Today in Music History (November 28th)

November 28th 1978

Briefcase Full of Blues by The Blues Brothers is released in the US.  Recorded live when the boys opened for Steve Martin at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles on September 9th 1978.

The album would reach #1 on the Billboard Album chart in February 1979 and went double platinum.

Two singles were released from the album, "Rubber Biscuit" when reached #37 on the Hot 100 and "Soul Man" which made it to #14.

Billboard Album Chart (Top 20) 10/25/2014

Billboard Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending October 25th 2014

20 - Modern Vintage - Sixx:A.M.
(Debut)
19 - You're Dead! - Flying Lotus
(Debut)
18 - Frozen - Soundtrack
17 - Aquarius - Tinashe
(Debut)
16 - Kauai (EP) - Childish Gambino
15 - Standing In The Breach - Jackson Browne
(Debut)
14 - The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney
13 - V - Maroon 5
12 - Wonders - The Piano Guys
(Debut)
11 - 747 - Lady Antebellum
10 - In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
9  -  Point of No Return - Keyshia Cole
(Debut)
8  -  It's About Us - Alex and Sierra
(Debut)
7  - 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault - Stevie Nicks
(Debut)
6  -  Bringing Back The Sunshine - Blake Shelton
5  -  Everything Will Be Alright in the End - Weezer
(Debut)
4  -  Cheek To Cheek - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
3  -  Partners - Barbra Streisand
2  -  Hozier - Hozier
(Debut)
1  -  Old Boots, New Dirt - Jason Aldean
(DEBUT)

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Gettin' Started"	Chris DeStefano, Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley	3:15
2.	"Show You Off"	Neil Thrasher, Tony Martin, Brett Beavers	3:08
3.	"Burnin' It Down"	Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley	3:39
4.	"Tryin' to Love Me"	Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, Hillary Lindsey	3:45
5.	"Sweet Little Somethin'"	David Lee Murphy, Hayslip, Marv Green	3:24
6.	"Laid Back"	Michael Tyler Spragg, Jaron Boyer, Adam Shoenfeld	3:04
7.	"Tonight Looks Good on You"	Akins, Gorley, Dallas Davidson	3:51
8.	"Too Fast"	Chris Stapleton, Lee Thomas Miller	3:22
9.	"If My Truck Could Talk"	Mobley, Thrasher, Andrew Pates	3:30
10.	"Old Boots, New Dirt"	Thrasher, Miller, Tom Shapiro	2:53
11.	"I Took It with Me"	Murphy, Hayslip	3:02
12.	"Don't Change Gone"	Thrasher, Mobley, Martin	2:56
13.	"Miss That Girl"	Murphy, Ross Copperman	2:55
14.	"Gonna Know We Were Here"	Beavers, Brett James	3:44
15.	"Two Night Town"	James, Tim Nichols	3:20

Billboard #1 Album - 1980

October 25th 1980

Guilty - Barbra Streisand

In a rare double, Barbra Streisand reached #1 on the Billboard album chart with "Guilty" and also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the 1st of 3 consecutive weeks with the Barry and Robin Gibb penned song "Woman in Love"

She would have a 2 week stay at #1 on the album chart "Guilty" would go on to become her biggest international selling album with over 12 million copies sold

Billboard #1 Albums - 1989

October 14th 1989

starting the first of 2 consecutive weeks at #1

Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics written by Nikki Sixx. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"T.nT. (Terror 'n Tinseltown)"	Sixx	0:42
2.	"Dr. Feelgood"	Mick Mars, Sixx	4:50
3.	"Slice of Your Pie"	Sixx, Mars	4:32
4.	"Rattlesnake Shake"	Mars, Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee	3:40
5.	"Kickstart My Heart"	Sixx	4:48
6.	"Without You"	Sixx, Mars	4:29
7.	"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"	Lee, Sixx, Neil, Mars	4:12
8.	"Sticky Sweet"	Mars, Sixx	3:52
9.	"She Goes Down"	Mars, Sixx	4:37
10.	"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"	Sixx, Mars	4:40
11.	"Time for Change"	Sixx, Donna McDaniel	4:45

Billboard Top 20 Albums (09/06/2014)

Billboard 200 Album Chart

Top 20

Week  Ending September 6th 2014

20 - NOW 50 - Various Artist
19 - Platinum - Miranda Lambert
18 - Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert
17 - Native - OneRepublic
16 - Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
15 - 1000HP - Godsmack
14 - The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
13 - The Breeze : An Appreciation of JJ Cale - Eric Clapton and Friends
12 - Smokey and Friends - Smokey Robinson
(Debut)
11 - Crash My Party - Luke Bryan
10 - X - Ed  Sheeran
9  -  Space Invader - Ace Frehley 
(Debut)
8  -  5 Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer
7  -  In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
6  -  Frozen - Soundtrack
5  -  Nashville Outlaws : A Tribute to Motley Crue - Various Artist
4  -  NOW 51 - Various Artists
3  -  Ignite the Night - Chase Rice
(Debut)
2  -  Guardians of the Galaxy : Awesome Mix Vol 1 - Soundtrack
1  -  Blacc Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa
(DEBUT)

