Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers – 1999 Claimed Sales: 15m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Listening to Blood Sugar Sex Magik and Californication for the first time back to back in a series like this does a lot to explain the development of Red Hot Chili Peppers over the 8 years that separated their two biggest albums. … Continue reading
Ray of Light – Madonna – 1998 Claimed Sales: 15m First listen?: No Format Listened?: Apple Music Ray of Light is a career defining album from one of the music industry’s biggest and best names. Seen to most as the biggest reinvention of Madonna’s career, Ray Of Light followed years of having to defend her controversial music and videos during … Continue reading
‘N Sync – NSYNC – 1997 Claimed Sales: 15.5m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music In the battle of the 90s American boybands I would have always gone straight to NSYNC as my favourite. Not only because Justin Timberlake quickly showed himself to be one of the best pop performers of the generation, but for the string … Continue reading
Merry Christmas – Mariah Carey– 1994 Claimed Sales: 15m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music I hate Christmas music. If there was one ‘genre’ of music that I try and avoid at all costs it’s the ‘holiday album’. Call me a killjoy, ask why I can’t just enjoy it, but outside of the one truly great Christmas … Continue reading
Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish – 1994 Claimed Sales: 16m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music For the people who have been experiencing these albums as I’ve been listening to, friends and family who are inundated with my opinions as the weeks go by, just about every artist I mention sparks a conversation about … Continue reading
The Colour of My Love – Celine Dion – 1993 Claimed Sales: 20m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music The biggest voice in Pop is back in The World’s Greatest Hits and this time with her true international breakthrough album, The Colour of My Love. Let’s get the biggest moment of this album out of the way first, … Continue reading
Janet. – Janet Jackson – 1993 Claimed Sales: 14m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Janet. is a statement of intent. There’s no Jackson on cover of this album and it marked the third consecutive successful album on which Janet carved her own story alongside the narrative of her famous family. It’s not the industrial dance of her … Continue reading
Shepherd Moons – Enya – 1991 Claimed Sales: 13m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Enya is unlike anyone else in the commercial music world. Literally no one could have anticipated that a ‘New Age’ Celtic singer from Ireland would not only become the most successful solo artist from the country, but one of the defining voices of … Continue reading
Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers – 1991 Claimed Sales: 13m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Ask the general public what the name of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ debut album and I’m sure that most people would guess Blood Sugar Sex Magik. It genuinely surprised me to learn that this was the band’s fifth … Continue reading
Ropin’ The Wind – Garth Brooks – 1992 Claimed Sales: 13m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Digital Download I could probably just copy and paste the words I wrote about Garth Brooks’ breakthrough album No Fences here as a year later very little has changed. The focus is still on good ol’ country fun on the likes of Rodeo, … Continue reading
8OH8s 