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*''[[Nine Lives]]'' - [[Aerosmith]] |
*''[[Nine Lives]]'' - [[Aerosmith]] |
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*''[[Anywhere But Here (1st LP)|Anywhere But Here]]'' - [[The Ataris]] |
*''[[Anywhere But Here (1st LP)|Anywhere But Here]]'' - [[The Ataris]] |
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*''[[The Gray Race]]'' - [[Bad Religion]] |
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*''[[Tested]]'' - [[Bad Religion]] |
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*''[[Boston: Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Boston (band)|Boston]] |
*''[[Boston: Greatest Hits]]'' - [[Boston (band)|Boston]] |
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*''[[Coal Chamber/Self-Titled|Self-Titled]]'' - [[Coal Chamber]] |
*''[[Coal Chamber/Self-Titled|Self-Titled]]'' - [[Coal Chamber]] |
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*''[[Around The Fur]]'' - [[Deftones]] |
*''[[Around The Fur]]'' - [[Deftones]] |
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*''[[Titanic (film)|Titanic]]'' - [[Celine Dion]] |
*''[[Titanic (film)|Titanic]]'' - [[Celine Dion]] |
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*''[[Around The Fur]]'' - [[Deftones]] |
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*''[[Album Of The Year]]'' - [[Faith No More]] |
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*''[[Nimrod (album)|Nimrod]]'' - [[Green Day]] |
*''[[Nimrod (album)|Nimrod]]'' - [[Green Day]] |
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*''[[In The Middle Of Nowhere]]'' - [[Hanson]] |
*''[[In The Middle Of Nowhere]]'' - [[Hanson]] |
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*''[[Aftertaste]]'' - [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] |
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*''[[The First Session]]'' - [[Hole (band)|Hole]] |
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*''[[Jerky Boys 4]]'' - [[Jerky Boys]] |
*''[[Jerky Boys 4]]'' - [[Jerky Boys]] |
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*''[[Jugulator]]'' - [[Judas Priest]] |
*''[[Jugulator]]'' - [[Judas Priest]] |
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*''[[Three Dollar Bill Y'all]]'' - [[Limp Bizkit]] |
*''[[Three Dollar Bill Y'all]]'' - [[Limp Bizkit]] |
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*''[[Cryptic Writings]]'' - [[Megadeth]] |
*''[[Megadeth/Cryptic Writings|Cryptic Writings]]'' - [[Megadeth]] |
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*''[[Honky]]'' - [[Melvins]] |
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*''[[Metallica/Reload|Reload]]'' - [[Metallica]] |
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*''[[Life In General]]'' - [[MxPx]] |
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*''[[Nerf Herder (album)|Self-Titled]] - [[Nerf Herder]] |
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*''[[Angels Fall First]]'' - [[Nightwish]] |
*''[[Angels Fall First]]'' - [[Nightwish]] |
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*''[[Ixnay On The Hombre]]'' - [[The Offspring]] |
*''[[Ixnay On The Hombre]]'' - [[The Offspring]] |
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*''[[Billy Breathes]]'' - [[Phish]] |
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*''[[Slip Stich And Pass]]'' - [[Phish]] |
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*''[[Portishead (album)|Self-Titled]]'' - [[Portishead]] |
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*''[[Presidents of the United States of America II (album)|II]]'' - [[Presidents of the United States of America]] |
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*''[[Brown Album]]'' - [[Primus]] |
*''[[Brown Album]]'' - [[Primus]] |
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*''[[Portishead (album)|Portishead]]'' - [[Portishead]] |
*''[[Portishead (album)|Portishead]]'' - [[Portishead]] |
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*''[[OK Computer]]'' - [[Radiohead]] |
*''[[OK Computer]]'' - [[Radiohead]] |
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*''[[Built To Last]]'' - [[Sick of it All]] |
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*''[[Men In Black (movie)|Men In Black]]'' - Soundtrack |
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*''[[Spiceworld]]'' - [[The Spice Girls]] |
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*''[[Dots and Loops]]'' - [[Stereolab]] |
*''[[Dots and Loops]]'' - [[Stereolab]] |
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*''[[Come On Over]]'' - [[Shania Twain]] |
*''[[Come On Over]]'' - [[Shania Twain]] |
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*''[[Amrep Christmas]]'' - [[Unsane]] |
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*''[[Pop (album)|Pop]]'' - [[U2 (band)|U2]] |
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*''[[Fire Garden]]'' - [[Steve Vai]] |
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*''[[The Mollusk]]'' - [[Ween]] |
*''[[The Mollusk]]'' - [[Ween]] |
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*''[[Pinkerton]]'' - [[Weezer]] |
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==Top Hits== |
==Top Hits== |
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Revision as of 04:07, 18 March 2003
See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- January 10 - James Brown receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- February 10 - 52 year old Brian Connolly of Sweet dies of kidney failure in England.
