Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

August 22, 2026 Terry Nelson

For those of you who were champions of Blur from the very beginning with their underappreciated debut LP, you have been rewarded handsomely in the decades since.

Blur’s ‘13’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

March 13, 2024 Andy Healy

With their heartbreak inspired sixth studio affair, the band expanded their horizons with a move into more experimental and introspective territories.

Blur’s ‘Think Tank’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary

May 4, 2023 Quentin Harrison

After a four-year hiatus following 1999’s ’13,’ ‘Think Tank’ reintroduced Blur as a band retaining their core musical sensibilities and thriving in a contemporary context.

It Wasn’t Easy, But Nothing Is: Blur’s Eponymous Fifth Studio Album ‘Blur’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

February 6, 2022 Erika Wolf

Blur Eponymous Fifth Studio Album Blur (1997)

Having failed in years prior to break through in America (while then arch-rivals Oasis enjoyed stateside fame), Blur’s fifth studio affair was a personal triumph for the band.

Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

Having been previously regarded as a predominantly country and adult contemporary artist, Newton-John’s provocative eleventh studio affair set about to frame the singer in a new light.

Freddie Hubbard’s ‘First Light’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary

With ‘First Light,’ the legendary trumpeter pushed the musical envelope to make something radically different from his previous works, as he distanced himself from the soul-jazz model.

2nd II None’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘2nd II None’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s DJ Quik orchestrated debut LP features great production and brash attitude, which make the album an entertaining exercise overall.