It may not feel like it, but we are well over 7 months into the eligibility period for the 2018 Grammy Awards. I’ll take a look at the Songs, Albums and New Artists I think could have a chance this year.
A look back on the songs that defined my year featuring the likes of Beyoncé, OneRepublic, Miranda Lambert and Rihanna.
Pile of Shame is a series where I attempt to wade through the endless amount of unfinished games in my library, as well as tackling classic games that I’ve never gotten around to. Each month I’ll be revising the 10 current titles I’ll be playing, with a post on each individual game sharing my thoughts and …
HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I – Michael Jackson – 1995 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music HIStory: Past Present and Future, Book I is such an interesting album is to consider in context. Disc one here is a tightly packed Greatest Hits collection, while the second is a full length follow up to 1991’s Dangerous. … Continue reading
The Woman in Me – Shania Twain – 1995 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: No Format Listened?: CD/Apple Music It’s hard to imagine a time where Shania Twain wasn’t the biggest country artist of all time. Albums that can be considered one of the World’s Greatest Hits don’t come much bigger than 1997’s Come On Over but two … Continue reading
Cross Road – Bon Jovi – 1994 Claimed Sales: 21m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Oh great. Even more Bon Jovi for me to enjoy. This time it’s the turn of Cross Road a greatest hits collection that has actually far outsold Slippery When Wet here in the UK. Unlike most greatest hits collections I’ve covered … Continue reading
Dookie – Green Day – 1994 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Green Day are an impatient bunch, at just over 38 minutes, Dookie is one of the shortest albums in this series. There’s very little time to ease into each of these 15 tracks, none of which last longer than 4 minutes so … Continue reading
Music Box – Mariah Carey – 1993 Claimed Sales: 25m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music There’s one artist that I knew would be eligible for this series that I have been dreading. I guess you could say that I’m ‘not a fan’ of Mariah Carey. It’s a bit of a surprise to people who expect … Continue reading
Happy Nation/The Sign – Ace of Base – 1992 Claimed Sales: 23m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music We’ve entered the territory of worldwide differences to albums now and Ace of Base’s continues the trend of Swedish bands who score breakout success with different versions of the same album. Originally released in 1992 as Happy Nation, it … Continue reading
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston / Various Artists – 1992 Claimed Sales: 44m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: CD If there’s a moment in pop music that every single person can agree on, it’s surely that moment of silence before ‘DUN…AND IIIIII’ on I Will Always Love You. I don’t need to write 500 words to … Continue reading
