The Jacksons’ ‘Triumph’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

October 11, 2025 Andy Healy

In the afterglow of his 1979 ‘Off The Wall’ LP, Michael Jackson’s creative energy functions as the main guiding force on his band of brothers’ fourteenth studio affair.

The Jacksons’ ‘Victory’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

June 28, 2024 Andy Healy

Not as cohesive as its precursor albums and without the main driving force of Michael at the helm, ‘Victory’ was pulled in different directions yielding different degrees of musical success.

The Jacksons’ Eponymous 1976 Album ‘The Jacksons’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

November 5, 2021 Brandon Ousley

‘The Jacksons’ solidified the brothers' excursion into Philly soul as sophisticated, adult R&B stylists, setting off the second golden phase of their artistic rise.

Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire

A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.

Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Most records are missing one of these elements: technical virtuosity, raw emotion, and balanced structure. Pearl Jam’s dynamic debut LP impressively possesses all three in droves.

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

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.