —— Beatles For Sale ► Pop-Rock
1965 ● The Rolling Stones —— December’s Children (And Everybody’s) ► Blues-Rock
1966 ● Dionne Warwick —— Here Where There Is Love ► Pop-Soul
1970 ● Wishbone Ash —— Wishbone Ash ► Prog Rock
1970 ● Robert Wyatt —— The End Of An Ear ► Art Rock
1975 ● Stephen Stills —— Stephen Stills Live ► Folk-Rock
1977 ● Scorpions —— Taken By Force ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
1987 ● Foreigner —— Inside Information ► Arena Rock
1989 ● Queen —— At The Beeb ► Glam Rock
1990 ● Brand Nubian —— One For All ► Alternative Rap
1997 ● Loverboy —— Six ► Arena Rock
2001 ● Mariah Carey —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock
2001 ● Limp Bizkit —— New Old Songs ► Rap-Metal
2001 ● Yes —— Magnification ► Prog Rock
2004 ● Eric Clapton —— Sessions For Robert J. ► Blues-Rock
2006 ● Billy Idol —— Happy Holidays: A Very Special Christmas Album ► Hard Rock

December 05
1960 ● The Crickets —— In Style With The Crickets ► Pop-Rock
1966 ● Buffalo Springfield —— Buffalo Springfield ► Folk-Rock
1973 ● Paul McCartney & Wings —— Band On The Run ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● Yes —— Relayer ► Prog Rock
1975 ● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Live! ► Roots Reggae
1980 ● Blues Brothers —— Made In America ► Blues-Rock
1980 ● Parliament —— Trombipulation ► Funk
1981 ● Black Flag —— Damaged ► Post-Punk
1986 ● The Damned —— Anything ► Goth Rock
1987 ● New Order —— The John Peel Sessions II ► Alt Pop-Rock
1994 ● Bush —— Sixteen Stone ► Grunge Rock
1994 ● The Stone Roses —— Second Coming ► Brit Pop
1995 ● Immature —— We Got It ► Pop-Rap
2000 ● Alice In Chains —— Live ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal
2000 ● Alice Cooper —— Brutally Live ► Hard Rock
2000 ● Alison Krauss —— O Brother, Where Art Thou [Sndtrk] ► Country-Bluegrass-Folk
2000 ● Neil Young —— Road Rock Vol. 1 ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Frank Zappa —— The MOFO Project/Object ► Prog Rock
2014 ● R.E.M. —— 7IN—83–88 ► Rock

December 06
1960 ● The Ventures —— Walk, Don’t Run ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1963 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ Christmas Record ► Holiday Message & Music
1965 ● The Beatles —— Rubber Soul ► Pop-Rock
1965 ● The Byrds —— Turn! Turn! Turn! ► Country-Rock
1967 ● The Cryan’ Shames —— A Scratch In The Sky ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● The Rolling Stones —— Beggar’s Banquet ► Blues-Rock
1968 ● James Taylor —— James Taylor ► Folk-Rock
1968 ● Stevie Wonder —— For Once In My Life ► Soul – Motown
1970 ● Christine McVie —— Christine Perfect ► Pop-Rock
1973 ● Al Green —— Livin’ For You ► Soul (Southern)
1973 ● Diana Ross —— Last Time I Saw Him ► Soul – Motown
1977 ● Al Green —— The Belle Album ► Soul (Southern)
1977 ● Jackson Browne —— Running On Empty ► Folk-Rock
1980 ● Denny Laine —— Japanese Tears ► Rock
1983 ● The Cure —— Japanese Whispers ► Post-Punk
1988 ● Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band —— Almost Acoustic ► Folk-Rock
1991 ● Cathedral —— Forest Of Equilibrium [UK] ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal
1993 ● Depeche Mode —— Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live ► Synth-Pop
1994 ● Pearl Jam —— Vitalogy ► Hard Rock
1997 ● Eminem —— The Slim Shady EP ► Hard Core Rap
2005 ● Korn —— See You On The Other Side ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2006 ● Poco —— Wilwood Sessions, The ► Country-Rock
2011 ● Korn —— The Path Of Totality ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2011 ● Little River Band —— A Little River Band Christmas ► Soft Rock
2011 ● Phish —— Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
2011 ● Elvis Costello And The Imposters —— The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2012 ● Richard Marx —— Seven & Seven ► AA Pop-Rock

December 07
1963 ● The Kingston Trio —— Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio ► Folk-Pop
1964 ● The Kingston Trio —— The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) ► Folk-Pop
1970 ● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Pendulum ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● Paul McCartney & Wings —— Wild Life ► Pop-Rock
1973 ● The Temptations —— 1990 ► Soul – Motown
1984 ● Foreigner —— Agent Provocateur ► Arena Rock
1985 ● Teddy Pendergrass —— Workin’ It Back ► Soul-Pop
1992 ● Nine Inch Nails —— Fixed ► Industrial Metal
1993 ● Ice Cube —— Lethal Injection ► Gangsta Rap
1993 ● Depeche Mode —— Devotional ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1993 ● Three Dog Night —— Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975 ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1998 ● Massive Attack —— Singles 90/98 ► Trip-Hop
1998 ● Nightwish —— Oceanborn ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal
1999 ● Sheryl Crow —— Sheryl Crow And Friends: Live From Central Park ► Roots Rock
2004 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Old Friends: Live On Stage ► Folk-Pop

December 08
1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Their Satanic Majesties Request ► Rock ‘n’ Roll
1972 ● Lou Reed —— Transformer ► Album Rock
1972 ● Marvin Gaye —— Trouble Man [Sndtrk] ► Soul – Motown
1976 ● Eagles —— Hotel California ► Country-Rock
1978 ● Public Image Ltd. —— Public Image: First Issue ► Post-Punk
1979 ● Pink Floyd —— The Wall ► Prog Rock
1979 ● Motörhead —— On Parole ► Heavy Metal
1980 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Fleetwood Mac Live ► Pop-Rock
1980 ● Queen —— Flash Gordon [Sndtrk] [UK] ► Glam Rock
1982 ● The Church —— Sing Songs [EP] ► Alt. Power Pop
1986 ● Tesla —— Mechanical Resonance ► Hard Rock
1987 ● Kool Moe Dee —— How Ya Like Me Now ► Rap
1990 ● Various Artists —— Mermaids [Sndtrk] ► Mixed
1992 ● Curtis Mayfield And The Impressions —— The Anthology 1961-1977 ► Soul (Chicago)
1993 ● The Verve Pipe —— Pop Smear ► Alt Rock
1997 ● Katatonia —— Sounds Of Decay ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal
2008 ● The Smiths —— The Smith Singles Box ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2009 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Buffet Hotel ► Folk-Rock
2009 ● Neil Young —— Dreamin’ Man Live ’92 ► Folk-Rock

December 09
1962 ● The Supremes —— Meet The Supremes ► Soul – Motown
1966 ● Cream —— Fresh Cream ► Blues-Rock
1966 ● The Who —— A Quick One ► British Rock
1966 ● The Hollies —— For Certain Because… ► Pop-Rock
1966 ● The Hollies —— Stop! Stop! Stop! ► Pop-Rock
1972 ● Neil Diamond —— Hot August Night ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● George Harrison —— Dark Horse ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Jesse Colin Young —— American Dreams ► Folk-Rock
1986 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Good Music ► Hard Rock
1997 ● Bryan Adams —— MTV Unplugged ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● New Order —— Retro ► Alt Pop-Rock
2003 ● Motörhead —— Live At Brixton Academy ► Heavy Metal
2014 ● Yes —— Like It Is: Yes At The Bristol Hippodrome ► Prog Rock
2016 ● Neil Young Featuring Pearl Jam —— Peace Trail ► Folk-Rock

Albums Released This Week (November 19 – 25)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

November 19
1973 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Brain Salad Surgery ► Prog Rock
1973 ● The Beach Boys —— The Beach Boys In Concert ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● George Harrison —— The Best Of George Harrison ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● George Harrison —— Thirty-Three & 1/3 [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Live Rust ► Folk-Rock
1979 ● Frank Zappa —— Joe’s Garage: Acts II & III ► Art Rock
1980 ● Barry Manilow —— Barry ► AM Pop
1980 ● Blondie —— Autoamerican ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1982 ● Led Zeppelin —— Coda ► Hard Rock
1984 ● Don Henley —— Building The Perfect Beast ► Pop-Rock
1984 ● The Kinks —— Word Of Mouth ► British Rock
1991 ● U2 —— Achtung Baby ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1991 ● Talk Talk —— Laughing Stock ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1991 ● Teenage Fanclub —— Bandwagonesque ► Power Pop
1991 ● Luis Miguel —— Romance ► Latin Pop
1991 ● Jeff Beck —— Beckology ► Blues-Rock
1991 ● The Clash —— Clash On Broadway ► Punk
1996 ● Bush —— Razorblade Suitcase ► Grunge Rock
1996 ● Boz Scaggs —— Fade Into Light ► Pop-Soul
2001 ● Cher —— Living Proof ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● Toni Braxton —— More Than A Woman ► Soul-Pop
2002 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Live In Rio ► Soul-Funk
2002 ● George Harrison —— Brainwashed ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● Led Zeppelin —— Early Days And Latter Days ► Hard Rock
2002 ● Joni Mitchell —— Travelogue ► Folk-Rock
2010 ● Cher —— Burlesque [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock
2012 ● Simple Minds —— 5X5 Live ► New Wave Alt. Pop
2012 ● Led Zeppelin —— Celebration Day ► Hard Rock
2012 ● The Who —— Live At Hull 1970 ► British Rock
2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock
2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock
2013 ● Rush —— Clockwork Angels Tour ► Prog/Art Rock

November 20
1965 ● The Yardbirds —— Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ► Blues Rock
1968 ● Stevie Wonder —— Eivets Rednow…Alfie ► Soul-pop
1971 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— There’s A Riot Goin’ On ► Soul-Funk
1973 ● Alice Cooper —— Muscle Of Love ► Hard Rock
1982 ● Whitesnake —— Snakes & Sinners ► Arena Rock
1989 ● Phil Collins —— …But Seriously ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Blue Rodeo —— Casino ► Country-Rock
1990 ● Cinderella —— Heartbreak Station ► Heavy Metal
1990 ● Debbie Gibson —— Anything Is Possible ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Run-D.M.C. —— Back From Hell ► Rap
1990 ● Peter Gabriel —— Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats ► Prog Rock
1990 ● Paul McCartney —— Tripping The Live Fantastic: Highlights! ► Pop-Rock
1995 ● The Beatles —— Anthology 1 ► Pop-Rock
1995 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Playback ► Album Rock
1997 ● HiM —— Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal
1998 ● The Slackers —— The Question ► Ska Revival
2001 ● The Psychedelic Furs —— Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live ► Post-Punk New Wave
2001 ● Aerosmith —— Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology ► Hard Rock
2001 ● Sting —— …All This Time ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Foo Fighters —— Five Songs And A Cover [EP] ► Grunge Rock
2006 ● Oasis —— Stop The Clocks ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop
2007 ● Melissa Etheridge —— The Awakening Live ► Roots Rock
2007 ● The Kingston Trio —— Live At The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium ► Folk-Pop
2007 ● Phish —— Vegas 96 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
2009 ● Billy Idol —— In Super Overdrive Live ► Hard Rock
2015 ● Adele Adkins —— 25 ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2015 ● Tracy Chapman —— Greatest Hits ► Folk-Rock
2015 ● Rush —— R40 Live ► Prog/Art Rock

