Wham! - Music From the Edge of Heaven

Today (July 1st) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Music From the Edge of Heaven, the third and final studio album in the 1980's from Wham! This 1986 record went to number 10 on the US Billboard Album chart (with a twenty-eight week total run) and number 9 in Canada and Japan. North America and Japan were the only marks for this release; the rest of the world got The Final on May 31st, 1986, instead (which was a greatest hits compilation with four identical tracks from this album also included).

Elton John - Breaking Hearts

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Breaking Hearts, the eighteenth studio album from Elton John. This 1984 release went to number 54 in Japan, number 11 in Sweden, number 10 in Canada, number 7 in Norway, number 5 in Germany and Spain, number 4 in Austria, number 2 in New Zealand and the UK, and number 1 in Australia and Switzerland. Here in the US, it spent thirty-four weeks on the Billboard Album chart and peaked at number 20.

Elton John - Too Low For Zero

This month we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Too Low For Zero, the seventeenth studio album from rock legend Elton John. This multi-Platinum seller reached number 71 in Japan, number 30 in Sweden, number 28 in the Netherlands, number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 17 in Canada, number 11 in France, number 7 in the UK, number 6 in Norway and Switzerland, number 5 in Germany, and number 2 down-under in Australia and New Zealand.

Elton John - Jump Up!

Two weeks ago, Elton John celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday. Today (April 9th) marks the 30th anniversary of the release of his sixteenth studio album.

1982’s Jump Up! did its best down under with a number 3 charting in Australia and number 1 in New Zealand. In Elton’s native UK, the record reached number 13 and on this side of the pond it went to number 19 in Canada and number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 200.

Three Dog Night - It Ain't Easy

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Saturday.

As the new decade was starting, Three Dog Night was finishing up their third studio album. The original working title was The Wizards of Orange and had planned to have a cover with the band wearing orange make-up and body stockings to appear as if they were posing nude. The record label rejected the title and cover art.

On March 31, 1970, they released It Ain’t Easy on vinyl and 8-track tape. The album did quite well, reaching number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 5 on the Canadian album charts.