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Here's The Best-Selling Album From The Year You Were Born

Quiz: What Was The Best-Selling Album The Year You Were Born?

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Taylor's second studio album featuring hits such as "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" was the best-selling album of 2009!

_Fearless_ by Taylor Swift!

This album featuring mega-hits "Lollipop" and "A Milli" was a huge success in 2008!

_Tha Carter III_ by Lil Wayne!

This Christmas album has old favorites like "Silent Night" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" and became the top-selling album of 2007.

_Noël_ by Josh Groban!

The musical accompaniment to the Disney Channel Original Movie topped the charts in 2006!

The _High School Musical_ soundtrack!

This album topped the charts in 2005 and includes the hit single "We Belong Together."

_The Emancipation of Mimi_ by Mariah Carey!

This Usher album was a huge hit in 2004, and it features hits such as "Yeah!" and "Confessions Part II."

_Confessions_ by Usher!

The album with "In da Club" became the best-selling album of 2003!

_Get Rich or Die Tryin_' by 50 Cent!

Eminem's fourth studio album includes "Without Me" and "'Till I Collapse" and sold enough copies to be the top album of 2002!

_The Eminem Show_ by Eminem!

Linkin Park's debut album was the best-selling album of 2001.

_Hybrid Theory_ by Linkin Park!

NSYNC's iconic album including the singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" was a hit for the group in 2000!

_No Strings Attached_ by NSYNC!

This album was the top-selling album of 1999 and produced the mega-hits "Larger Than Life" and "I Want It That Way."

_Millennium_ by Backstreet Boys!

Most notably, this album contains Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," and it went on to become the best-selling album of 1998.

The _Titanic_ soundtrack!

The Spice Girl's debut album dominated the charts in 1997 and features "Wannabe" and "2 Becomes 1."

_Spice_ by Spice Girls!

"You Oughta Know" that this best-selling album of 1996 features the singles "Hand in My Pocket" and "Ironic."

_Jagged Little Pill_ by Alanis Morissette

Hootie and the Blowfish's debut was the top-selling album of 1995 and includes the hit "Only Wanna Be With You."

_Cracked Rear View_ by Hootie and the Blowfish!

This soundtrack with songs from Elton John was a hit in 1994!

_The Lion King_ soundtrack!

The album was at the top of the charts in 1993 and is probably most well-known for Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You."

_The Bodyguard_ soundtrack!

In 1992, the world couldn't get enough of Billy Ray's debut album that included the single "Achy Breaky Heart."

_Some Gave All_ by Billy Ray Cyrus!

This debut album ruled the charts in 1991.

_Mariah Carey_ by Mariah Carey!

Janet reigned supreme with her fourth studio album in 1990!

_Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814_ by Janet Jackson!

This album features the hit "My Prerogative" and was a huge success in 1989!

_Don't Be Cruel_ by Bobby Brown!

George Michael's debut studio album topped the charts in 1988 and includes the songs "Faith," "Father Figure," and "I Want Your Sex."

_Faith_ by George Michael!

This best-selling album of 1987 includes hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name."

_Slippery When Wet_ by Bon Jovi!

Whitney's debut album features "Saving All My Love for You" and "How Will I Know" and was a huge hit in 1986!

_Whitney Houston_ by Whitney Houston!

Besides the title track, this album includes the song "Dancing in the Dark" and was the best-selling album of 1985!

_Born in the U.S.A._ by Bruce Springsteen!

The album topped the charts in both 1983 and 1984!

_Thriller_ by Michael Jackson!

Asia's debut album topped the charts in 1982 and includes the hit "Heat of the Moment."

_Asia_ by Asia!

The band's ninth studio album topped the charts in 1981, and it features the song "Keep on Loving You."

_Hi Infidelity_ by REO Speedwagon!

This conceptual album was a huge success in 1980, and it features "Another Brick in the Wall" parts one, two, and three!

_The Wall_ by Pink Floyd!

This was Billy Joel's sixth studio album and the best-selling album of 1979. It includes the songs "Big Shot" and "My Life."

_52nd Street_ by Billy Joel!

This soundtrack features multiple songs from the Bee Gees and was a huge hit in 1978.

The _Saturday Night Fever_ soundtrack!

_Rumours_ topped the charts in 1977 and includes "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," and "The Chain," to name a few!

_Rumours_ by Fleetwood Mac!

_Frampton Comes Alive_ by Peter Frampton!

This 1975 album features Elton John's hits from 1970 through 1974!

_Elton John's Greatest Hits!_

This album is jam-packed with hits such as "Bennie and the Jets" and "Candle in the Wind," and it was the top-selling album of 1974!

_Goodbye Yellow Brick Road_ by Elton John!

War's fifth album features the title track "The World Is a Ghetto," and it topped the charts in '73!

_The World Is a Ghetto_ by War!

In 1972, Neil Young's fourth album became the best-selling album of the year!

_Harvest_ by Neil Young!

The music to this rock opera was the soundtrack of 1971!

_The Jesus Christ Superstar_ soundtrack!

This was the final studio album from Simon & Garfunkel and the best-selling album of 1970!

_Bridge Over Troubled Water_ by Simon & Garfunkel!

The top-selling album of 1969 is known for its title track which clocks in at a whopping 17 minutes and five seconds!

_In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida_ by Iron Butterfly!

This debut album from The Jimi Hendrix Experience features the hit "Purple Haze" and went on to become the top-selling album of 1968.

_Are You Experienced?_ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience!

This second studio album from The Monkees included the smash hit "I'm a Believer" and was a huge success in 1967!

_More of the Monkees_ by The Monkees!

_Whipped Cream & Other Delights_ by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass!

The world fell in love with _Mary Poppins_ in 1965!

The _Mary Poppins_ soundtrack!

This musical soundtrack hit the top of the charts in 1964.

The original Broadway cast recording of _Hello, Dolly!_

It dominated the charts in 1962 and 1963!

The _West Side Story_ soundtrack!

The musical centers on the legend of King Arthur, and the original Broadway cast recording was the best-selling album of 1961!

The original Broadway cast recording of _Camelot_!

In 1960, everyone's favorite thing was _The Sound of Music_ soundtrack!

The original Broadway cast recording of _The Sound of Music_!

The soundtrack to the TV show _Peter Gunn_ reigned supreme in 1959!

_Music from Peter Gunn_ by Henry Mancini!

The Broadway cast recording of _My Fair Lady_ was the top-selling album of the year for 1957 and 1958!

The original Broadway cast recording of _My Fair Lady_!

_Calypso_ was the first record ever recognized as the top-selling album of the year in 1956!

_Calypso_ by Harry Belafonte!

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