November 21
1966 ● Joan Baez —— Noël ► Folk-Pop/Latin
1966 ● The Animals —— Animalism ► Blues-Rock
1969 ● Junior Walker & The All-Stars —— Gotta Hold On To This Feeling ► Soul
1969 ● The Moody Blues —— To Our Children’s Children’s Children ► Psychedelic Rock
1970 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— Greatest Hits ► Soul-Funk
1970 ● Neil Diamond —— Tap Root Manuscript ► Pop-Rock
1975 ● Queen —— A Night At The Opera [UK] ► Glam Rock
1976 ● Scorpions —— Virgin Killer ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
1977 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— All ‘N All ► Soul-Funk
1980 ● Heatwave —— Candles ► Funk/Disco
1980 ● REO Speedwagon —— Hi Infidelity ► Arena Rock
1980 ● Steely Dan —— Gaucho ► Jazz-Rock
1980 ● Rod Stewart —— Foolish Behavior ► Dance-Disco
1983 ● Kool & The Gang —— In The Heart ► Post-Disco
1983 ● Duran Duran —— Seven And The Ragged Tiger ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1984 ● Frank Zappa —— Francesco Zappa ► Art Rock/Classical
1985 ● Don Henley —— Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● Frank Zappa —— Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention ► Art Rock
1986 ● Soul Asylum —— While You Were Out ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1988 ● My Bloody Valentine —— Isn’t Anything ► Indie Rock
1988 ● Skinny Puppy —— Rabies ► Alt. Rock – Industrial
1989 ● Kenny G —— Kenny G Live ► Jazz-Pop
1989 ● Chicago —— Greatest Hits 1982 – 1989 ► Jazz-Rock
1989 ● Rush —— Presto ► Arena Rock
1993 ● Tiffany —— Dreams Never Die ► Dance-Pop
1994 ● New Order —— (the best of) New Order ► Alt Pop-Rock
1995 ● Ace Of Base —— The Bridge ► Euro-Dance Pop
1995 ● Don Henley —— Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits ► Country-Rock
1995 ● Bruce Springsteen —— The Ghost Of Tom Joad ► Heartland Rock
1995 ● Stevie Wonder —— Natural Wonder ► Pop-R&B
2000 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Atlanta Rhythm Section ► Southern Rock
2000 ● Backstreet Boys —— Black & Blue ► Dance-Pop
2000 ● Everclear —— Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude ► Grunge-Punk
2000 ● Elton John —— One Night Only – The Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock
2000 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Collectybles ► Southern Rock
2003 ● Korn —— Take A Look In The Mirror ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2005 ● Cocteau Twins —— Lullabies To Violaine: Singles And Extended Plays 1982-1996 ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Daughtry —— Daughtry ► Alt. Rock
2006 ● The dB’s —— Christmas Time Again ► Power Pop
2006 ● Kiss —— Alive!: The Milenium Conert ► Hard Rock
2007 ● Kylie Minogue —— X ► Dance-Pop
2011 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets ► Heartland Rock

<strong>November 22
1963 ● The Beatles —— With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock
1963 ● Phil Spector —— A Christmas Gift To You From Phillies Records ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles (The White Album) ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● The Kinks —— The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society ► British Rock
1968 ● Dusty Springfield —— Dusty…Definitely ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● Elvis Presley —— Elvis ► Rock n Roll
1974 ● Miles Davis —— Get Up With It ► Jazz-Funk Fusion
1977 ● Chic —— Chic ► Disco
1980 ● Motörhead —— Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers [EP] ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Split Enz —— See Ya’ Round ► New Wave Power Pop
1985 ● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions —— Easy Pieces ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth
1985 ● Yoko Ono —— Starpeace ► New Wave Art-Rock
1988 ● Candlemass —— Ancient Dreams ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal
1988 ● Chaka Khan —— CK ► Funk
1988 ● Bette Midler —— Beaches [Sndtrk] ► Female Vocalist
1988 ● Pink Floyd —— Delicate Sound Of Thunder ► Prog Rock
1992 ● Kool & The Gang —— Unite ► Funk-Soul
1993 ● Jethro Tull —— Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 [UK] ► Folk-Rock
1993 ● Elton John —— Duets ► Pop-Rock
1993 ● The Rolling Stones —— Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones [UK] ► Blues-Rock
1994 ● John Hiatt —— Hiatt Comes Alive At Budokan? ► Roots Rock
1994 ● Aerosmith —— Box Of Fire ► Hard Rock
1994 ● ZZ Top —— One Foot In The Blues ► Blues-Rock
2003 ● Rory Gallagher —— Meeting With The G-Man ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Billy Joel —— My Lives ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● The Rolling Stones —— Rarities 1971-2003 ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Rush —— R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour ► Prog/Art Rock
2011 ● Motörhead —— The Wörld Is Ours – Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else ► Heavy Metal

November 23
1964 ● Ben E. King —— Ben E. King’s Greatest Hits ► Soul
1964 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles Story ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Cat Stevens —— Tea For The Tillerman ► Folk-Pop
1970 ● Manfred Mann Chapter Three —— Chapter Three Volume Two ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1973 ● Yoko Ono —— Feeling The Space ► Avant Garde/Experimental
1974 ● The Moody Blues —— This Is The Moody Blues ► Psychedelic Rock
1978 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ► Soul-Funk
1979 ● Public Image Ltd. —— Metal Box ► Post-Punk
1979 ● Mike Oldfield —— Platinum ► Progressive Rock
1979 ● Teddy Pendergrass —— Live! Coast To Coast ► Soul-Pop
1981 ● David Bowie —— Changestwobowie ► Glam Rock
1981 ● AC/DC —— For Those About To Rock We Salute You ► Hard Rock
1981 ● Chicago —— Greatest Hits, Volume II ► Jazz-Rock
1981 ● Pink Floyd —— A Collection Of Great Dance Songs ► Prog Rock
1983 ● The Who —— Who’s Greatest Hits ► British Rock
1990 ● Bad Religion —— Against The Grain ► Punk Rock
1993 ● Archers Of Loaf —— Icky Mettle ► Indie Rock/Noise Pop
1993 ● Ace Of Base —— The Sign ► Euro-Dance Pop
1993 ● Cowboy Junkies —— Pale Sun, Crescent Moon ► Alt. Rock
1993 ● Guns N’ Roses —— The Spaghetti Incident? ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Metallica —— Live Shit: Binge & Purge ► Heavy Metal
1993 ● Linda Ronstadt —— Winter Light ► Pop-Rock
1996 ● Cyndi Lauper —— Sisters Of Avalon ► Pop-Rock
1999 ● The Beastie Boys —— Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science ► Rap
1999 ● Freedom Call —— Stairway To Fairyland ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
1999 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Listener Supported ► AA Pop-Rock
1999 ● Mötley Crüe —— Live: Entertainment Or Death ► Heavy Metal
1999 ● Phish —— Hampton Comes Alive ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
1999 ● Jessica Simpson —— Sweet Kisses ► Tenn Dance-Pop
1999 ● Blondie —— Live ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1999 ● Guns N’ Roses —— Live Era: ’87-’93 ► Hard Rock
1999 ● Metallica —— S&M ► Heavy Metal
1999 ● R.E.M. —— Man On The Moon ► Rock
2004 ● Evanescence —— Anywhere But Home ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal
2004 ● Sarah McLachlan —— Afterglow Live ► Folk-Rock
2004 ● The Allman Brothers Band —— One Way Out ► Southern Rock
2004 ● Nirvana —— With The Lights Out ► Grunge
2004 ● Poco —— Keeping The Legend Alive ► Country-Rock
2004 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— In Concert ► Folk-Pop
2004 ● U2 —— How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2008 ● Guns N’ Roses —— Chinese Democracy ► Hard Rock
2009 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— The Live Anthology ► Album Rock

November 24
1967 ● Kaleidoscope —— Tangerine Dream ► Psychedelic Rock
1969 ● Tim Buckley —— Blue Afternoon ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● The Kinks —— Muswell Hillbillies ► British Rock
1972 ● Hawkwind —— Doremi Fasol Latido ► Space Rock
1975 ● Carly Simon —— The Best Of Carly Simon ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● George Harrison —— Thirty-Three & 1/3 ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Mike Oldfield —— Incantations ► Progressive Rock
1978 ● Rod Stewart —— Blondes Have More Fun ► Blues-Rock
1984 ● Eurythmics —— 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) [Sndtrk] ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1984 ● Pat Benatar —— Tropico ► Hard Rock
1986 ● Hawkwind —— Live Chronicles ► Space Rock
1986 ● Red Box —— The Circle & The Square ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Eric Clapton —— August ► Blues-Rock
1987 ● Keith Sweat —— Make It Last Forever ► New jack swing
1992 ● Leonard Cohen —— The Future ► Soft Rock
1992 ● Erasure —— Pop! – The First 20 Singles ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1992 ● Spin Doctors —— Homebelly Groove ► Alt Pop-Rock
1994 ● Cryptopsy —— Blasphemy Made Flesh ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal
1997 ● All Saints —— All Saints ► Electronic Dance-Pop
1997 ● Yes —— Open Your Eyes ► Prog Rock
1998 ● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony —— The Collection Volume 1 ► Gangsta Rap
1998 ● Pearl Jam —— Live On Two Legs ► Hard Rock
1998 ● Metallica —— Garage, Inc. ► Heavy Metal
1998 ● Queen —— The Crown Jewels ► Glam Rock
2003 ● Madonna —— Remixed & Revisited ► Dance-Pop
2003 ● The Tubes —— White Punks On Dope ► Alt. Rock
2006 ● Whitesnake —— Live: In The Heart Of The Blues ► Arena Rock
2008 ● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Live At The Royal Albert Hall ► Alt Rock
2008 ● Jeff Beck —— Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott’s ► Instrumental Rock
2009 ● Bob Seger —— Early Seger Vol. 1 ► Heartland Rock
2014 ● Soundgarden —— Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path ► Grunge Rock
2014 ● Joni Mitchell —— Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting Toi Be Danced ► Folk-Rock