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hope" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Cameron Thomaz, Ned Cameron, Tyrone Griffin, E. Dan, J. Kulosek	Ned Cameron, I.D. Labs	5:24
2.	"We Dem Boyz"	Thomaz, Noel Fisher	Detail	3:44
3.	"Promises"	Thomaz, Issac de Boni, James Scheffer, Rico Love, M. Mule	Jim Jonsin	3:10
4.	"KK" (featuring Project Pat and Juicy J)	Thomaz, Jordan Houston, Patrick Houston, Scheffer, M. Mule, Niko Marzouca	Jim Jonsin, Finatik N Zac	4:09
5.	"House In The Hills" (featuring Curren$y)	Thomaz, Shante Franklin, Dan, Kulosek, Edward Murray	I.D. Labs, Sledgren	4:52
6.	"Ass Drop"	Thomaz, Issac de Boni, M. Mule, Scheffer	Finatik N Zac	2:46
7.	"Raw"	Thomaz, Murray	Sledgren, RMB Justize (co.)	3:37
8.	"Stayin Out All Night"	Thomaz, Lukasz Gottwald, Nick Ruth, H. Walter	Dr. Luke	4:17
9.	"The Sleaze"	Thomaz, Jeremy McArthur	Arthur McArthur	4:25
10.	"So High" (featuring Ghost Loft)	Thomaz, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Danny Choi	Stargate, Ghost Loft	4:09
11.	"Still Down" (featuring Chevy Woods and Ty Dolla Sign)	Thomaz, Griffin, Kevin Woods, Dan, Kulosek	I.D. Labs	4:16
12.	"No Gain"	Thomaz, Dan, Kulosek	I.D. Labs	4:19
13.	"True Colors" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	Thomaz, Onika Maraj, Rasool Diaz, L. Polizzi, Brian Soko	Kane Beatz, JMike, The Order, Luca Polizzi[30]	4:15

Billboard Album Chart (08/23/2014)

Billboard Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending August 23rd 2014

20 - NOW That's What I Call Party Anthems 2 - Various Artist
(Debut)
19 - The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
18 - Mandatory Fun - "Weird" Al Yankovic
17 - NOW 50 - Various Artist
16 - Platinum - Miranda Lambert
15 - Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
14 - Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert
13 - Kidz Bop 26 - Kidz Bop Kids
12 - Crash My Party - Luke Perry
11 - X - Ed Sheeran
10 - Somebody To You (EP) - The Vamps
9  -  In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
8  -  Frozen - Soundtrack
7  -  The Breeze - An Appreciation of JJ Cale - Eric Clapton and Friends
6  -  Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
5  -  5 Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer
4  -  They Want My Soul - Spoon
(Debut)
3  -  1000HP - Godsmack
(Debut)
2  -  NOW 51 - Various Artist
(Debut)
1  -  Guardians of the Galaxy : Awesome Mix Vol. 1 - Soundtrack
(The first soundtrack to be #1 on the Billboard album chart that consisted entirely of previously released material)

Track listing[edit]

All songs—with the exception of "Spirit in the Sky", which is played in the trailer—are featured in the film.^[6]

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Hooked on a Feeling"	Blue Swede	2:52
2.	"Go All the Way"	Raspberries	3:21
3.	"Spirit in the Sky"	Norman Greenbaum	4:02
4.	"Moonage Daydream"	David Bowie	4:41
5.	"Fooled Around and Fell in Love"	Elvin Bishop	4:35
6.	"I'm Not in Love"	10cc	6:03
7.	"I Want You Back"	The Jackson 5	2:58
8.	"Come and Get Your Love"	Redbone	3:26
9.	"Cherry Bomb"	The Runaways	2:17
10.	"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"	Rupert Holmes	4:37
11.	"O-o-h Child"	Five Stairsteps	3:13
12.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	2:29

Billboard Album Chart (Top 20) 08/09/2014

Billboard Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending August 9th 2014

20 - Trouble In Paradise - La Roux
(Debut)
19 - Crash My Party - Luke Bryan
18 - The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
17 - The Black Market - Rise Against
16 - Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
15 - Platinum - Miranda Lambert
14 - Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert
13 - Trigga - Trey Songz
12 - Native - OneRepublic
11 - Lowborn - Anberlin 
(Debut)
10 - X - Ed Sheeran
9  -  YES! - Jason Mraz
8  -  NOW 50 - Various Artist
7  -  The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways - Crown The Empire
(Debut)
6  -  Nobodys Smiling - Common
(Debut)
5  -  Kidz Bop 26 - Kidz Bop Kids
4  -  In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
3  -  Mandatory Fun - "Weird Al" Yankovic
2  -  Frozen - Soundtrack
1  -  5 Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer
(DEBUT)

