The following years are my best estimates…
88-89---Beatles
89-90---Beatles
90-91---Beatles (Runner-up Roxette)
91-92---Beatles
92-93---Wings (Runner-up Beatles)
93-94---Queen / Nirvana (Runner-up Wings)
94-95---Green Day (Runner-up Beatles)
Starting on my 17th birthday the artist of the month instead of the artist of the year award will be presented.
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1995 |
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| February | Jimi Hendrix | Elvis / John Lennon |
| March | Roxette | |
| April | Weezer | |
| May | Tom Petty | Chicago / Cars |
| (This was a helluva month...BMG package came in) | ||
| June | Traveling Wilburys | Cranberries / Chicago / Cars / Abba / Tom Petty |
| (As is evident, BMG definetely is starting to affect these charts...) | ||
| (Tom Petty Concert June 10th) | ||
| July | Green Day | Beatles / Traveling Wilburys |
| August | Beatles | Rolling Stones |
| September | Beatles / Rolling Stones | Green Day |
| October | Green Day | Bosstones / Cranberries / Beatles / Rolling Stones |
| (Insomniac came out Oct.10, and 3 BMG packages came in) | ||
| November | Beatles | Monkees / George Harrison / Rolling Stones |
| (Beatle Anthology came out Nov.19 and on TV..This is national Beatle month!!) | ||
| December | Beatles | |
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1996 |
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| January | Beatles | Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| February | Beatles | Wings / Rolling Stones |
| March | Rolling Stones | Beatles / Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| I got 3 Stones cds for my bday - from Robert, Orsi, and me :) | ||
| April | Cars | Beatles / Green Day / Monkees |
| May | Monkees / Beatles | Smokey |
| June | Monkees | Grease / Elastica / Moody Blues |
| All 4 were VERY close. Monkees Concert w/ Patti | ||
| July | Grease / Blues Brothers | Roxette |
| August | Wings / Rolling Stones | Beatles / Queen |
| September | Rolling Stones | Roxette / Specials |
| October | Weezer | Beatles / Rolling Stones |
| November | Beatles | Wings / Weezer / Jimi Hendrix |
| December | No Doubt | Wings / Beatles / Weezer |
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1997 |
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| January | Beatles | Jimi Hendrix / Weezer / Monkees / Rolling Stones |
| February | Garbage / Wings | Squirrel Nut Zippers / Weezer |
| March | Monkees | The Who / Rolling Stones |
| April | Poe | Rolling Stones / The Who / Green Day / Republica |
| May | Blur | Ziggens / Wings / Beatles / Rolling Stones |
| Blur pioneered my own British Invasion, thanks to James | ||
| June | The Who | Wings / Blur / Beatles |
| July | Rolling Stones / Squirrel Nut Zippers | Beatles / Wings / Ziggens / Blur / The Who |
| August | The Who | Rolling Stones / Weezer / Republica / Beatles / Blur |
| September | Elastica | Wings / Blur / No Doubt / Garbage / Rolling Stones |
| October | Blur | Oasis |
| November | Rolling Stones / Oasis | Green Day |
| Rolling Stones Concert | ||
| December | Oasis | Rolling Stones / Enigma / Wings |
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1998 |
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| January | Oasis | Blur /Rolling Stones / Spice Girls |
| When Jennie let me borrow her Oasis tape, the BI doors were open for good. | ||
| February | Spice Girls | Rolling Stones / The Who / Beatles |
| March | The Who | Rolling Stones / Spice Girls |
| April | Rolling Stones | Squirrel Nut Zippers / Bjork / MM Bosstones / Green Day |
| May | Beatles | The Who |
| June | Rolling Stones | The Who / Roxette |
| July | Garbage / Blur | Beatles / Rolling Stones |
| August | Beatles / Roxette | Squirrel Nut Zippers / Garbage |
| September | Garbage |
Beatles / Squirrel Nut Zippers / Rolling Stones / The Who / Spice Girls / Monkees |
