Make It Big — Wham!, March 2, 1985
Columbia 39595 Producer: George Michael Track listing: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go / Everything She Wants / Heartbeat / Like a Baby / Freedom / If You Were There / Credit Card Baby / Careless Whisper March 2, 1985…
Welcome to the Real World — Mr. Mister, March 1, 1986
RCA 7180 Producer: Mr. Mister and Paul De Villiers Track listing: Black/White Uniform of Youth / Don’t Slow Down / Run to Her / Into My Own Hands / Is It Love / Kyrie / Broken Wings / Tangent Tears…
Freeze-Frame — The J. Geils Band, February 6, 1982
Producer: Seth Justman Track listing: Freeze-Frame / Rage in the Cage / Centerfold / Do You Remember When / Insane, Insane Again / Flamethrower / River Blindness / Angel in Blue / Piss on the Wall February 6, 1982 4…
Don’t Be Cruel — Bobby Brown, January 21, 1989
MCA 42185 Producers: L.A. & Babyface, Gene Griffin, Larry White, Gordon Jones, and Bobby Brown Track listing: Cruel Prelude / Don’t Be Cruel / My Prerogative / Roni / Rock Wit’cha / Every Little Step / I’ll Be Good to…
The Broadway Album — Barbra Streisand, January 25, 1986
Columbia 40092 Producers: Barbra Streisand, Peter Matz, Richard Baskin, Bob Esty, Paul Jabara, and David Foster Track listing: Putting It Together / If I Love You / Something’s Coming / Not While I’m Around / Being Alive / I Have…
The Wall — Pink Floyd, January 19, 1980
Columbia 36183 Producers: Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters Track listing: In the Flesh? / The Thin Ice /Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1) / The Happiest Days of Our Lies / Another Brick in the Wall (Part…
Licensed to III — Beastie Boys, March 7, 1987
Columbia 40238 Producers: Rick Rubin, Beastie Boys Track listing: Rhymin & Stealin / The New Style / She’s Crafty / Posse in Effect / Slow Ride / Girls / Fight for Right / No Sleep Till Brooklyn / Paul Revere…
Storm Front — Billy Joel, December 16, 1989
Columbia 44366 Producers: Mick Jones and Billy Joel Track listing: That’s Not Her Style / We Didn’t Start the Fire / The Downeaster “Alexa” / I Go to Extremes / Shameless / Storm Front / Leningrad / State of Grace…
Hangin’ Tough — New Kids On The Block, September 9, 1989
Columbia 4098 Producer: Maurice Starr Track listing: You Got It (The Right Stuff) / Please Don’t Go Girl / I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) / Cover Girl / I Need You / Hangin’ Tough / I Remember When / What’cha…
Batman — Prince/Soundtrack, July 22, 1989
Warner Bros. 25936 Track listing: The Future / Electric Chair / The Arms of Orion / Partyman / Waiting / Trust / Lemon Crush / Scandalous / Batdance July 22, 1989 6 weeks Prior to 1989, the careers of both…