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CDs That Should Have Been My Birthday Presents

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7.6

We Can't Dance - Genesis_III

German #1 at August 30th 1992

Released: January 13th 1992
Time as #1: 18 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I don't really know. I was 7 years old and just started listening to music. Probably too boring.

7.2

Bigger, Better, Faster, More! - 4 Non Blondes

German #1 at August 30th 1993

Released: June 2nd 1993
Time as #1: 20 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
"Hey, hey hey hey, hey heyhey, I said hey - what's going on?" should be okay for a barely-english-speaking 8-year-old boy.

6.6

Voodoo Lounge - The Rolling Stones

German #1 at August 30th 1994

Released: July 17th 1994
Time as #1: 6 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
The Rolling Stones? Not too bad. Actually, it would have been quite cool if I had listened the Stones at this age already. But I didn't really know them by then.

Tekkno ist Cool Vol.1 - Various Artists

German #1 at August 30th 1995

Released: April 6th 1995
Time as #1: 4 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I listened to a lot of crap when I was younger. But Smurfs doing techno music? Hell no!

7.5

The Score (1996)

German #1 at August 30th 1996

Released: February 2nd 1996
Time as #1: 7 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
Actually I remember listening to "Ready or Not" on the radion and MTV and really liking it. So yeah, it would have been a nice birthday gift.

7.4

Backstreet's Back - Backstreet Boys

German #1 at August 30th 1997

Released: August 28th 1997
Time as #1: 2 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
Yes. I would have been happy. Very happy. Sad but true. ;-)

6.8

City Of Angels - Various Artists

German #1 at August 30th 1998

Released: July 27th 1998
Time as #1: 3 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I listened a lot to compilation albums at the time. The artists of the soundtrack seem to be good too. So (although I haven't seen the movie) this present would have made sense.

8.2

Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club

German #1 at August 30th 1999

Released: August 4th 1997
Time as #1: 18 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I don't know if I would have had the patience for an album so far away from the MTV mainstream. But I would certainly be happy with it now.

8.2

In Blue - The Corrs

German #1 at August 30th 2000

Released: July 17th 2000
Time as #1: 6 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
It wasn't exactly my favorite band, but I liked the music and would have given it a try.

Weltreise - Schiller

German #1 at August 30th 2001

Released: July 30th 2001
Time as #1: 4 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
Until recently I have never been into electronic music and a CD full of chillout tracks could have been too much to bare for me in 2001. Maybe I would have listened to the most popular tracks.

7.3

The Rising - Bruce Springsteen

German #1 at August 30th 2002

Released: July 29th 2002
Time as #1: 4 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I was slowly starting to get more into rock music. This would have been anouther step forward I guess.

7.6

Dead Letters - The Rasmus

German #1 at August 30th 2003

Released: July 8th 2003
Time as #1: 1 Week

Would I have been happy with it?
As I stated earlier I was getting into rock music slowly. I thought that this was quite good. I was inexperienced.

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Adios - Böhse Onkelz

German #1 at August 30th 2004

Released: July 26th 2004
Time as #1: 3 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
Maybe their music isn't that bad. Maybe they are no fascists (any more). But I still associate the Onkelz only with nazis and brain-dead idiots in lowered Opels. I would not have been pleased. But luckily there wasn't anyone who sent me this present.

6.8

Mi Sangre - Juanes

German #1 at August 30th 2005

Released: September 28th 2004
Time as #1: 3 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I remember other people listening to "La camisa negra". I never did. I think I was quite indifferent about it. To have it as a birthday present? I guess I could think of better things...

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7.3

Back to Basics - Christina Aguilera

German #1 at August 30th 2006

Released: August 28th 2006
Time as #1: 1 Weeka

Would I have been happy with it?
No, I was totally annoyed by Christina Aguilera. If a friend would have send me this CD I would have seriously doubted if he really knew me.

All 4 One - Befour

German #1 at August 30th 2007

Released: July 13th 2007
Time as #1: 2 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
I would have ended my friendship with that person.

7.2

All Hope Is Gone - Slipknot

Swedish #1 at August 30th 2008
As I was living in Sweden at that time

Released: August 22nd 2008
Time as #1: 1 Week

Would I have been happy with it?
I bought it myself. Slipknot are often dismissed as a lowbrow band because of their costumes. But there's more about them and I like it. Corey Taylor's voice is awesome, too.

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King of Pop - Michael Jackson

German #1 at August 30th 2009

Released: September 8th 2008
Time as #1: 7 Weeks

Would I have been happy with it?
Oh, the tragedy! Michael Jackson died! I have to admit, he was a great entertainer and I certainly was a fan in younger years. But I have developed a dislike of these "Best of.." albums in general and the post-mortem glorification of Micheal Jackson in particular.

The Final Frontier - Iron Maiden

German #1 at August 30th 2010

Released: August 13th 2010
Time as #1: 1 Week

Would I have been happy with it?
Finally something decent atop of the charts at my birthday (note: Slipknot wasn't in Germany). I have other Iron Maiden albums and would be happy if someone decided to give me this one as a present. Anyone? It's been just a few days ago...

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Inspired by this list by Grand Assault I have created a list of albums that should have been my birthday presents because they were #1 of the charts on my birthday.