| October |
Garbage / Roxette / Beatles / Squirrel Nut Zippers |
Spice Girls |
| This is a fantastic musical era. I am absolutely amazed at the 4 way split. | ||
| November | RolMusicFactory (Jabba's Palace) | Weezer / Oasis / Blur / Roxette / Mono / Travelling Wilburys |
| December | Cranberries | Bjork / Spice Girls / RolMusicFactory (Jabba's Palace) |
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1999 |
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| January | Blur | Cranberries / Monkees / Garbage / Rocky Horror P.S. |
| February | Blur / Kinks | Jackson 5 / Stray Cats / Green Day / Squirrel Nut Zippers |
| March | Kinks | Oasis / Abba / Beatles |
| April | B*Witched | Kinks / Blur / Oasis |
| May | B*Witched | Michael Jackson / Kinks / Cardigans / Rolling Stones |
| June | Led Zeppelin | RolMusicFactory (Hoth) / Monkees |
| July | South Park | Roxette |
| August | Rolling Stones | RolMusicFactory (Cantina/Hoth/Jawas) / Michael Jackson |
| Beatles become first band to stay on charts for 50 months | ||
| September | Smokey / Roxette | Beatles / Boney M |
| Rolling Stones follow...become second band to stay on charts for 50 months | ||
| October | Roxette |
RolMusicFactory (Max Rebo) / Rolling Stones / Wings / Smokey / South Park |
| November | B*Witched | Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Blur / Ziggens / Rolling Stones |
| December | The Who | Rolling Stones / Kinks / Smokey / Roxette / Wings |
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2000 |
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| January | Smokey / Kinks | Oasis / Sixpence None the Richer / Tom Petty |
| February | Oasis / Social Distortion | Tom Petty / Roxette / Blur / B*Witched |
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Roxette becomes 4th band (and first ‘90s’ band) to reach 10 point overall stock mark. (first 3 were Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Wings) |
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| March | Oasis / Roxette / Bravissimo | Boney M |
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Bravissimo is the big surprise here…I received the cd only 10 days before the charts were calculated.. Could this be the start of major Magyar influence on the charts? |
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| April | RolMusicFactory (Ewok Village 3000) | Spice Girls / Britney Spears / B*Witched / Bravissimo |
| Oasis concert April 9th | ||
| May | Cranberries | Wings / RolMusicFactory(Michelle/Katie/Larisa) / Britney |
| June | Wings | Britney / SNZippers / ATeens / Cranberries / The Who |
| Paul is starting an incredible chart run with "Run Devil Run"…. | ||
| July | Rolling Stones | Wings |
| August | Wings | Bob Dylan / Weezer / Rolling Stones / Animals |
| ...and continues it with "Wild Life" | ||
| September | Monkees / Squirrel Nut Zippers | Wings / Cranberries |
| October | Travis | Coyote Ugly / Green Day / Smokey / RMF(SMG/MJH/Popular) |
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Got my own cd burner finally, and immediately the charts are revolutionized again with a record 4 custom cd’s. This month also marks the release of Travis - Invisible Band(in the US) and Green Day new album |
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| November | Wings | John Lennon / Rolling Stones |
| December | John Lennon / Kinks | Blur |
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2001 |
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| January | Kinks | Oasis / Queen |
| Muswell Hillbillies…… | ||
| February | Kinks | Tom Petty / Wings |
| …and Village Green ….incredible!!! Kinks revolution in full swing. | ||
| March | Kinks | Blur / Beatles / RolMusicFactory (Jen Aniston) |
| April | Kinks | Tom Petty |
| May | Chazz Cats / Weezer / Republic | Wings / Enya / RolMusicFactory (RLCook) |
