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The "Sublime" album reached its chart peak in July 1997 after its third top 3 single on Modern Rock airplay. It`s slotted here the week that "What I Got" reached #1 on that airplay chart.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
First released in 1995 as a 12" single, then re-released at the end of 1996; slotted here when reached its widest audience.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
A tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. built on a sample of "Every Breath I Take"
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Melissa Elliott as Missy used "Misdemeanor" as her middle name until fall 2002.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
From the movie Bulworth
 

 

 

 
Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy wrote songs based on Woody Guthrie lyrics, and collaborated to perform their songs on this marvelous album, which ranked number 4 for the year 1998 on the annual Village Voice national critics` poll.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The same version charted again in 2000.
 

 
Lauryn Hill`s "Miseducation" won the Grammy for Album of the Year 1998
 

 
Lauryn Hill`s "Miseducation" won the Grammy for Album of the Year 1998
 

 
Lauryn Hill`s "Miseducation" won the Grammy for Album of the Year 1998
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Full artist credit for this album to Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Pearl Jam`s recording is a pretty faithful cover of the version by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers, which also reached #2 on the pop charts in 1964.
 

 

 

 
An exceptional tribute to Gram Parsons with a stellar cast of singers mining his rich catalog. Emmylou Harris sings backup on three tracks.
 

 
An exceptional tribute to Gram Parsons with a stellar cast of singers mining his rich catalog. Emmylou Harris sings backup on three tracks.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The "Play" album didn`t do much on the charts in 1999 but came out #1 in the Village Voice critics` consensus poll at the end of the year. Many of its tracks were used in commercials. In March of 2001 it finally cracked the top 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It`s slotted here based on Modern Rock airplay of "Bodyrock" July-September 1999.
 

 
The "Play" album didn`t do much on the charts in 1999 but came out #1 in the Village Voice critics` consensus poll at the end of the year. Many of its tracks were used in commercials. In March of 2001 it finally cracked the top 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It`s slotted here based on Modern Rock airplay of "Bodyrock" July-September 1999.
 

 
The "Play" album didn`t do much on the charts in 1999 but came out #1 in the Village Voice critics` consensus poll at the end of the year. Many of its tracks were used in commercials. In March of 2001 it finally cracked the top 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It`s slotted here based on Modern Rock airplay of "Bodyrock" July-September 1999.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Melissa Elliott as Missy used "Misdemeanor" as her middle name until fall 2002.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Shelby Lynne`s breakthrough album charted for only one week - March 10, 2001 - after she won the Grammy for Best New Artist of 2000, which was ironic for how long she`d been making records. "I Am" is slotted here shortly after it was released in January 2000.
 

 
Shelby Lynne`s breakthrough album charted for only one week - March 10, 2001 - after she won the Grammy for Best New Artist of 2000, which was ironic for how long she`d been making records. "I Am" is slotted here shortly after it was released in January 2000.