Tag Archives: Awesome Albums

***** CONTENT WARNING – THIS POST CONTAINS BRIEF MENTIONS OF NUCLEAR WAR, SPOUSAL ABUSE, SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, AND A CERTAIN CONVICTED FELON/FORMER PRESIDENT/CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ***** These albums are all turning forty this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between May and August of 1984. CHART POSITION: #115Continue reading “Awesome Albums from ’84, Vol. 2”

Motörhead’s version of “Louie Louie” was released as a standalone single in 1978 but not included on ‘Overkill’ because Bronze Records founder Gerry Bron called it “about the worst record I’d ever heard”.

Featured image: The full cover spread for The Cars’ Heartbeat City. The cover art, from a piece by English artist Peter Phillips, depicts a Vargas pin-up model and a 1971 Plymouth Duster.

***** CONTENT WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS A REFERENCE TO SUICIDE ***** These albums are all turning forty-five this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between January and June 1978. CHART POSITION: #8 in the US, #9 in Australia, #12 in New Zealand SINGLES: “Johnny Strikes Up theContinue reading “Awesome Albums from ’78, Vol. 1”

***** CONTENT WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS REFERENCES TO MENTAL ILLNESS, A DRUG AND ALCOHOL OVERDOSE, AND A PLANE CRASH ***** These albums are all turning fifty this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between January and July 1973. CHART POSITION: #21 in the US, #58 in CanadaContinue reading “66 Awesome Albums from ’73, Vol. 1”

These albums are all turning forty this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between July and December 1983 (ICYMI, here’s volume one: https://peanut-butter-and-julie.com/2023/01/30/63-awesome-albums-from-83-vol-1/). CHART POSITION: #8 in the US, #7 in the UK, #10 in Australia, #1 in New Zealand SINGLES: “Big Log”, “In the Mood”, “OtherContinue reading “63 Awesome Albums From ’83, Vol. 2”

These albums are all turning forty this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between January and June of 1983. CHART POSITION: #15 in the US, #3 in the UK, top ten in five other countries SINGLES: “This Is the House”, “The Walk”, “Love Is a Stranger”, “SweetContinue reading “63 Awesome Albums From ’83, Vol. 1”