| June | Kinks | Roxette / Travis / Beatles / Rolling Stones / Wings |
| UK / Hungary trip heralds 15 new cd’s, including 3 Roxette, 2 Kinks, 2 Paul, and Travis | ||
| July | Roxette | Travis / Republic |
| August | Kinks / Rolling Stones / Weezer | Roxette / Tom Petty / Wings / Travis |
| September | Tom Petty | Poe / Mel Harker / Republic |
| October | RolMusicFactory (Swedish Chef) | Cranberries / Republic |
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Cranberries got kindof gypped as they were VERY close…but hey, life’s not easy on these charts. J (just ask the Bosstones) |
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| November | Republic | |
| December | Garbage | Squirrel Nut Zippers / Cranberries / Wings |
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Closed out the year in a bang, and plenty of new music. Garbage still has never had a bad album, the Cranberries and Paul stayed their strong ground, and the SNZ Christmas album was the big pleasant surprise this month. |
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2002 |
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| January | Blondie / Blur / Kinks | |
| Another first – 3 winners and no runner ups. They were all so close I had no choice, really… | ||
| February | Kinks | Blondie / Poe |
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Blondie really almost deserved another co-win for the second month in a row, but…well what can I say. The Kinks are just a frikkin powerhouse these days |
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| March | Blondie | Kinks / Tom Petty / Squirrel Nut Zippers |
| After 3 months, Blondie finally wins a solo gold. And still going strong! | ||
| April | Kinks | Blondie / Wings |
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Just as the Kinks are virtually assured a long, uncontested dynasty at the top, I discover that I still havent sampled HALF their catalogue!! Note: this month the Kinks surpass the Beatles’ record of 12 Golds |
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| May | Kinks | Badfinger / Blondie / Garbage / Roxette |
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Even though there was a barrage of new BMG recruits, Blondie stayed strong, and Garbage, Roxette, and Kinks enjoyed mini revivals from back catalogues – particularly The Road and Garbage, 1st album) this is the 3rd BMG sign up I think…A lot more cd’s to come out of this one!!! J |
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| June | Blondie | Kinks / Eminem / Queen |
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Just as the Who were about to start a mini revival, John Entiwistle died June 27, and the show I almost went to June 28 was cancelled. Queen are also enjoying a small revival, thanks to the record player I bought this month. |
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| July | Kinks | Blondie / Tom Petty / Beatles / Violent Femmes / Rolling Stones |
| August | Blondie / Weezer / Cars / Kinks | No Doubt / Garbage / The Who / Green Day |
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A new record set with number of awards this month. BMG provided an absolute explosion, I think about 10 new cds This month. Blondie Concert Aug 13. (The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel) |
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| September | Blondie | Kinks / Poe |
| October | Republic | Blondie / Tom Petty |
| November | Tom Petty / Blur | Kinks / Blondie / Beatles / Republic / Garbage |
| The Last DJ Rips into the scene, even as Blur are making a strong comeback. | ||
| December | Blondie | Pink Floyd / Blur / Cranberries / Squirrel Nut Zippers |
| No Exit provides Blondie with their last strong push, exhausting their fresh cd supply, but capping an award winning year. | ||
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2003 |
