Aquarium (Universal, 1997) by Aqua

I totally get that this is a questionable album to write about because it's as cheesy as an album can be.  However, this album has sentimental value to me.  When I was an exchange student in France in the spring of 1998, there were a lot of parties that took place in the three weeks  I was there.  They were pretty much all dances and this album was in heavy rotation because of all the upbeat and danceable tracks.  Who would of thought that such a bad album could bring back such good memories?

Street Fighter Soundtrack (Universal, 1994) by various

"In the Rotten Apple, take a bite taste the worm/Embrace the world of reality we're faced to learn/Coke connection drug bust, graveyards where thugs rest/I keep my mug blessed, the evil is illegal substance sold/Roll mob deep, guns in the black Jeep/Mac-11's and legends, cracks in the streets/Patroller, gold money-folder, gun happy soldiers/Never sober takin over, my blood is colder/Niggaz respect violence so I become it/I'm from it, I even done it blunted so run it"

-Nas, "One on One"

Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection (Universal, 2001) by Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is my favorite boy band and this is a greatest hits collection that collected all the hits.  For as successful and talented as the group was in their prime, finding enough cuts to fill an album is not the problem.  Therefore, the only thing that could fault the album is its track sequencing. It's almost perfect.  The only change I would make, and this is just my opinion, is that its opening cut, "Motown Philly", is a little upbeat for the ballads that they were most known for. And for that reason, I would've put it a little later in the CD.  Because their first two mega-blockbuster albums came out before and right as I was being introduced to popular music, I never owned the original LPs.  However, because of the group's tremendous success, I was still very aware of their music.  Therefore, this album not only finished the group's contract with Universal, but also put all the hits from one of the most popular groups of the 90s in one place for me to enjoy.