November 25
1963 ● The Beatles —— Beatlemania! With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Laura Nyro —— Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat ► Folk-Rock
1974 ● Aretha Franklin —— With Everything I Feel In Me ► Soul
1977 ● Eric Clapton —— Slowhand ► Blues-Rock
1978 ● Eric Clapton —— Backless ► Blues-Rock
1983 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Nocturne ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1983 ● Tracey Ullman —— You Broke My Heart in 17 Places ► Girl Groups
1996 ● Enigma —— Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! ► Ambient
1997 ● Garth Brooks —— Sevens ► Country-Pop
2003 ● Counting Crows —— Films About Ghosts: The Best Of Counting Crows ► AA Pop-Rock
2003 ● No Doubt —— Boon Box ► Ska-Pop
2003 ● No Doubt —— The Singles 1992-2003 ► Ska-Pop
2003 ● Roy Buchanan —— Live In Japan ► Blues-Rock
2003 ● Johnny Cash —— Unearthed ► Classic Country
2011 ● Nirvana —— Nevermind: The Singles ► Grunge
2011 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Kiss My Amps ► Album Rock
2013 ● Black Sabbath —— Live…Gathered In Their Masses ► Hard Rock
2016 ● Heart —— Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ► Album Rock

Albums Released This Week (November 12 – 18)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

November 12
1964 ● Marvin Gaye —— Hello Broadway ► Soul
1968 ● Neil Young —— Neil Young ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● Genesis —— Nursery Cryme ► Prog Rock
1972 ● Hall & Oates —— Whole Oats ► Pop-Rock
1973 ● Buffalo Springfield —— Buffalo Springfield (Collection) ► Folk-Rock
1974 ● Queen —— Sheer Heart Attack ► Prog Rock
1974 ● Hall & Oates —— War Babies ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● J. Geils Band —— Showtime! ► Blues-Rock
1984 ● The Smiths —— Hatful Of Hollow ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1984 ● Duran Duran —— Arena ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1984 ● Madonna —— Like A Virgin ► Dance-Pop
1986 ● John Farnham —— Whispering Jack ► Adult Contemporary
1987 ● Mark Knopfler —— The Princess Bride [Sndtrk] ► Roots Rock
1987 ● Elton John —— Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume III ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● Frank Zappa —— You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 ► Art Rock
1990 ● Cilla Black —— Cilla’s World ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— 20 Years Of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ► Hard Rock
1990 ● Kylie Minogue —— Rhythm Of Love ► Dance-Pop
1991 ● Bad Religion —— 80-85 ► Punk Rock
1991 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set) ► Southern Rock
1994 ● Sade —— The Best Of Sade [UK] ► Quiet Storm
1996 ● John Waite —— The Complete John Waite, Vol. 1: Falling Backwards ► Power Pop
1996 ● Blind Melon —— Nico ► Alt. Rock
1996 ● Rod Stewart —— If We Fall in Love Tonight ► Adult Contemporary
1999 ● The Corrs —— The Corrs Unplugged ► Celtic Folk-Rock
2001 ● Rod Stewart —— The Story So Far: The Very Best Of Rod Stewart ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● 3 Doors Down —— Away From The Sun ► Alt Metal
2002 ● Matchbox Twenty —— More Than You Think You Are ► Alt. Rock
2002 ● Pearl Jam —— Riot Act ► Hard Rock
2002 ● The Pretenders —— Loose Screw ► Post-Punk
2007 ● Led Zeppelin —— Mothership [UK] ► Hard Rock
2007 ● David Gray —— Greatest Hits ► AA Pop-Rock
2007 ● Aretha Franklin —— Jewels In The Crown: All-Star Duets With The Queen ► Soul Pop
2012 ● The Rolling Stones —— GRRR! ► Blues-Rock

November 13
1958 ● Johnny Cash —— Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous ► Country
1959 ● Elvis Presley —— 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong: Elvis’ Gold Records – Volume 2 ► Rock n Roll
1965 ● The Four Tops —— Four Tops’ Second Album ► Soul – Motown
1968 ● Diana Ross & The Supremes —— Love Child ► Soul
1971 ● Neil Diamond —— Stones ► Pop-Rock
1977 ● Leonard Cohen —— Death Of A Ladies’ Man ► Contemporary Folk
1978 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— The Scream ► Glam Rock
1978 ● Kate Bush —— Lionheart ► Art Rock
1981 ● New Order —— Movement ► Club/Dance
1981 ● Slade —— Till Deaf Do Us Part ► Hard Rock
1982 ● Lee Aaron —— The Lee Aaron Project ► Hard Rock
1982 ● Eagles —— Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ► Country-Rock
1985 ● Phranc —— Folksinger ► Folk-Rock
1987 ● The Sisters Of Mercy —— Floodland ► Goth Rock
1990 ● Madonna —— The Immaculate Collection ► Dance-Pop
1990 ● Cher —— Mermaids [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Hall & Oates —— Change Of Season ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Various Artists —— Mermaids [Sndtrk] [UK] ► Mixed
1991 ● The Clash —— The Singles (1991) ► Punk
1995 ● Squeeze —— Ridiculous [UK] ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1995 ● Queen —— Ultimate Queen ► Glam Rock
2000 ● Oasis —— Familiar To Millions ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop
2000 ● The Beatles —— 1 ► Pop-Rock
2000 ● Queen —— The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III ► Glam Rock
2000 ● Sade —— Lovers Rock ► Quiet Storm
2001 ● Radiohead —— I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2006 ● Oasis —— Stop The Clock EP ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop
2007 ● Led Zeppelin —— Mothership ► Hard Rock
2007 ● Goo Goo Dolls —— Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge
2007 ● James Taylor —— One Man Band ► Folk-Rock
2007 ● Duran Duran —— Red Carpet Massacre ► Synth-Pop
2012 ● Soundgarden —— King Animal ► Grunge Rock
2012 ● The Rolling Stones —— Live At Leeds (Live 1982) ► Blues-Rock
2015 ● Kurt Cobain —— Montage Of Heck: The Home Recordings ► Grunge Rock
2015 ● Neil Young —— Bluenote Café ► Folk-Rock

November 14
1967 ● The Monkees —— Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Syd Barrett —— Barrett ► Psychedelic Rock
1975 ● John Cale —— Helen Of Troy ► Art Rock
1977 ● Wet Willie —— Manorisms ► Southern Rock
1978 ● Gary Numan & Tubeway Army —— Tubeway Army ► Synth-Pop
1978 ● Queen —— Jazz ► Glam Rock
1979 ● Little Feat —— Down On The Farm ► Southern Rock
1981 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Raise! ► Soul-Funk
1983 ● Chic —— Believer ► Disco-Funk
1986 ● Fates Warning —— Awaken The Guardian ► Heavy Metal/Progressive
1988 ● Milli Vanilli —— All Or Nothing ► Dance-Pop
1989 ● Eddie Money —— Greatest Hits: The Sound Of Money ► Album Rock
1995 ● At The Gates —— Slaughter Of The Soul ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal
1995 ● Tracy Chapman —— New Beginning ► Folk-Rock
1995 ● Melissa Etheridge —— Your Little Secret ► Roots Rock
1995 ● Guster —— Parachute ► AA Pop-Rock
1995 ● The Rolling Stones —— Stripped ► Blues-Rock
1998 ● Mötley Crüe —— Greatest Hits ► Heavy Metal
2000 ● 3LW —— 3LW ► Teen Pop
2000 ● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony —— The Collection Volume 2 ► Gangsta Rap
2000 ● Badfinger —— Head First ► Pop-Rock
2000 ● Eagles —— Selected Works: 1972-1999 ► Country-Rock
2000 ● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— Mojo Workout ► Pop-Rock
2000 ● Steely Dan —— Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 1972-1980 ► Jazz-Rock
2006 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Doraville – Revisited ► Southern Rock
2006 ● Styx —— One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra ► Prog/Art Rock
2006 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Live At The Fillmore East ► Folk-Rock

November 15
1960 ● Muddy Waters —— At Newport 1960 ► Chicago Blues
1965 ● The Kingston Trio —— Somethin’ Else ► Folk-Pop
1970 ● The Velvet Underground —— Loaded ► Alt. Rock
1970 ● Van Morrison —— His Band And The Street Choir ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— E Pluribus Funk ► Hard Rock
1972 ● America —— Homecoming ► Folk-Rock
1973 ● Grateful Dead —— Wake Of The Flood ► Album Rock
1974 ● Roxy Music —— Country Life ► Prog Rock
1974 ● Ringo Starr —— Goodnight Vienna ► Pop-Rock
1975 ● Todd Rundgren’s Utopia —— Another Live ► Prog Rock
1978 ● Grateful Dead —— Shakedown Street ► Folk-Rock
1981 ● Thin Lizzy —— Renegade ► Hard Rock
1984 ● Kool & The Gang —— Emergency ► Dance-Pop
1984 ● Bob Dylan —— Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3 ► Folk-Rock
1985 ● Cocteau Twins —— Tiny Dynamine ► Folk-Rock
1985 ● Echo & The Bunnymen —— Songs To Learn & Sing ► Post-Punk
1985 ● Sade —— Promise ► Quiet Storm
1986 ● The Beastie Boys —— License To Ill ► Rap
1986 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Live Alive ► Blues-Rock
1986 ● Frank Zappa —— Jazz From Hell ► Art Rock/Computer Electronica
1988 ● Cowboy Junkies —— The Trinity Session ► Alt. Rock
1988 ● Sheena Easton —— The Lover In Me ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● Journey —— Greatest Hits ► Arena Rock
1988 ● Kiss —— Smashes, Trashes & Hits ► Hard Rock
1990 ● KMFDM —— Naïve ► Industrial/Kraut Rock
1992 ● Ween —— Pure Guava ► Avant Garde/Lo-Fi
1993 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Flashback ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Flashback ► Hard Rock
1994 ● Method Man —— Tical ► Hardcore Rap
1994 ● The Band —— Across The Great Divide [Box Set] ► Folk-Rock
1994 ● Bob Dylan —— Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume 3 ► Folk-Rock
1994 ● Tina Turner —— The Collected Recordings – Sixties To Nineties ► Pop-Rock
1999 ● Ace Of Base —— Singles Of The 90s ► Euro-Dance Pop
1999 ● Chris Rea —— Road To Hell: Part 2 ► Album Rock
1999 ● Bryan Adams —— The Best Of Me ► Pop-Rock
2004 ● Bruce Springsteen —— The Collection ► Heartland Rock
2005 ● Bush —— Zen X Four ► Grunge Rock
2005 ● The Rembrandts —— Choice Picks ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Wilco —— Kicking Television: Live In Chicago ► Alt. Country-Rock
2005 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Live At Fenway Park ► Folk-Rock
2005 ● Bob Dylan —— The Best of Bob Dylan ► Folk-Rock
2005 ● Bob Dylan —— Live At Carnegie Hall 1963 ► Folk-Rock
2005 ● Loggins & Messina —— Live: Sittin’ In Again At Santa Barbara Bowl ► Country-Rock
2005 ● Madonna —— Confessions On A Dance Floor ► Dance-Pop
2005 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Born To Run: 30th Anniversary Edition ► Heartland Rock
2010 ● Twin Shadow —— Forget ► Dream Pop
2011 ● R.E.M. —— Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2011 ● The Rolling Stones —— Some Girls: Live In Texas ’78 ► Blues-Rock

