Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

August 20, 2026 Terry Nelson

Four decades later, ‘Graceland’ remains true to what it was from the start—a beautiful, tangled, genuinely collaborative album that changed what pop music could sound like.

Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary

January 21, 2025 Terry Nelson

Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 55 anniversary

What sets ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ apart from its contemporaries is the seamless interplay between folk, rock, and gospel influences, a display of Simon and Garfunkel’s versatility as artists.

LIVING IN SPIN: Revisiting Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland' (1986)

August 22, 2016 Grace Curtis

“Living in Spin” is a recurring Albumism column, in which Grace Curtis examines the points at which the aural, carnal, and emotional impulses converge.

Ginuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Ginuwine’s breakthrough debut was a remarkable achievement during a very competitive year for R&B albums, amidst notable releases by the likes of Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Maxwell, among others.

Freestyle Fellowship’s Debut Album ‘To Whom It May Concern…’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Not just an LA underground classic, but a foundational record for a whole generation of emcees, ‘To Whom It May Concern’ continues to influence and inspire the contemporary hip-hop landscape.

Depeche Mode’s Debut Album ‘Speak & Spell’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

While their 1981 debut did not augur the stadium tours or multi-platinum LPs to come, it nevertheless offers little pieces of the band they would become.