The Fives

I was born sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 PM on Tuesday, June 2, 1970. If I had waited about four hours I would have been born on my mother’s birthday.

The #1 album the day I was born was Paul McCartney’s McCartney. The #1 song was Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens. The #1 movie was Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. The #1 television show was Marcus Welby, MD. Some of the folks I share a birthday with include: Stacey Keach, Charlie Watts, Wayne Brady, and Justin Long. B-Real from Cypress Hill was born on the same day I was.

Since I turn fifty-five today, I thought I would look at some of my favorite albums from years that end in 5. In keeping with the theme, I’ll pick five from each year. I wasn’t necessarily listening to all these albums when they were released (especially those in 1975) but they are all albums I listened to consistently once I discovered them. Some of them still get regularly airplay with me.

1975 – I was five.

Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic

Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac

Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music

Queen – A Night At The Opera

1985 – I was fifteen.

Amy Grant – Unguarded

Stryper – Soldiers Under Command

Night Ranger 7 Wishes

Mr. Mister – Welcome To The Real World

Rush – Power Windows

1995 – I was twenty-five.

Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters

Rich Mullins – Brothers Keeper

Petra – No Doubt

Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

DC Talk – Jesus Freak

2005 – I was thirty-five.

Judas Priest – Angel Of Retribution

Stryper – Reborn

Casting Crowns – Lifesong

King’s X – Ogre Tones

Thrice – Vheissu

2015 – I was forty-five.

Red – Of Beauty And Rage

P.O.D. – The Awakening

Bryan Adams – Get Up

Def Leppard – Def Leppard

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Alone In The Universe

2025

Wolves At The Gate – Wasteland

Ronnie Martin – Consume Like A Moth What Is Dear

Cosmic Cathedral – Deep Water (This may be album of the year)

John Mark McMillan – Cosmic Supreme

Styx – Build And Destroy (single) album out 7/18

As I sit here and look at this list of thirty albums, I’m trying to determine what my favorite one is. I don’t know that I can narrow it down to just one so I’ll pick my favorite Christian album and my favorite secular album from the list.