November 16
1964 ● Tony Bennett —— Who Can I Turn To? ► Easy Listening
1964 ● The Beach Boys —— The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album ► Holiday Pop-Rock
1964 ● Aretha Franklin —— Running Out Of Fools ► Soul
1966 ● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Watchout! ► Soul – Motown
1966 ● Stevie Wonder —— Down To Earth ► Pop-R&B
1970 ● Stephen Stills —— Stephen Stills ► Folk-Rock
1970 ● J. Geils Band —— The J. Geils Band ► Blues-Rock
1970 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Live Album ► Hard Rock
1973 ● Denny Laine —— Ahh…Laine ► Rock ‘N’ Roll
1973 ● Bette Midler —— Bette Midler ► Pop-Rock Vocals
1973 ● Bob Dylan —— Dylan ► Folk-Rock
1973 ● The Kinks —— Preservation Act 1 ► British Rock
1977 ● Natalie Cole —— Thankful ► Soul-Pop
1981 ● Chic —— Take It Off ► Disco-Funk
1981 ● Kiss —— Music From “The Elder” ► Hard Rock
1987 ● Rick Astley —— Whenever You Need Somebody ► Dance-Pop
1987 ● Pebbles —— Pebbles ► Urban Dance-Pop
1987 ● Black Sabbath —— The Eternal Idol ► Hard Rock
1988 ● Dokken —— Beast From The East ► Heavy Metal
1992 ● The Knack —— Retrospective, The: The Best Of The Knack ► Power Pop
1993 ● Better Than Ezra —— Deluxe ► Alt Rock
1993 ● The Pointer Sisters —— Only Sisters Can Do That ► Soul
1993 ● Carly Simon —— Ruomulus Hunt: A Famikly Opera ► Pop-Rock
1993 ● Us3 —— Hand On The Torch ► Jazz-Rap
1993 ● Blondie —— Blonde & Beyond ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1993 ● Heart —— Desire Walks On ► Album Rock
1993 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Greatest Hits ► Album Rock
1999 ● The Church —— The Best Of The Church ► Alt. Power Pop
1999 ● Céline Dion —— Au Cœur Du Stade ► Adult Pop
1999 ● Dr. Dre —— 2001 ► Hip-Hop
1999 ● Korn —— Issues ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2004 ● Pearl Jam —— Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991 – 2003) ► Hard Rock
2004 ● Genesis —— Platinum Collection ► Prog Rock
2004 ● Neil Young —— Greatest Hits ► Folk-Rock
2009 ● Queen —— Absolute Greatest ► Glam Rock
2010 ● Billy Joel —— The Hits ► Pop-Rock
2010 ● Bruce Springsteen —— the Promise ► Heartland Rock
2010 ● Bruce Springsteen —— The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story ► Heartland Rock

November 17
1967 ● The Kinks —— Sunny Afternoon ► British Rock
1971 ● Miles Davis —— Live-Evil ► Jazz-Funk Fusion
1971 ● Laura Nyro —— Gonna Take A Miracle ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● Bob Dylan —— Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock
1972 ● The Moody Blues —— Seventh Sojourn ► Psychedelic Rock
1975 ● ABBA —— Greatest Hits ► Euro-Pop
1975 ● Tommy Bolin —— Teaser ► Hard Rock
1977 ● Bette Midler —— Broken Blossom ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● The Doors —— An American Prayer ► Blues-Rock
1979 ● The Jam —— Setting Sons ► Punk-Rock
1980 ● The Easybeats —— Absolute Anthology ► Rock ‘N’ Roll
1980 ● The Fall —— Grotesque (After The Gramme) ► Post-Punk
1980 ● John Lennon —— Double Fantasy ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Chaka Khan —— Chaka Khan ► Soul-Funk
1986 ● The The —— Infected ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1986 ● Robert Cray —— Strong Persuader ► Blues-Rock
1986 ● The Kinks —— Think Visual ► British Rock
1987 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Touch The World ► Soul-Funk
1987 ● The Pretenders —— The Singles ► Post-Punk
1992 ● Ice Cube —— The Predator ► Gangsta Rap
1992 ● Various Artists —— The Bodyguard [Sndtrk] ► Mixed R&B/Pop
1997 ● The Anti-Nowhere League —— Scum [UK] ► Punk Rock
1998 ● Mariah Carey —— #1’s ► Pop-Rock
1998 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Skynyrd’s First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album ► Southern Rock
2003 ● Kylie Minogue —— Body Language ► Dance-Pop
2003 ● U2 —— Go Home: Live From Slane Castle ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2008 ● Mariah Carey —— The Ballads ► Pop-Rock
2008 ● The Damned —— So, Who’s Paranoid? ► Goth Rock
2009 ● Janet Jackson —— Number Ones / The Best ► Pop-Soul
2009 ● Norah Jones —— The Fall ► Jazz-Pop Vocals
2009 ● Paul McCartney —— Good Evening New York City ► Pop-Rock
2009 ● Rush —— Working Men ► Prog/Art Rock
2014 ● David Bowie —— Nothing Has Changed ► Glam Rock
2014 ● Bruce Springsteen —— The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984 ► Heartland Rock
2017 ● Bob Seger —— I Knew You When ► Heartland Rock

November 18
1970 ● Three Dog Night —— Naturally ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1974 ● Genesis —— The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway ► Prog Rock
1976 ● Al Green —— Have A Good Time ► Soul (Southern)
1977 ● Brand X —— Livestock ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1977 ● The Damned —— Music For Pleasure ► Punk-Rock
1977 ● The Jam —— This Is The Modern World ► Punk-Rock
1977 ● Bob Welch —— French Kiss ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Love Beach ► Prog Rock
1979 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Emerson, Lake & Palmer In Concert ► Prog Rock
1981 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Hard Rock
1983 ● Ian Anderson —— Walk Into Light ► Electronic/Art Rock
1985 ● The Jesus And Mary Chain —— Psychocandy ► Post-Punk
1985 ● LL Cool J —— Radio ► Hip-Hop
1985 ● Robert Palmer —— Riptide ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1985 ● Slade —— Crackers – The Christmas Party Album ► Hard Rock
1985 ● Stevie Nicks —— Rock A Little ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Duran Duran —— Notorious ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1987 ● Madonna —— You Can Dance ► Dance-Pop
1989 ● Whitesnake —— Slip Of The Tongue ► Arena Rock
1997 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Fit To Be Tied ► Hard Rock
1997 ● Aldo Nova —— Aldo’s Dream ► Progressive Rock
1997 ● AC/DC —— Bonfire ► Hard Rock
1997 ● John Mellencamp —— The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 ► Roots Rock
1997 ● Metallica —— Reload ► Heavy Metal
1997 ● The Ramones —— We’re Outta Here ► Punk-Rock
1997 ● Paul Simon —— Songs From The Capeman ► Folk-Pop
1997 ● The Zombies —— Zombie Heaven ► Art Rock
1998 ● Savatage —— Believe ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal
2000 ● Sheena Easton —— Fabulous ► Pop-Rock
2001 ● Madonna —— GHV2 ► Dance-Pop
2003 ● April Wine —— Best Of April Wine ► Arena Rock
2003 ● John Cale —— HoboSapiens ► Art Rock
2003 ● Cyndi Lauper —— At Last ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● The Human League —— Original Remixes & Rarities ► New Wave Synth-Pop
2008 ● David Cook —— David Cook ► Post-Grunge Pop-Rock
2008 ● Phish —— At The Roxy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band

Albums Released This Week (October 8 – 14)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

October 08
1965 ● Dusty Springfield —— Ev’rything’s Coming Up Dusty ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● The Move —— Message From The Country ► Pop Psychedelic
1971 ● Hawkwind —— In Search Of Space ► Space Rock
1971 ● The Hollies —— Distant Light [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1972 ● Billy Preston —— Music Is My Life ► Soul-Funk
1974 ● The Moody Blues —— This Is The Moody Blues [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock
1975 ● Diana Ross —— Mahogany ► Soul – Motown
1980 ● Talking Heads —— Remain In Light ► New Wave Art-Rock
1980 ● Prince —— Dirty Mind ► Dance-Pop
1981 ● Joy Division —— Still ► Post-Punk
1981 ● Mike Love —— Looking Back With Love ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Madness —— Presents The Rise & Fall ► Ska
1982 ● Diamond Head —— Borrowed Time ► Heavy Metal (Brit New Wave)
1984 ● The Fall —— The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall ► Post-Punk
1990 ● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 3: September 85 – June 87 ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1990 ● Ringo Starr —— Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Volume 2: Live From Montreux ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Van Morrison —— Enlightenment ► Folk-Rock
1991 ● Primal Scream —— Screamadelica ► Indie Rock
1991 ● 2 Live Crew —— Sports Weekend ► East Coast Rap
1991 ● Pixies —— Trompe Le Monde ► Garage Rock
1991 ● Soundgarden —— Badmotorfinger ► Grunge Rock
1991 ● Eric Clapton —— 24 Nights ► Blues-Rock
1991 ● John Mellencamp —— Whenever We Wanted ► Roots Rock
1992 ● Simple Minds —— Glittering Prize 81/92 ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1993 ● Robert Earl Keen, Jr. —— A Bigger Piece Of Sky ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● Karen Carpenter —— Karen Carpenter ► Easy Listening
1996 ● Chemlab —— East Side Militia ► Industrial Rock
1996 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Christmas Island ► Folk-Rock
1996 ● Chris Isaak —— Baja Sessions ► AA Pop-Rock
1997 ● Colin James —— National Steel ► Blues-Rock
2001 ● Simple Minds —— Neon Lights ► New Wave Alt. Pop
2002 ● The Apples In Stereo —— Velocity Of Sound ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop
2002 ● Gov’t Mule —— The Deep End, Vol. 2 ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock
2002 ● Slaughter —— Then and Now: Slaughter ► Hair Metal
2002 ● Bon Jovi —— Bounce ► Arena Rock
2002 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— The Last DJ ► Album Rock

