99.9 Kate FM’s Albums of the Week

Release Date: March 19th, 1990 Number of Songs: 9 Album Notes: As it was the seventh studio album produced by the group, they felt the formula was beginning to get a bit stale. So, collectively, the group decided to change their

Release Date: June 4th, 1984 Number of Songs: 12 Album Notes: This was the 7th studio album released by Springsteen, and his most successful. While he was already considered a top artist in the industry, the success of this album

Release Date: October 12th, 1993 Number of Songs: 13 Album Notes: This is the 4th album released by the group, and their most successful by a good bit. The album spawned four singles, including “Shoop” which became their first top-five

Release Date: February 25th, 1985 Number of Songs: 8 Album Notes: The second studio album by the group, it peaked at number two in the UK and at number one in the US, becoming a multi-platinum seller and the band’s

Release Date: September 16th, 1985 Number of Songs: 12 Album Notes: The album received critical acclaim both on its release and in retrospective reviews. It is considered by many fans and music critics to be Bush’s best album, and has been

Release Date: October 28th, 1977 Number of Songs: 11 Album Notes: This is the first and only full studio album by the Sex Pistols, and is regarded as the most influential punk rock album of all time. In particular, the

Release Date: May 18, 1993 Number of Songs: 28 Album Notes: Around the time this album released, Jackson was in a high-profile bidding war between two record labels, which was eventually won by Virgin Records America. The contract was worth

Release Date: May 23rd, 1995 Number of Songs: 15 Album Notes: The album was released as a “best of” album, the second released since Marley’s death. The album was meant to be an addendum to the 1984 release “Legend,” and

Release Date: February 28th, 1989 Number of Songs: 9 Album Notes: Indigo Girls is the second studio album and first major label release by American folk rock duo the Indigo Girls. It was originally released in 1989 by Epic Records,

Release Date: January 9th, 1984 Number of Songs: 9 Album Notes: The album was the 6th release from Van Halen, and the last they would produce with lead singer David Lee Roth until 2012. It is the final full-length album

Release Date: August 13th, 1991 Number of Songs: 16 Album Notes: The album was critically and commercially successful proving to be a major success for the group. Receiving major air-play on urban radio and college radio helped the albums popularity.

Release Date: March 24th, 1992 Number of Songs: 15 Album Notes: This was the first album release of Arrested Development, and its chart success was the beginning of the popularization of Southern hip hop. The album stood in stark contrast

Release Date: November 7th, 1988 Number of Songs: 11 Album Notes: Green is the sixth studio album by American rock band R.E.M., and the second to be produced by the band and Scott Litt. It continued the band’s exploration political

Release Date: January 2nd, 1986 Number of Songs: 12 Album Notes: Different Light is the second studio album by the Bangles. The album’s Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 1960s-style rock’n’roll sound. It is their most successful

Release Date: October 10, 1995 Number of Songs: 14 Album Notes: Tragic Kingdom is the third studio album by the band, and received mostly positive reviews from music critics and became the band’s most commercially successful album, reaching number one

Release Date: September 5th, 1988 Number of Songs: 10 Album Notes: Peepshow is the ninth studio album by the group, released in September 1988 on Polydor. It was their first record as a quintet. With the arrival of multi-instrumentalist Martin

Release Date: August 25th, 1998 Number of Songs: 16 Album Notes: This was the debut album for hip-hop artist Lauryn Hill, and touches upon Hill’s pregnancy and the turmoil within her former group the Fugees, along with themes of love

Release Date: May 21, 1990 Number of Songs: 11 Album Notes: She Hangs Brightly is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Mazzy Star. “Blue Flower” was released as a single and reached number 29 on the Billboard

Release Date: May 3rd, 1998 Number of Songs: 11 Album Notes: Vivid is the debut studio album by the American rock band Living Colour, released on May 3, 1988, through Epic Records. It was one of the most popular albums

Release Date: June 2nd, 1987 Number of Songs: 11 Album Notes: The album features five top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, which also became international hits. The album’s first four singles—”I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves

Release Date: 2001 Number of Songs: 37 Album Notes: The collection of songs is actually a compilation album of Green’s best hits, named for a track off his 1972 album “I’m Still In Love With You.” DJ’s take, courtesy of

Release Date: January 6th, 1992 Number of Songs: 12 Album Notes: This was the debut album for singer/song-writer Tori Amos. Upon release, it peaked at number 14 on the UK charts, and is now regarded as one of the greatest

Release Date: May 14th, 1982 Number of Songs: 12 Album Notes: The album was met with critical acclaim, debuting at number 2 on the UK charts, appearing in the top 10 in most countries. This was the band’s 5th studio

Release Date: April 24, 1984 Number of Songs: 16 Album Notes: The album was actually a recording of a concert film by the same name,  shot by the band while on tour to promote an entirely different album, “Speaking in