Billboard Awards is getting boring. Let's start with a bang!!!
58. Rihanna - Loud
Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released on November 12, 2010. Loud features up-tempo and pop genres, ranging from dance-pop to electro-R&B, and marked her return to her dancehall roots. The album produced seven singles, including the international hits "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", and "S&M". All three singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. "S&M" was Rihanna's tenth US number one song, making Rihanna the youngest recording artist to accumulate ten number one songs in the shortest time, surpassing Mariah Carey's record. "Only Girl (In the World)" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2011. On November 30, 2011, the album was nominated for three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
London Calling is the third studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979. The album's subject matter included social displacement, unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood. The album received unanimously positive reviews and was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. London Calling was a top ten album in the UK, and its lead single "London Calling" was a top 20 single. It has sold over five million copies worldwide, and was certified platinum in the United States.
Sorry for taking too long. My laptop was having a meltdown for a second.
56. Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on September 19, 1989. Due to its innovative production and lyrical exploration, critics have regarded the album as the pinnacle of Jackson's artistic achievement. It became her second consecutive album to hit number one on the Billboard 200, as well as the top of the charts in Australia and the top ten in Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the UK. Certified sixfold platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it has sold over fourteen million copies worldwide. It has been named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and is listed in the Quintessence Editions Ltd. reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
A little treat for now. Will continue later tonight,
60. Mariah Carey - Butterfly
Butterfly is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on September 16, 1997. Carey wrote in the booklet of her twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, that she considers Butterfly her magnum opus and a turning point in both her life and career. Upon release, Butterfly garnered generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom embraced Carey's musical transition. Reviewers complimented the album for its mature sound and production, and commended Carey's musical direction, calling the work a "transitional album, one that makes her a rarity of the 90s." "Honey", the record's lead single, topped the charts in the US and Canada, and reached the top-five in New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom. The album's fifth single, "My All", became a top-ten hit throughout Europe. When "My All" topped the chart in the US, it became her thirteenth number-one single, surpassing Madonna as the female with the most chart toppers on the Hot 100.
I want to know what's your opinions on the next album. I just listen to it this year and I love it.
Two more albums and then the announcement then we continue with the last four.
Sorry for taking too long. My laptop was having a meltdown for a second.
57. Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on September 19, 1989. Due to its innovative production and lyrical exploration, critics have regarded the album as the pinnacle of Jackson's artistic achievement. It became her second consecutive album to hit number one on the Billboard 200, as well as the top of the charts in Australia and the top ten in Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the UK. Certified sixfold platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it has sold over fourteen million copies worldwide. It has been named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and is listed in the Quintessence Editions Ltd. reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Billboard Awards is getting boring. Let's start with a bang!!!
59. Rihanna - Loud
Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released on November 12, 2010. Loud features up-tempo and pop genres, ranging from dance-pop to electro-R&B, and marked her return to her dancehall roots. The album produced seven singles, including the international hits "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", and "S&M". All three singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. "S&M" was Rihanna's tenth US number one song, making Rihanna the youngest recording artist to accumulate ten number one songs in the shortest time, surpassing Mariah Carey's record. "Only Girl (In the World)" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2011. On November 30, 2011, the album was nominated for three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.
The Family Jewels is the debut studio album by Welsh recording artist Marina and the Diamonds, released on 15 February 2010. The Family Jewels debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart, selling 27,618 copies in its first week. Initially certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 19 February 2010, two days prior to its release, it was ultimately certified gold on 14 May 2010. As of May 2012, the album has sold 177,268 copies in the United Kingdom.
The album is really good and better than Electra Heart in my opinion. But so high though.