October 09
1969 ● Carpenters —— Ticket To Ride ► Soft Rock
1969 ● The Easybeats —— Best of The Easybeats – Volume 2 ► Rock ‘N’ Roll
1972 ● Cream —— Heavy Cream ► Blues-Rock
1973 ● Three Dog Night —— Cyan ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1977 ● Ashford & Simpson —— Send It ► Disco
1978 ● Judas Priest —— Killing Machine ► Heavy Metal
1978 ● Judas Priest —— Hell Bent For Leather ► Heavy Metal
1979 ● Boomtown Rats —— The Fine Art Of Surfacing ► New Wave Post-Punk
1984 ● Armored Saint —— March Of The Saint ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Devo —— Shout ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave
1986 ● KBC Band —— KBC Band ► Album Rock
1987 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Tunnel Of Love ► Album Rock
1989 ● Kylie Minogue —— Enjoy Yourself ► Dance-Pop
1989 ● The Psychedelic Furs —— Book Of Days ► Post-Punk New Wave
1990 ● Mary Chapin Carpenter —— Shooting Straight In The Dark ► Country-Folk
1990 ● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 4: February 89 – May 90 ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1990 ● Styx —— Edge Of The Century ► Prog/Art Rock
2000 ● Placebo —— Black Market Music ► Alt Rock/Glam Punk
2000 ● Godspeed You Black Emperor! —— Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven ► Instrumental/Experimental
2001 ● Leonard Cohen —— Ten New Songs ► Soft Rock
2007 ● Karla Bonoff —— Live ► Pop-Rock
2007 ● Eric Clapton —— Complete Clapton ► Blues-Rock
2012 ● Don Felder —— Road To Forever ► Country-Rock
2012 ● Rick Springfield —— Songs For The End Of The World ► Power Pop
2012 ● Kiss —— Monster ► Hard Rock
2015 ● The Zombies —— Still Giot That Hunger ► Art Rock

October 10
1960 ● Brenda Lee —— This Is…Brenda ► Country-Pop
1964 ● The Ventures —— Walk, Don’t Run, Vol. 2 ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1966 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme ► Folk-Pop
1966 ● The Monkees —— The Monkees ► Pop-Rock
1967 ● Elvis Presley —— Clambake ► Pop-Rock/Country-Pop
1969 ● King Crimson —— In The Court Of The Crimson King ► Prog Rock
1969 ● Frank Zappa —— Hot Rats ► Art Rock
1969 ● The Kinks —— Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) ► British Rock
1970 ● Pink Floyd —— Atom Heart Mother ► Prog Rock
1970 ● The Ventures —— 10th Anniversary Album ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1972 ● Carpenters —— GEM I [Japan] ► Easy Listening
1973 ● Renaissance —— Ashes Are Burning ► Prog Rock
1975 ● Deep Purple —— Come Taste The Band ► Hard Rock
1977 ● The Easybeats —— The Shame Just Drained ► Rock ‘N’ Roll
1980 ● Bruce Springsteen —— The River ► Album Rock
1980 ● Manfred Mann —— Chance ► Pop-Rock
1980 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Chance ► British Rock
1980 ● Thin Lizzy —— Chinatown ► Hard Rock
1981 ● UB40 —— Present Arms In Dub ► Reggae-Dub
1983 ● Culture Club —— Colour By Numbers ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1985 ● Triumph —— Stages ► Arena Rock
1986 ● John Farnham —— Whispering Jack ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● John Lennon —— Imagine: John Lennon ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● U2 —— Rattle And Hum ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1989 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Truth In A Structured Form ► Hard Rock
1989 ● Indigo Girls —— Strange Fire ► Folk-Rock
1989 ● George Harrison —— The Best Of Dark Horse (1976-1989) ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● The Jesus Lizard —— Liar ► Alt Rock/Noise Rock
1994 ● Annihilator —— King Of The Kill ► Thrash Metal
1994 ● Suede —— Dog Man Star ► Brit Pop
1995 ● No Doubt —— Tragic Kingdom ► Ska-Pop
1995 ● Jack Bruce —— Monkjack ► Prog Rock/Fusion
1995 ● Cowboy Junkies —— 200 More Miles, Live Performances 1985 – 1994 ► Alt. Rock
1995 ● Idle Wilds —— Dumb, Gifted And Beautiful ► Power Pop
1995 ● Janet Jackson —— Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 ► Pop-Soul
1995 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Time ► Pop-Rock
1995 ● Peter Frampton —— Frampton Comes Alive! II ► Arena Rock
1997 ● Blackmail —— Blackmail ► Post-Grunge/Kraut Rock
2000 ● Catch 22 —— Alone In A Crowd ► Post-Punk/Third Wave Ska
2000 ● The Church —— Triple Set ► Alt. Power Pop
2000 ● The Tubes —— Tubes World Tour 2001 ► Alt. Rock
2006 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Take The Weather With You ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Rod Stewart —— Still The Same: Great Rock Classics Of Our Time ► Blues-Rock
2006 ● Sting —— Songs From The Labyrinth ► Pop-Rock
2006 ● James Taylor —— James Taylor At Christmas ► Folk-Rock
2007 ● Radiohead —— In Rainbows ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2011 ● Peter Gabriel —— New Blood ► Prog Rock

October 11
1957 ● Johnny Cash —— Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar ► Country-Rock
1972 ● Santana —— Caravanserai ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1974 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Good Earth ► Prog Rock
1974 ● Billy Joel —— Streetlife Serenade ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● Hot Tuna —— Hoppkorv ► Folk-Rock
1976 ● Donna Summer —— Four Seasons Of Love ► Disco
1977 ● Hall & Oates —— Beauty On A Back Street ► Pop-Rock
1977 ● Kansas —— Point Of Know Return ► Prog/Arena Rock
1983 ● Lionel Richie —— Can’t Slow Down ► Soul-Dance
1985 ● Simply Red —— Picture Book ► Alt Pop-Rock
1985 ● Love And Rockets —— Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven ► Glam-rock
1988 ● Ministry —— The Land Of Rape And Honey ► Industrial Metal
1988 ● Pet Shop Boys —— Introspective ► Club Dance
1990 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Ragged Glory ► Folk-Rock
1993 ● Bonnie Tyler —— Silhouette In Red ► Pop Vocals (Female)
1993 ● Jackson Browne —— I’m Alive ► Folk-Rock
1994 ● Korn —— Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
1995 ● Great Big Sea —— Up ► Folk-Rock/Celtic Rock
1999 ● Children Of Bodom —— Tokyo Warhearts ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal
1999 ● Pet Shop Boys —— Nightlife ► Electro-pop/Dance
2001 ● Nick Lowe —— The Convincer ► Pub Rock
2004 ● Duran Duran —— Astronaut ► AA Pop-Rock
2005 ● Jackson Browne —— Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 ► Folk-Rock
2011 ● Evanescence —— Evanescence ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal
2011 ● Judas Priest —— The Chosen Few ► Heavy Metal

October 12
1968 ● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha In Paris ► Soul
1973 ● Genesis —— Selling England By The Pound ► Prog Rock
1974 ● The Who —— Odds & Sods ► British Rock
1978 ● Billy Joel —— 52nd Street ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Chaka Khan —— Chaka ► Soul-Funk
1979 ● Rick James —— Fire It Up ► Soul-Funk
1979 ● Rod Stewart —— Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ► Blues-Rock
1981 ● U2 —— October ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1984 ● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions —— Rattlesnakes ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth
1984 ● Hall & Oates —— Big Bam Boom ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● Warren Zevon —— Transverse City ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● Talking Heads —— Once In A Lifetime – The Best Of The Talking Heads ► New Wave Art-Rock
1993 ● George Clinton —— Hey, Man, Smell My Finger ► Funk/Hip Hop
1993 ● The Lemonheads —— Come On Feel The Lemonheads ► Power Pop
1993 ● Various Artists —— Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles ► Country-Rock
1993 ● Elvis Costello —— 2 1/2 Years ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1993 ● Elvis Costello —— Live At The El Mocambo ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1997 ● Midnight Oil —— 20,000 Watt R.S.L. ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1998 ● Fatboy Slim —— You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby ► Brit-Hop
1999 ● Matthew Sweet —— In Reverse ► Power Pop
1999 ● Chicago —— Chicago XXVI: Live In Concert ► Jazz-Rock
1999 ● Eric Clapton —— Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock
2004 ● Alison Moyet —— Voice ► AA Pop-Rock
2004 ● No Doubt —— Everything In Time ► Ska-Pop
2004 ● Chris Isaak —— Chris Isaak Christmas ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2009 ● Journey —— Don’t Stop Believin’: The Best Of Journey ► AOR Rock
2010 ● Indigo Girls —— Holly Happy Days ► Folk-Rock
2010 ● Wilson Phillips —— Christmas In Harmony ► Pop-Rock

October 13
1966 ● Manfred Mann —— Manfred Mann’s Greatest Hits ► Rock n Roll
1973 ● Herbie Hancock —— Head Hunters ► Fusion
1976 ● Triumph —— Triumph ► Arena Rock
1978 ● Carpenters —— Christmas Portrait ► Soft Rock
1978 ● XTC —— Go 2 ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1978 ● AC/DC —— If You Want Blood You’ve Got It ► Hard Rock
1979 ● Elton John —— Victim Of Love ► Pop-Rock
1980 ● INXS —— INXS ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1982 ● Kiss —— Creatures Of The Night ► Hard Rock
1986 ● Berlin —— Count Three And Pray ► L. A. Synth-Pop
1987 ● Supertramp —— Free As A Bird ► Prog/Art Rock
1989 ● Ace Frehley —— Trouble Walkin’ ► Pop-Metal
1989 ● Sting —— …Nothing Like The Sun ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● Mudhoney —— Piece Of Cake ► Grunge Rock
1992 ● Prince & The New Power Generation —— The Love Symbol Album ► Dance-Pop
1992 ● Talking Heads —— Sand In The Vaseline: The Best of Taling Heads ► New Wave Art-Rock
1993 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Remember Two Things ► AA Pop-Rock
1994 ● East 17 —— Steam ► Dance-Pop
1997 ● The Blood Divine —— Mystica ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal
1997 ● Jurrasic 5 —— Jurassic 5 EP ► Alternative Hip Hop
1997 ● Billy Joel —— The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997 ► Pop-Rock
1998 ● Bob Dylan —— The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert ► Folk-Rock
1999 ● James —— Millionaires ► Alt Pop/Rock
2003 ● Blondie —— The Curse Of Blondie ► New Wave Pop-Rock
2009 ● Jack Bruce —— Seven Moons Live ► Prog Rock/Fusion
2009 ● Bob Dylan —— Christmas In The Heart ► Folk-Rock
2009 ● Kansas —— There’s Know Place Like Home ► Prog/Arena Rock
2014 ● U2 —— Songs Of Innocence ► Alt. Pop-Rock