- January 20 - Ben and Jerry's introduce "Phish food", a new favlor of ice cream named after the rock group Phish. The ingredients are chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, caramel and fish-shaped fudge
- February 2 - Rich Mullins' musical The Canticle of the Plains premieres in Wichita, Kansas.
- February 13 - Michael Jackson's first son is born.
- March 9 - The Notorious B.I.G. is shot to death while sitting in the passenger seat of a car after a Soul Train Awards party
- March 11 - Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- April 2 - Joni Mitchell is reunited with the daughter that she gave up for adoption 32 years ago, Kilauren Gibb.
- September 19 - While on his way to a benefit concert in Kansas, Rich Mullins loses control of his jeep, flipping the automobile and throwing both Mullins and passenger Mitch McVicker out onto the road. A tractor trailor approaching the scene swerves to miss McVicker, striking and killing Mullins instantly. McVicker survives, but suffered major injuries.
- Orgy's musical career begins
- Dinosaur Jr. disbanded
- Gin Blossoms disbanded
- Soundgarden disbanded
- The Memorex, Maxell, and TDK company introduce Blank recordable CDs
Albums Released
- Nine Lives - Aerosmith
- Anywhere But Here - The Ataris
- The Gray Race - Bad Religion
- Tested - Bad Religion
- Boston: Greatest Hits - Boston
- Self-Titled - Coal Chamber
- Around The Fur - Deftones
- Titanic - Celine Dion
- Around The Fur - Deftones
- Album Of The Year - Faith No More
- Nimrod - Green Day
- In The Middle Of Nowhere - Hanson
- Aftertaste - Helmet
- The First Session - Hole
- Jerky Boys 4 - Jerky Boys
- Jugulator - Judas Priest
- Three Dollar Bill Y'all - Limp Bizkit
- Cryptic Writings - Megadeth
- Honky - Melvins
- Reload - Metallica
- Life In General - MxPx
- Self-Titled - Nerf Herder
- Angels Fall First - Nightwish
- Ixnay On The Hombre - The Offspring
- Billy Breathes - Phish
- Slip Stich And Pass - Phish
- Self-Titled - Portishead
- II - Presidents of the United States of America
- Brown Album - Primus
- Portishead - Portishead
- OK Computer - Radiohead
- Built To Last - Sick of it All
- Men In Black - Soundtrack
- Spiceworld - The Spice Girls
- Dots and Loops - Stereolab
- Come On Over - Shania Twain
- Amrep Christmas - Unsane
- Pop - U2
- Fire Garden - Steve Vai
- The Mollusk - Ween
- Pinkerton - Weezer
Top Hits
- "The Difference" - The Wallflowers
- "Forty Six & 2" - Tool
- "A Long December" - Counting Crows
- "Magdalene" - Lenny Kravitz
- "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
- "Don't Speak" - No Doubt
- "Volcano" - Presidents of the United States of America
- "You Were Meant For Me" - Jewel
- "All By Myself" - Celine Dion
- "MmmBop" - Hanson
- "Wannabe" - The Spice Girls
Births
Deaths
- January 21 - Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager
- January 22 - Richard Berry, songwriter ("Louie, Louie")
- February 10 - Brian Connolly, Sweet, kidney failure
- March 9 - The Notorious B.I.G.
- April 9 - Laura Nyro, songwriter, ovarian cancer
- August 10 - Conlon Nancarrow, composer
- September - Derek Taylor, Press agent for The Beatles
- September 19 - Rich Mullins, singer, car accident
- October 12 - John Denver
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The (Young) Rascals, The Bee Gees, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Jackson Five, Joni Mitchell and Parliament-Funkadelic
- Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Gloria Gaither, and Billy Ray Hearn (founder of Myrrh Records