We wanted to prove whether that September 1991 day is in fact the most important date in modern album history, or whether there were any that surpassed it. (Also a late-period record by Van Morrison, if you’re being a completist.) Subjectively, it’s considered one of the greatest release dates in history-perhaps even the absolute best.īut subjective isn’t good enough for us here at The Ringer. In the U.S., that day saw the release of three undeniable classics-Nirvana’s Nevermind, A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik-plus heralded releases by Soundgarden and the Pixies.
To say September 24, 1991, is one of those instances that called for divided attention is something of an understatement. And if you were really lucky-or unlucky, if you had a budget-there’d be more than one album on the same day that demanded your hard-earned cash. Often in the CD era, it didn’t-who among us hasn’t paid $18.99 for an LP with two hot singles and 14 tracks of filler? But occasionally, the album was worth the price. It was a release for fans and the culmination of months of hype: It was time to finally hear whether the new music of a beloved artist lived up to your hopes. “Sure, grandpa, let’s get you to bed,” you say, but seriously: Before the first widespread MP3 leaks-and the arrival of new music delivery playlists like Release Radar on Spotify ( The Ringer’s parent company)-those drop dates meant something to many. And if the release was big enough, record stores would open at midnight so fans could grab the album as soon as it could contractually go on sale. before the advent of Global Release Day-thousands would schlep to their local mom-and-pop or chain store and plop down between $10 and $20 for an actual, physical copy of an album. Every week-typically on Tuesdays in the U.S. It’s something Gen Xers and old millennials will tell their grandkids about: the hallowed release date.
MADVILLAINY ALBUM RELEASE DATE PLUS
To celebrate the occasion, we’re looking back on September 24, 1991, by diving into the legacy of Nevermind and The Low End Theory, plus using math to determine whether any other release day in the past three decades stacks up. Thirty years ago Friday, one of the most consequential days in modern music history occurred when Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Soundgarden all released seminal albums.
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