October 14
1968 ● Tyrannosaurus Rex —— Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages ► Psych Rock
1969 ● Elvis Presley —— From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1974 ● Jethro Tull —— War Child ► Prog Rock
1977 ● David Bowie —— Heroes ► Glam Rock
1977 ● Ultravox —— Ha!-Ha!-Ha! ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1977 ● Kiss —— Alive II ► Hard Rock
1980 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Faces ► Soul-Funk
1981 ● Prince —— Controversy ► Dance-Pop
1982 ● Zapp —— Zapp II ► P-Funk
1983 ● Cyndi Lauper —— She’s So Unusual ► Pop-Rock
1983 ● The Jam —— Snap! ► Punk-Rock
1983 ● Elton John —— Too Low For Zero ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● ABC —— How To Be A…Zillionaire! ► Dance-Pop
1985 ● Iron Maiden —— Live After Death ► Heavy Metal
1985 ● Depeche Mode —— The Singles 81>85 ► Synth-Pop
1985 ● INXS —— Listen Like Thieves ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1986 ● Wang Chung —— Mosaic ► New Wave/Dance-Pop
1987 ● Billy Joel —— Kohuept ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● Frank Zappa —— Broadway The Hard Way ► Progressive Rock
1991 ● Belinda Carlisle —— Live Your Life Be Free ► Pop-Rock
1991 ● Kylie Minogue —— Let’s Get To It ► Dance-Pop
1994 ● Jimmy Page And Robert Plant —— No Quarter: Jimmy Page And Robert Plant Unledded ► Blues-Rock
1996 ● Donovan —— Sutras ► Folk-Rock
1997 ● Duran Duran —— Medazzaland ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1997 ● Yes —— Something’s Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969-1970 ► Prog Rock
2002 ● Ace Of Base —— The Golden Ratio ► Euro-Dance Pop
2003 ● Mariah Carey —— The Remixes ► Pop-Rock
2003 ● Rod Stewart —— As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook 2 ► Traditional Pop
2003 ● ZZ Top —— Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box ► Blues-Rock
2008 ● Charlie Daniels Band —— Uneasy Rider ► Southern Rock
2008 ● Lucinda Williams —— Little Honey ► Alt. Country
2011 ● Scorpions —— Live 2011: Get Your Sting & Blackout ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
2013 ● Cilla Black —— The Very Best Of Cilla Black ► Pop-Rock
2013 ● Boardwalk —— Boardwalk ► Dream Pop
2014 ● The Blues Magoos —— Psychedelic Resurrection ► Garage Rock
2014 ● Bob Seger —— Ride Out ► Heartland Rock

Albums Released This Week (September 24 – 30)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

September 24
1965 ● The Rolling Stones —— Out Of Our Heads [UK] ► Blues-Rock
1969 ● Laura Nyro —— New York Tendaberry ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● T. Rex —— Electric Warrior ► Glam Rock
1973 ● Roy Orbison —— Milestones ► Pop-Rock
1975 ● Rush —— Caress Of Steel ► Prog Rock
1977 ● Motörhead —— Motörhead ► Heavy Metal
1979 ● Eagles —— The Long Run ► Country-Rock
1981 ● Kool & The Gang —— Something Special ► Funk
1984 ● The Honeydrippers —— The Honeydrippers, Vol. I ► Roots Rock
1984 ● David Bowie —— Tonight ► Glam Rock
1984 ● Depeche Mode —— Some Great Reward [UK] ► Synth-Pop
1989 ● Spandau Ballet —— Heart Like A Sky ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1990 ● Megadeth —— Rust In Peace ► Heavy Metal
1990 ● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 1: March 79 – April 82 ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1990 ● AC/DC —— The Razor’s Edge ► Hard Rock
1990 ● Badfinger —— Day After Day: Live ► Pop-Rock
1991 ● Nirvana —— Nevermind ► Grunge
1991 ● A Tribe Called Quest —— The Low End Theory ► Jazz Rap
1991 ● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— Blood Sugar Sex Magik ► Alt. Funk-Rock
1991 ● The Cult —— Ceremony ► Hard Rock
1991 ● Kid ‘N Play —— Face The Nation ► Comedy Rap
1991 ● John Prine —— The Missing Years ► Folk-Rock
1991 ● Thompson Twins —— Queer ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1991 ● Bryan Adams —— Waking Up The Neighbors ► Pop-Rock
1991 ● Little Feat —— Shake Me Up ► Southern Rock
1991 ● James Taylor —— New Moon Shine ► Folk-Rock
1993 ● Led Zeppelin —— The Complete Studio Recordings ► Hard Rock
1996 ● Weezer —— Pinkerton ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop
1996 ● Sheryl Crow —— Sheryl Crow ► Roots Rock
1996 ● Zumpano —— Goin’ Through Changes ► Alt. Power Pop
1996 ● Elton John —— Love Songs [Eur] ► Pop-Rock
1996 ● Frank Zappa —— Läther ► Orchestral Rock
1998 ● Frank Zappa —— Mystery Disc ► Art Rock
2002 ● Elvis Presley —— Elv1s: 30 No. 1 Hits ► Rock n Roll
2002 ● Linda Ronstadt —— The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● Beck —— Sea Change ► AA Pop-Rock
2002 ● Jesse Colin Young —— Songs For Christmas ► Holiday Folk-Rock
2002 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— A Long Day’s Night ► Metal
2002 ● Jackson Browne —— The Naked Ride Home ► Folk-Rock
2002 ● Steve Earle —— Jerusalem ► Alt. Country
2002 ● Peter Gabriel —— Up ► Prog Rock
2007 ● PJ Harvey —— White Chalk ► Indie Rock
2007 ● New Order —— iTunes Originals – New Order ► Alt Pop-Rock
2009 ● Foreigner —— Can’t Slow Down ► Arena Rock
2010 ● Ace Of Base —— The Golden Ratio ► Euro-Dance Pop
2013 ● Cher —— Closer To The Truth ► Pop-Rock
2013 ● Gov’t Mule —— Shout! ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock
2013 ● Various Artists —— And I’ll Scratch Yours ► Prog Rock

September 25
1965 ● The Ventures —— The Ventures A Go-Go ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1967 ● The Doors —— Strange Days ► Blues-Rock
1969 ● Gladys Knight & The Pips —— Nitty Gritty ► Soul
1970 ● Ringo Starr —— Beaucoups Of Blues ► Pop-Rock
1972 ● Black Sabbath —— Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 ► Hard Rock
1974 ● J. Geils Band —— Nightmares…And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle ► Blues-Rock
1976 ● Black Sabbath —— Technical Ecstasy ► Hard Rock
1978 ● Village People —— Cruisin’ ► Disco
1978 ● The Beach Boys —— M.I.U. Album ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Gang Of Four —— Entertainment! ► Post-Punk
1979 ● The Buzzcocks —— Singles Going Steady ► Punk-Rock
1979 ● Barry Manilow —— One Voice ► AM Pop
1981 ● The Creatures —— Wild Things ► Alt Post-Punk/goth rock
1982 ● The Psychedelic Furs —— Forever Now ► Post-Punk New Wave
1988 ● They Might Be Giants —— Lincoln ► Alt. Rock
1989 ● The Sugarcubes —— Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1990 ● The Replacements —— All Shook Down ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1990 ● Carly Simon —— Have You Seen Me Lately ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 2: August 82 – April 85 ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1990 ● Grateful Dead —— Without A Net (First Set) ► Psychedelic Rock
1990 ● The Vaughan Brothers —— Family Style ► Blues-Rock
1992 ● John Cale —— Fragments Of A Rainy Season ► Art Rock
1994 ● Melt-Banana —— Speak Squeak Creak ► Noise Rock
1995 ● Harem Scarem —— Voice Of Reason ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal
1995 ● David Bowie —— 1. Outside ► Industrial Rock
2000 ● Kylie Minogue —— Light Years ► Dance-Pop
2000 ● David Bowie —— Bowie At The Beeb ► Glam Rock
2000 ● Van Morrison & Linda Gail Lewis —— You Win Again ► Folk-Rock
2000 ● Yes —— House Of Yes: Live From The House Of Blues ► Prog Rock
2001 ● The Strokes —— Is This It ► Punk Revival
2001 ● 38 Special —— A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night ► Southern Rock
2001 ● Ryan Adams —— Gold ► Folk-Rock
2001 ● The Innocence Mission —— Small Planes ► Alt Pop-Rock
2001 ● The Knack —— Normal As The Next Guy ► Power Pop
2007 ● Melissa Etheridge —— The Awakening ► Roots Rock
2007 ● Foo Fighters —— Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace ► Grunge Rock
2007 ● Deborah Harry —— Necessary Evil ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2007 ● Steve Earle —— Washington Square Serenade ► Alt. Country
2007 ● Joni Mitchell —— Shine ► Folk-Rock
2012 ● No Doubt —— Push And Shove ► Ska-Pop
2015 ● David Bowie —— Five Years (1969-1973) ► Glam Rock
2015 ● Don Henley —— Cass County ► Country-Rock

September 26
1969 ● The Beatles —— Abbey Road ► Pop-Rock
1969 ● Billy Preston —— That’s The Way God Planned It ► Funk
1972 ● J. Geils Band —— “Live” Full House ► Blues-Rock
1974 ● Jim Croce —— Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits ► Folk-Pop
1974 ● John Lennon —— Walls And Bridges ► Pop-Rock
1977 ● Ringo Starr —— Ringo The 4th ► Pop-Rock
1983 ● Mötley Crüe —— Shout At The Devil ► Heavy Metal
1986 ● Magnum —— Vigilante ► Hard Rock
1988 ● Oingo Boingo —— Boingo Alive ► New Wave Ska-Pop
1989 ● Daniel Lanois —— Acadie ► Alt. Rock
1989 ● Thompson Twins —— Big Trash ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1990 ● Kool & The Gang —— The Ballad Collection ► Dance-Pop
1990 ● Kool & The Gang —— The Dance Collection ► Dance-Pop
1994 ● Massive Attack —— Protection ► Trip-Hop
1995 ● AC/DC —— Ballbreaker ► Hard Rock
1995 ● Prince —— The Gold Experience ► Soul-Funk
1995 ● The Velvet Underground —— Peel Slowly And See ► Alt. Rock
2000 ● Good Charlotte —— Good Charlotte ► Punk Rock/Ska Punk
2000 ● John Hiatt —— Crossing Muddy Waters ► Roots Rock
2000 ● Mark Knopfler —— Sailing To Philadelphia ► Roots Rock
2000 ● Soul Asylum —— Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2000 ● Matthew Sweet —— Time Capsule: Best Of 90/00 ► Power Pop
2000 ● Styx —— Arch Allies: Live At Riverport ► Prog/Art Rock
2006 ● Janet Jackson —— 20 Y.O. ► Pop-Soul
2006 ● Sarah McLachlan —— Mirrorball: The Complete Concert ► Folk-Rock
2011 ● The Smiths —— The Smiths Complete ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2011 ● Pink Floyd —— Discovery ► Prog Rock