Track listing[edit]

Standard edition[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"She Looks So Perfect"	Ashton Irwin Michael Clifford Jake Sinclair	Sinclair Eric Valentine[a]	3:22
2.	"Don't Stop"	Calum Hood Luke Hemmings Steve Robson busbee	Robson	2:49
3.	"Good Girls"	Irwin Clifford Rick Parkhouse George Tizzard Roy Stride Josh Wilkinson	John Feldmann	3:27
4.	"Kiss Me Kiss Me"	Hood Hemmings Feldmann Alex Gaskarth	Feldmann	3:23
5.	"18"	Hemmings Clifford Richard Stannard Seton Daunt Ash Howes Stride	Feldmann	3:09
6.	"Everything I Didn't Say"	Irwin Hood Feldmann Nicholas "RAS" Furlong	Feldmann	3:00
7.	"Beside You"	Hood Hemmings Christian Lo Russo Joel Chapman	Chapman Louis Schoorl Feldmann[a]	3:40
8.	"End Up Here"	Irwin Clifford Feldmann Gaskarth	Feldmann	3:01
9.	"Long Way Home"	Irwin Clifford Feldmann Gaskarth	Feldmann	3:19
10.	"Heartbreak Girl"	Hood Hemmings Robson Lindy Robbins	Robson	3:18
11.	"English Love Affair"	Irwin Clifford Parkhouse Tizzard Stride Wilkinson	Red Triangle Feldmann[a]	3:00
12.	"Amnesia"	Benjamin Madden Joel Madden Louis Biancaniello Michael Biancaniello Sam Watters	L. Biancaniello M. Biancaniello Watters	3:57

[show]Australian and New Zealand version alternate track[15][16]

[show]North American version alternate track[17]

[show]Deluxe edition bonus tracks[18]

[show]Australian deluxe edition bonus tracks[19]

[show]iTunes deluxe edition bonus track[20]

[show]iTunes deluxe edition bonus videos[20]

#1 Albums - 1980

This week in 1980 Billy Joel was in his 4th of 6 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Album chart with Glass Houses.

The album has Joel's first single to reach #1 on the Hot 100 

"It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" (2 weeks at #1)

and won him a Grammy for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance".

The 4th biggest album of 1980

 The 41st biggest selling album of the 1980s

UK Official Album Chart (04/26/2014)

UK Official Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending April 26th 2014

20 - Night Visions - Imagine Dragons
19 - One Day Like This - Rhydian
(Debut)
18 - Halcyon - Ellie Goulding
17 - Since I Saw You Last - Gary Barlow
16 - Bad Blood - Bastille
15 - Going Back Home - Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltry
14 - Homo Erraticus - Ian Anderson
(Debut)
13 - AM - Arctic Monkeys
12 - Lift Your Spirit - Aloe Blacc
11 - If You Want - London Grammar
10 - The Power of Love - Sam Bailey
9  -  Out Among the Stars - Johnny Cash
8  -  Girl - Pharrell Williams
7  -  The Take Off and Landing of Everything - Elbow
6  -  Symphonica - George Michael
5  -  Education Education Education and War - Kaiser Chiefs
4  -  Love in the Future - John Legend
3  -  A Perfect Contradiction - Paloma Faith
2  -  Meet The Vamps - Vamps
(Debut)
1  -  Caustic Love - Paolo Nutini
(DEBUT)

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scream (Funk My Life Up)"	3:09
2.	"Let Me Down Easy"	3:32
3.	"Bus Talk" (Interlude)	1:30
4.	"One Day"	5:06
5.	"Numpty"	3:54
6.	"Superfly" (Interlude)	1:13
7.	"Better Man"	5:29
8.	"Iron Sky"	6:13
9.	"Diana"	3:35
10.	"Fashion" (feat. Janelle Monáe)	3:06
11.	"Looking for Something"	6:21
12.	"Cherry Blossom"	6:17
13.	"Someone like You"	2:09

Billboard Top 20 Albums (March 29th 2014)

Billboard 200 Album Chart

Top 20 

Week Ending March 29th 2014

Number 1 Albums - 1972

On March 11th 1972 HARVEST by Neil Young began 2 weeks on top of the Billboard Album chart and a 1 week stay at #1 on the UK Album Chart.
This would give Neil Young his first and only Billboard Hot 100 #1 single and only US top ten hit in "Heart of Gold".

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Track listing[edit]

All songs written and composed by Neil Young. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out on the Weekend"	4:35
2.	"Harvest"	3:11
3.	"A Man Needs a Maid"	4:05
4.	"Heart of Gold"	3:07
5.	"Are You Ready for the Country?"	3:33

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Old Man"	3:24
2.	"There's a World"	2:59
3.	"Alabama"	4:02
4.	"The Needle and the Damage Done" (recorded in concert January 30, 1971)	2:03
5.	"Words (Between the Lines of Age)"	6:40