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| January | Beck / Blondie / Beatles / Pink Floyd | Kinks / Radiohead / Tom Petty / Wings |
| February | Pink Floyd | Chicago soundtrack / Blondie |
| The Wall has been the sole reason for Pink’s success the past 3 months, its time to turn to the rest of their catalogue… | ||
| March | t.A.T.u | Pink Floyd / Kinks / Wings / Roxette |
| Blondie ends its run of 14 charts in a row, a new record. Tatu from Jud for bday. | ||
| April | Beatles / Rolling Stones / Wings | Cranberries |
| May | Wings | Kinks / t.A.T.u / Tom Petty |
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Although I’ve owned the cd for a long time, Band on the Run made its big splash here, during the move to NY. …Buying the Russian tatu debut reignited them on the charts… The BMG package back from 8/2002 is just now starting to kick in, with the Kinks 80s stuff… |
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| June | t.A.T.u | Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Smokey / Queen |
| Russian version of Tatu revived them for another month. Bosstones concert June 14. | ||
| July | Kinks | Pink Floyd / Wings |
| August | Beatles | CCR / Rilo Kiley |
| September | Rilo Kiley | Wings / RolMusicFactory (Moulin Rouge Mix) |
| October | Rolling Stones | Beatles / Kinks / Chicago (soundtrack) / Pink Floyd |
| The recent ‘bootleg craze’ have boosted some old faves back on top, helping Beatles and Stones the most. | ||
| November | Beatles / Pink Floyd | Blondie |
| December | Mali Music | Bob Dylan |
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2004 |
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| January | Bob Dylan / Garbage | Pink Floyd |
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| Titles Won | Artist |
| 17 | Kinks |
| 16 | Beatles |
| 13 | Rolling Stones |
| 7 | Roxette |
| 7 | Blur |
| 7 | Wings |
| 7 | Blondie |
| 6 | Garbage |
| 5 | Oasis |
| 5 | Weezer |
| 4 | Monkees |
| 4 | The Who |
| 3 | Squirrel Nut Zippers |
| 3 | RolMusicFactory |
| 3 | B*Witched |
| 3 | Republic |
| 3 | Pink Floyd |
| 3 | Tom Petty |
| 2 | Cranberries |
| 2 | Green Day |
| 2 | Smokey |
| 2 | The Cars |
| 2 | TATU |
| 1 | Jimi Hendrix |
| 1 | Travelling Wilburys |
| 1 | Grease Soundtrack |
| 1 | Blues Brothers |
| 1 | No Doubt |
| 1 | Poe |
| 1 | Elastica |
| 1 | Spice Girls |
| 1 | Led Zeppelin |
| 1 | South Park |
| 1 | Social Distortion |
| 1 | Bravissimo |
| 1 | Travis |
| 1 | John Lennon |
| 1 | Chazz Cats |
| 1 | Beck |
| 1 | Rilo Kiley |
| 1 | Mali Music |
| 1 | Bob Dylan |
| Runner Ups | Artist |
| 25 | Rolling Stones |
| 23 | Wings |
| 21 | Beatles |
| 12 | Blur |
| 11 | Roxette |
| 11 | Tom Petty |
| 11 | Kinks |
| 9 | The Who |
| 9 | RolMusicFactory |
| 9 | Squirrel Nut Zippers |
| 9 | Cranberries |
| 8 | Blondie |
| 8 | Green Day |
| 7 | Weezer |
| 6 | Monkees |
| 6 | Spice Girls |
| 6 | Oasis |
| 6 | Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| 6 | Garbage |
| 5 | Smokey |
| 5 | Pink Floyd |
| 4 | Queen |
| 4 | Republic |
| 3 | Ziggens |
| 3 | Britney Spears |
| 3 | Travis |
| 3 | Poe |
| 2 | The Cars |
| 2 | Chicago |
| 2 | Jimi Hendrix |
| 2 | Republica |
| 2 | Abba |
| 2 | Travelling Wilburys |
| 2 | Bjork |
| 2 | John Lennon |
| 2 | Chicago Soundtrack |
| 2 | No Doubt |
| 2 | Michael Jackson |
| 2 | Boney M |
| 2 | B*Witched |
| 2 | Bob Dylan |
| 1 | TATU |
| 1 | Radiohead |
| 1 | Eminem |
| 1 | Badfinger |
| 1 | Mel Harker |
| 1 | Enya |
| 1 | Coyote Ugly Soundtrack |
| 1 | ATeens |
| 1 | Bravissimo |
| 1 | Sixpence None the Richer |
| 1 | South Park |
| 1 | Cardigans |
| 1 | Stray Cats |
| 1 | Jackson 5 |
| 1 | Rocky Horror Pisture Show Soundtrack |
| 1 | Mono |
| 1 | Enigma |
| 1 | The Specials |
| 1 | Moody Blues |
| 1 | Elastica |
| 1 | Grease Soundtrack |
| 1 | Rilo Kiley |
| 1 | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 1 | George Harrison |
| 1 | Elvis |