September 27
1968 ● Chad & Jeremy —— The Ark ► Folk-Pop
1968 ● Status Quo —— Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo ► British Rock
1972 ● Cat Stevens —— Catch Bull At Four ► Folk-Pop
1975 ● Harry Chapin —— Portrait Gallery ► Folk-Pop
1982 ● The Fall —— Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) ► Post-Punk
1982 ● Depeche Mode —— A Broken Frame ► Synth-Pop
1984 ● Alphaville —— Forever Young ► New Wave synth pop
1986 ● Cyndi Lauper —— True Colors ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1986 ● New Order —— The John Peel Sessions I ► Alt Pop-Rock
1986 ● Billy Squier —— Enough Is Enough ► Hard Rock
1988 ● Randy Newman —— Land Of Dreams ► Folk-Rock
1989 ● Tears For Fears —— The Seeds Of Love ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1993 ● Pet Shop Boys —— Very ► Electro-pop/Dance
1994 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Under The Table And Dreaming ► AA Pop-Rock
1994 ● Walter Becker —— 11 Tracks Of Whack ► Jazz-Rock
1994 ● Big Head Todd & The Monsters —— Strategem ► AA Pop-Rock
1994 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— In The Hot Seat ► Progressive Rock
1994 ● Brandy Norwood —— Brandy ► New Jack Swing
1994 ● The Moody Blues —— Time Traveler ► Prog Rock
1994 ● R.E.M. —— Monster ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1994 ● Santana Brothers —— Brothers ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1996 ● Sasha & John Digwood —— Northern Exposure ► Progressive House/Trance
1999 ● Cocteau Twins —— BBC Sessions ► Folk-Rock
1999 ● Gary Moore —— A Different Beat ► Roots Rock (Irish)
2001 ● Billy Joel —— Opus 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions – Music for Solo Piano ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Big Star —— In Space ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Toni Braxton —— Libra ► Soul-Pop
2005 ● John Cale —— Black Acetate ► Art Rock
2005 ● Robert Palmer —— Legend: Live On Stage ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2005 ● The Psychedelic Furs —— Heartbreak Beat ► Post-Punk New Wave
2005 ● The Everly Brothers —— Give Me A Future ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Neil Young —— Prairie Wind ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● The Band —— The Musical History [Box Set] ► Folk-Rock
2010 ● Eric Clapton —— Clapton ► Blues-Rock
2011 ● Everclear —— Return To Santa Monica ► Grunge-Punk
2011 ● Machine Head —— Unto The Locust ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal
2011 ● Matthew Sweet —— Modern Art ► Power Pop
2011 ● Matthew Sweet —— Modern Art ► Power Pop
2011 ● Youth Lagoon —— The Year Of Hibernation ► Dream Pop
2013 ● Rush —— Vapor Trails Remixed ► Prog/Art Rock

September 28
1973 ● Slade —— Sladest ► Glam Rock
1973 ● Status Quo —— Hello! ► British Rock
1976 ● Stevie Wonder —— Songs In The Key Of Life ► Pop-R&B
1978 ● Black Sabbath —— Never Say Die! ► Hard Rock
1983 ● Alice Cooper —— DaDa ► Art Rock
1987 ● Depeche Mode —— Music For The Masses ► Synth-Pop
1987 ● Alice Cooper —— Raise Your Fist And Yell ► Art Rock
1987 ● Wet Wet Wet —— Popped In Souled Out ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1988 ● MC Hammer —— Let’s Get It Started ► Hip-Hop
1992 ● Brian May —— Back To The Light [UK] ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Anal Cunt —— Morbid Florist ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore
1993 ● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Live Seeds ► Alt Rock
1993 ● The Police —— Message in A Box: The Complete Recordings ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1993 ● Paul Simon —— Paul Simon 1964/1993 ► Folk-Pop
1998 ● PJ Harvey —— Is This Desire? ► Indie Rock
1998 ● Depeche Mode —— The Singles 86>98 ► Synth-Pop
1999 ● Creed —— Human Clay ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge
1999 ● Tony Bennett —— Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool ► Easy Listening
1999 ● The Church —— Under The Milky Way: The Best Of The Church ► Alt. Power Pop
1999 ● Indigo Girls —— Come On Now Social ► Folk-Rock
1999 ● The Specials —— Ghost Town Live ► Ska Revival
1999 ● Sting —— Brand New Day ► Pop-Rock
1999 ● ZZ Top —— XXX ► Blues-Rock
2004 ● Buzzcocks —— The Complete Singles Anthology ► Punk-Rock
2004 ● Melissa Etheridge —— Lucky Live ► Roots Rock
2004 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80 ► Roots Rock
2004 ● Iggy Pop —— Ultimate Live ► Alt. Rock / Punk
2004 ● Mark Knopfler —— Shangri-La ► Roots Rock
2004 ● Joss Stone —— Mind, Body & Soul ► Pop-Soul (Neo-Soul)
2009 ● Mariah Carey —— Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel ► Pop-Rock
2009 ● Slade —— Live At The BBC ► Hard Rock
2009 ● Tina Turner —— Tina Live ► Pop-Rock
2010 ● Gin Blossoms —— No Chocolate Cake ► Power Pop
2010 ● Soundgarden —— Telephantasm ► Grunge Rock
2010 ● The Doobie Brothers —— World Gone Crazy ► Pop-Rock
2010 ● Neil Young —— Le Noise ► Folk-Rock

September 29
1971 ● The Jackson 5 —— Goin’ Back To Indiana ► Soul – Motown
1972 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Glorified Magnified ► Prog Rock
1976 ● Rush —— All The World’s A Stage ► Arena Rock
1977 ● Billy Joel —— The Stranger ► Pop-Rock
1980 ● Kool & The Gang —— Celebrate! ► Disco-Funk
1980 ● Stevie Wonder —— Hotter Than July ► Pop-R&B
1981 ● Carly Simon —— Torch ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Stone Temple Pilots —— Core ► Arena Rock
1986 ● The Fall —— Bend Sinister ► Post-Punk
1986 ● Iron Maiden —— Somewhere In Time ► Heavy Metal
1986 ● New Order —— Brotherhood ► Power Pop
1986 ● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— The Pacific Age ► New Wave Synth Pop
1986 ● Chicago —— Chicago 18 ► Jazz-Rock
1987 ● The Smiths —— Strangeways, Here We Come ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1987 ● Red Hot Chili Peppers —— The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ► Alt. Funk-Rock
1992 ● Alice In Chains —— Dirt ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal
1992 ● 10,000 Maniacs —— Our Time In Eden ► Folk-Rock
1992 ● Aretha Franklin —— Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings ► Soul
1992 ● Peter Gabriel —— Us ► Prog Rock
1995 ● Rammstein —— Herzeleid ► Industrial/Krautrock
1997 ● The Fall —— Levitate ► Post-Punk
1997 ● Simple Minds —— The Promised ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1997 ● The Verve —— Urban Hymns ► Psych Rock/Britpop
1997 ● The Rolling Stones —— Bridges To Babylon ► Blues-Rock
1998 ● AFI —— A Fire Inside ► Hardcore Punk
1998 ● Judas Priest —— 98 Live Meltdown ► Heavy Metal
1998 ● Peter Wolf —— Fool’s Parade ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul
1998 ● Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach —— Painted From Memory ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1998 ● Joni Mitchell —— Taming The Tiger ► Folk-Rock
2009 ● Alice In Chains —— Black Gives Way To Blue ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal
2009 ● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— The Great American Bubble Factory ► Southern Rock
2009 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— God & Guns ► Southern Rock

September 30
1963 ● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Heat Wave ► Soul – Motown
1969 ● Rare Earth —— Get Ready ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1970 ● Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —— A Pocket Full Of Miracles ► Soul – Motown
1972 ● Joe Walsh —— Barnstorm ► Blues-Rock
1978 ● Gary Moore —— Back On The Streets ► Roots Rock (Irish)
1979 ● Godley & Crème —— Freeze Frame ► Prog Rock
1985 ● Tom Waits —— Rain Dogs ► Blues-Rock
1985 ● Hall & Oates —— Live At The Apollo ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● Madness —— Mad Not Mad ► Ska
1985 ● Wang Chung —— To Live And Die In L.A. ► New Wave/Dance-Pop
1985 ● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— Soul To Soul ► Blues-Rock
1987 ● Ian Dury —— New Boots And Panties!! ► Punk-Rock
1991 ● Nitzer Ebb —— Ebbhead ► Industrial/EBM
1991 ● Robbie Robertson —— Storyville ► Roots Rock
1991 ● Simply Red —— Stars ► Alt Pop-Rock
1991 ● Paul McCartney —— Choba b CCCP ► Pop-Rock
1991 ● R.E.M. —— The Best Of R.E.M. ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1992 ● Natalie Cole —— Twin Best Now ► Soul-Pop
1994 ● Lake Of Tears —— Greater Art ► Doth/Doom Metsal
1994 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles & Tony Sheridan ► Rock n Roll
1996 ● Secret Chiefs 3 —— First Grand Constitution And Bylaws ► Experimental/Indie Rock
1997 ● Bob Dylan —— Time Out Of Mind ► Folk-Rock
1997 ● The Apples In Stereo —— Tone Soul Evolution ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop
1997 ● Patti Smith —— Peace And Noise ► Heartland Rock
2000 ● Turbonegro —— Darkness Forever! ► Heavy Metal/Glam Punk
2002 ● Ace Of Base —— Da Capo ► Euro-Dance Pop
2002 ● Mark Knopfler —— The Ragpicker’s Dream ► Roots Rock
2002 ● The Rolling Stones —— Forty Licks ► Blues-Rock
2003 ● Martina McBride —— Martina ► Alt. Country
2003 ● Bonnie Raitt —— The Best Of Bonnie Raitt On Capitol 1989-2003 ► Blues-Rock
2003 ● Sting —— Sacred Love ► Pop-Rock
2003 ● Toto —— The Essential Toto ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock
2008 ● Melissa Etheridge —— A New Thought For Christmas ► Roots Rock
2008 ● Dion —— Heroes: Giants Of Early Guitar Rock ► Pop-Rock
2008 ● James Taylor —— Covers ► Folk-Rock
2008 ● Tina Turner —— Tina!/The Collected Recordings ► Pop-Rock
2011 ● Kool & The Gang —— Back To Back ► Funk
2013 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Unvarnished ► Hard Rock
2013 ● Rush —— The Studio Albums 1989-2007 ► Prog/Art Rock
2014 ● Melissa Etheridge —— This Is M.E. ► Roots Rock
2014 ● Lucinda Williams —— Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone ► Alt. Country
2014 ● Bryan Adams —— Tracks Of My Years ► Pop-Rock

Albums Released This Week (September 3 – 9)

Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

September 03
1971 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Future Games ► Blues-Rock
1978 ● Diana Ross —— Ross ► Soul – Motown
1982 ● Golden Earring —— Cut ► Hard Rock
1984 ● Iron Maiden —— Powerslave ► Heavy Metal
1990 ● Judas Priest —— Painkiller ► Heavy Metal
1990 ● George Michael —— Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 ► Dance-Pop
1991 ● Blues Traveler —— Travelers And Thieves ► Alt Country Rock
1991 ● Stevie Nicks —— TimeSpace ► Pop-Rock
1991 ● Rush —— Roll The Bones ► Arena Rock
1996 ● The Knack —— Banding ► Power Pop
1996 ● Tina Turner —— Wildest Dreams ► Pop-Rock
2007 ● Procol Harum —— A Whiter Shade Of Pale [EP] ► Psychedelic Rock
2007 ● Yes —— Live At Montreux 2003 ► Prog Rock
2012 ● Mark Knopfler —— Privateering ► Roots Rock

September 04
1970 ● The Rolling Stones —— Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out ► Rock n Roll
1973 ● Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson —— Winter In America ► Hip-Hop
1973 ● Queen —— Queen ► Prog Rock
1979 ● Trooper —— Flying Colors ► Hard Rock
1981 ● Meat Loaf —— Dead Ringer ► Arena Rock
1981 ● George Strait —— Strait Country ► Country-Rock
1981 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Nine Tonight ► Heartland Rock
1982 ● The Who —— It’s Hard ► British Rock
1984 ● Donna Summer —— Cats Without Claws ► Disco
1989 ● Love And Rockets —— Love And Rockets ► Alt Pop-Rock
1990 ● Dan Folgelberg —— The Wild Places ► Country-Rock
1990 ● The Rembrandts —— The Rembrandts ► AA Pop-Rock
1990 ● Soul Asylum —— And The Horse They Rode In On ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1990 ● Rush —— Chronicles ► Arena Rock
1992 ● Sugar —— Copper Blue ► Alt Rock
1995 ● Jethro Tull —— Roots To Branches [UK] ► Prog Rock
2000 ● Powderfinger —— Odyssey Number Five ► Alt Rock
2001 ● System Of A Down —— Toxicity ► Heavy Metal
2001 ● The Apples In Stereo —— Sound Effects ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop
2001 ● April Wine —— Back To The Mansion ► Arena Rock
2012 ● Melissa Etheridge —— 4th Street Feeling ► Roots Rock
2012 ● Korn —— The Path Of Totality Tour – Live At The Hollywood Palladium ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2012 ● Matchbox Twenty —— North ► Alt. Rock
2012 ● Stars —— The North ► Chamber Pop
2015 ● Iron Maiden —— The Book Of Souls ► Heavy Metal

September 05
1971 ● Poco —— From The Inside ► Country-Rock
1974 ● The Jackson 5 —— Dancing Machine ► Soul – Motown
1975 ● Jethro Tull —— Minstrel In The Gallery ► Prog Rock
1978 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Skynyrd’s First And…Last ► Southern Rock
1980 ● Gary Numan —— Telekon ► New Wave Synth Pop
1986 ● Skinny Puppy —— Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse ► Alt. Rock – Industrial
1987 ● Grim Reaper —— Rock You To Hell ► Thrash Metal
1987 ● Motörhead —— Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Heavy Metal
1987 ● Y & T —— Contagious ► Heavy Metal/Glam Metal
1988 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Peepshow ► Alt. Rock
1989 ● Mick Jones —— Mick Jones ► Hard Rock
1989 ● Big Audio Dynamite —— Megatop Phoenix ► Dance-Rock
1989 ● Soundgarden —— Louder Than Love ► Grunge Rock
1989 ● The Tragically Hip —— Up To Here ► Folk-Rock
1994 ● Shed Seven —— Change Giver ► Britpop
1995 ● Die Flippers —— Sommersprossen ► Pop/Schlager
1995 ● The Fall —— The Twenty-Seven Points ► Post-Punk
1995 ● Dion —— Rock “N Roll Christmas ► Pop-Rock
1997 ● Mack 10 —— Based On A True Story ► Gangsta Rap
2000 ● Ryan Adams —— Heartbreaker ► Acoustic Pop-Rock
2006 ● Iron Maiden —— A Matter Of Life And Death ► Heavy Metal
2011 ● Queen —— Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984-1995) ► Glam Rock

September 06
1965 ● Merle Haggard —— Strangers ► Trad Country
1974 ● Hawkwind —— Hall Of The Mountain Grill ► Space Rock
1974 ● Judas Priest —— Rocka Rolla ► Heavy Metal
1979 ● Kool & The Gang —— Ladies’ Night ► Disco/Funk
1979 ● Aretha Franklin —— La Diva ► Disco Pop
1982 ● Icehouse —— Primitive Man ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1985 ● John Cale —— Artificial Intelligence ► Art Rock
1988 ● New Kids On The Block —— Hangin’ Tough ► Teen Pop
1994 ● David Gray —— Flesh ► AA Pop-Rock
1994 ● Widespread Panic —— Ain’t Life Grand ► Southern Rock
1995 ● Land —— Land ► Electronic/Fusion
1999 ● Yazoo —— Only Yazoo ► Synth-Pop
2004 ● Mike + The Mechanics —— Rewired + Hits – The Latest + Greatest ► Brit Pop-Rock
2004 ● Alison Moyet —— Voice [UK] ► AA Pop-Rock
2005 ● The Rolling Stones —— A Bigger Bang ► Blues-Rock

September 07
1973 ● Frank Zappa —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock
1973 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock
1974 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Another Time ► Soul-Funk
1979 ● The Slits —— Cut ► Punk-Rock
1979 ● Gary Numan —— The Pleasure Principle ► New Wave Synth Pop
1979 ● Iggy Pop —— New Values ► Alt. Rock / Punk
1979 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Join Hands ► Glam Rock
1981 ● Matt Johnson —— Burning Blue Soul ► Post-Punk
1982 ● Iggy Pop —— Zombie Birdhouse ► Alt. Rock / Punk
1982 ● Kool & The Gang —— As One ► Disco
1984 ● Mercyful Fate —— Don’t Break The Oath ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Queensrÿche —— The Warning ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Jethro Tull —— Under Wraps ► Prog Rock
1987 ● Pet Shop Boys —— Actually ► Dance-Pop
1987 ● Mike Oldfield —— Islands ► Progressive Rock
1987 ● Timothy B. Schmit —— Timothy B. ► Country-Rock
1990 ● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin Boxed Set ► Hard Rock
1992 ● Toto —— Kingdom Of Desire [UK] ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock
1993 ● John Hiatt —— Perfectly Good Guitar ► Roots Rock
1993 ● Iggy Pop —— American Caesar ► Alt. Rock / Punk
1993 ● John Mellencamp —— Human Wheels ► Roots Rock
1998 ● Belle & Sebastian —— The Boy With The Arab Strap ► Chamber Pop
1999 ● Agnostic Front —— Riot, Riot, Upstart ► Hardcore Punk
1999 ● Buzzcocks —— Modern ► Punk-Rock
2004 ● Christine McVie —— In The Meantime ► Pop-Rock
2004 ● Matthew Sweet —— Living Things ► Power Pop
2004 ● Jesse Colin Young —— Living In Paradise ► Folk-Rock
2009 ● Cilla Black —— Cilla All Mixed Up ► Dance-Pop
2010 ● Natalie Cole —— The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ► Holiday Soul-Pop

September 08
1958 ● Gene Vincent —— A Gene Vincent Record Date ► Rock n Roll
1970 ● The Jackson 5 —— Third Album ► Soul – Motown
1970 ● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Natural Resources ► Soul – Motown
1971 ● LaBelle —— LaBelle ► Funk
1972 ● Mott The Hoople —— All The Young Dudes ► Hard Rock
1976 ● Hall & Oates —— Bigger Than The Both Of Us ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● Bunny Wailer —— Blackheart Man ► Roots Reggae
1978 ● David Bowie —— Stage ► Glam Rock
1978 ● Dave Edmunds —— Tracks On Wax 4 ► Roots/Pub Rock
1978 ● Styx —— Pieces Of Eight ► Prog/Art Rock
1980 ● Kate Bush —— Never For Ever ► Prog Rock
1981 ● The Cure —— …Happily Ever After ► Post-Punk
1982 ● Peter Gabriel —— Security ► Prog Rock
1986 ● The Human League —— Crash ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1986 ● The B-52’s —— Bouncing Off The Satellites ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1987 ● Mr. Mister —— Go On… ► L. A. New Wave
1987 ● Pink Floyd —— A Momentary Lapse Of Reason ► Prog Rock
1987 ● Rush —— Hold Your Fire ► Arena Rock
1988 ● Bad Religion —— Suffer ► Punk Rock
1988 ● Sam Phillips —— The Indescribable Wow ► AltRock/Secular
1992 ● Screaming Trees —— Sweet Oblivion ► Neo-Psychedelia
1996 ● Marilyn Manson —— Antichrist Superstar ► Heavy Metal/Alt Metal
1997 ● The Crystal Method —— Vegas ► Electronic/Industrial
1998 ● Blonde Redhead —— In An Expression Of The Inexpressible ► Alt Rock/Indie Rock
1998 ● The Church —— Hologram Of Baal ► Alt. Power Pop
1998 ● Hole —— Celebrity Skin ► Grunge
1999 ● Tristania —— Beyond The Veil ► Heavy Metal/Gloom Metal
2003 ● Iron Maiden —— Dance Of Death ► Heavy Metal
2009 ● Phish —— Joy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
2009 ● Phish —— Party Time ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
2009 ● Washed Out —— Life Of Leisure [EP] ► Electronica
2014 ● Queen —— Queen: Live At The Rainbow ’74 ► Glam Rock

September 09
1963 ● Marvin Gaye —— Recorded Live On Stage ► Soul – Motown
1966 ● Manfred Mann —— Mann Made Hits ► Rock n Roll
1969 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Then Play On ► Blues-Rock
1971 ● John Lennon —— Imagine ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha’s Greatest Hits ► Soul
1974 ● John Sebastian —— Tarzana Kid ► Folk-Rock
1981 ● Billy Joel —— Songs In The Attic ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Rush —— Signals ► Arena Rock
1985 ● Dexy’s Midnight Runners —— Don’t Stand Me Down ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk
1987 ● Love And Rockets —— Earth, Sun, Moon ► Alt Pop-Rock
1990 ● Jimmy Barnes —— Two Fires ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock
1991 ● Cross —— Blue Rock ► Hard Rock
1991 ● Dire Straits —— On Every Street ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock
1996 ● The Cardigans —— First Band On The Moon ► Power Pop
1996 ● Catherine Wheel —— Like Cats And Dogs ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing
1996 ● Natalie Cole —— Stardust ► Soul-Pop
1997 ● Amy Grant —— Behind The Eyes ► Pop-Rock/Christian
1997 ● Incubus —— S.C.I.E.N.C.E. ► Funk Metal
1997 ● Whitesnake —— Starkers In Tokyo ► Arena Rock
1998 ● Frank Black And The Catholics —— Frank Black And The Catholics ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2003 ● John Mayer —— Heavier Things ► Folk-Pop
2006 ● John Mayer —— Continuum ► AA Pop-Rock
2008 ● Natalie Cole —— Still Unforgettable ► Soul-Pop