# Facebook 20 Album Challenge By [Mike Shupp](https://paragraph.com/@mikeshupp-2) · 2024-05-09 --- `ⓘ This is a collectable writing NFT` I was challenged to choose 20 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day, for 20 consecutive days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cbce49650f4e26ba37885c2ffd5a448f8daf5d3d9757184095eacfc453c6a467.jpg) Day #1 Album: **Déjà Vu** Artist: **Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young** Released: 3/11/1970 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vu_\(Crosby,_Stills,_Nash_%26_Young_album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid02YaUAqPG61KukNMZou3wb63VySrYvZqDDB6XJtgafHe5tCobHKyMhxY4Ugr5RXuAEl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2DK35wc5YVGcttwf07f7y1?si=bUF-e-yZRG23i6wUVpH3Zg) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a0ba7dc2881e3210583a28b087f6f85be65660df26a60293213cb7e71ce70707.jpg) Day #2 Album: **Live Album** Artist: **Grand Funk** Released: 11/16/1970 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Album_\(Grand_Funk_Railroad_album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0BazkEW1opDMAwQNo97upqMbXzaomC6PVSBSzkfF3WsurPg9srUawvGWacnFXpWbyl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/61DtdPiA3OixeOPZG4XsZi?si=Qa1hp2MCR6qo5mIMWt8oLw) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2bcc37821f80cc3ff3f35774a179882c9e05eabc82ffc979e70f66b3787fe6dd.jpg) Day #3 Album: **Smash Hits** Artist: **Jimi Hendrix Experience** Released: 4/12/1968 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Hits_\(The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience_album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid02hQtCPY7jksn9WescQ1LzGwzdwnF6kNvoVqbAyfAsEXvgCVwTzvQLLJgQWQHDofHFl?__tn__=%2CO) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3qw8bDXJ8hisiLpX3H15VS?si=uboCs2IbRlyxN4FomCAk7A) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3e5dbfb3169533e71a730d5ae0ed49c1f40e85b40c9d25dc16c01f4239d7b82d.jpg) Day #4 Album: **Led Zeppelin II** Artist: **Led Zeppelin** Released: 10/22/1969 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_II) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid035o4fneejHW7KT8qhneLiWfm4WrEhptF55F1VrTzgRhUAapkLukgB99kwWeLMz7vDl?__tn__=%2CO) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/58MQ0PLijVHePUonQlK76Y?si=PT9aBiqxRBe6uVt5tZNEhw) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b99307e0dc9ca3fe2d7e825760c1b23f387e9c4a330e9137f43a80b47962ece0.jpg) Day #5 Album: **The Dark Side of the Moon** Artist: **Pink Floyd** Released: Mar 1973 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0ccQ5hxSbr28SAEc15NiyrmgWukiA1jAG75pawp91HS1RoKYc6sacezJEY3mQwrfel?__tn__=%2CO) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4LH4d3cOWNNsVw41Gqt2kv?si=eXsqfXvuTgGZ6SswWSdvoA) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/305cb07f45900f87e705ab5b2c78b620d9c182472982928c17146a752e597236.jpg) Day #6 Album: **Led Zeppelin IV** Artist: **Led Zeppelin** Released: 11/8/1971 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_IV) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0U1RD7ChRxoQcNevY18Pk6FsERyz3Z9HyJtvb9UrEZ1jVNqrorfZT94h6pZx171Mul?__tn__=%2CO) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/5EyIDBAqhnlkAHqvPRwdbX?si=cUpuBYgwTw2zb_X2aKUg8g) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/69666d36d00edcdb7e36c24448adad8f81225afd4a8f36319fb909ca70addf0d.jpg) Day #7 Album: **Court and Spark** Artist: **Joni Mitchell** Released: 1/17/1974 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_and_Spark) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid02ey2apyWWbWGeV4aaUW2pogTrhkp7rzrMcKWWnRr4Cguqhx1WqwBqWyhbFn7WMrHol) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2akjxkzFolkeV72Yyv5KrM?si=tSylKOvDRvikHls9kdLO5w) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3bf76651bdcf7c6980517104ec7687755fc3a55ed18de1bb391a6ed56a3b7d68.jpg) Day #8 Album: **Innervisions** Artist: **Stevie Wonder** Released: 8/3/1973 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innervisions) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0meWK42Zx3PKdqNxL7gYLNVpGRrSZcrFCwZQCq43sLDL2uvNc2chgkijkT7tAm76fl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/5jgI8Eminx9MmLBontDWq8?si=U8CT2zZYQxmsrh_DrzadJw) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d9f9b3ccd3d95662b7b5f73f2e5a608bb4fab0952955e4297b9ab5d30e91d639.jpg) Day #9 Album: **The Cry of Love** Artist: **Jimi Hendrix** Released: 3/5/1971 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cry_of_Love) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid033gDBQ7jBpeM2WxpUo6cYELoE5ZZnmt34pDHBb8FSXYWqJYVhVk9Nx195P6uWUMC4l) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7ykAHaoptbCYaO0HAjpgcL?si=0G4bEX6USsS_LMJGkeqf_w) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ace153d5080b68d0f046c4abae6ba50c0b7868bf80010189686e6c013b3d5280.jpg) Day #10 Album: **Hejira** Artist: **Joni Mitchell** Released: Nov 1976 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hejira_\(album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid034KtUU37S7FA6yqvNe3gALwSbH2NkLk7r2DWnfVCk7Ayipd9RT8ywJ2fhpUHngLYHl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3Z0qQc09rmk4JYtIaxEx2J?si=lBAN0TDbQ_u6YLPWfTJ5jw) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1603d7a413cd13c7f1e0f8bc741be8c68ece12593c772e85d195566da34fd0bb.jpg) Day #11 Album: **Pat Metheny Group** Artist: **Pat Metheny Group** Released: Mar 1978 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny_Group_\(album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0mFnoRsapwakNwkuz6mHKuBb9ZPMJ1Yw7SoPGh8d3M8JsUwgw8s4tWDcsBipKctB7l) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4TC69U5HGclykFldzvsIao?si=QMKRC-hmSZS8R95qOUQf8g) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ccc4afcc3366fdc026150cb468c99afbf1f55a75eaff28d6814ffb2d8a0399f3.jpg) Day #12 Album: **Happy The Man** Artist: **Happy The Man** Released: Aug 1977 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_the_Man_\(Happy_the_Man_album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0M9TszuxW6dWH6R1V2Rx9rM7UTyGZNv7uxkpgpJBC2vG9WhXoB6XJE4pLJpFtUjp6l) Link: → ♫ [Listen on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaSEIDp_ups) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9d748a79d4db1bf65625afaf2775eb344fcc3482650b2509eea6ea0202200147.jpg) Day #13 Album: **The Royal Scam** Artist: **Steely Dan** Released: 5/31/1976 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Scam) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid02AX5hR4ySngoFFhWLErSvM1aK7aZR8aeYi3k6itjihmRXKC3g8Rr8gWj8X2pKZ1cGl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1Sur33x6g7tvdd9GQnHhhu?si=uKa08cl2Q26gYXGIJcyG7A) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9cfcc5a42418c691f5067e99e1b36b719dfd06c2bb454e8466ec86251b787250.jpg) Day #14 Album: **Pretenders** Artist: **Pretenders** Released: 1/11/1980 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretenders_\(album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0NFF4zWMz771T6k1PV9Su2fVMHsbn58F23CTwAefdg49wyPuqN7GduWRcQ9A2A5uHl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/6AFFu3ilmlEDz1I9ZaNOZw?si=dk3Gf93tRzSjfG3egGR-Zg) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e84d0d4d7c11efa3da5077b1921d3911b2b670286faae3203f3eccd00ffcbef3.png) Day #15 Album: **Songs from the Film** Artist: **Tommy Keene** Released: Feb 1986 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_from_the_Film) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid036k1G3J5P3eDpCYkoT3hjsxaqFhSGj4ed2rvCAgXxfJrdMJXThJYnZoohCqXH5ch2l) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/0T7IlRAIysAHVTunAu3DZi?si=19e06a2d53b54817) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cdaa926839421a45131cf6f734b812d592ade82f579cb1b83369b0bc7992c5af.jpg) Day #16 Album: **Crowded House** Artist: **Crowded House** Released: Aug 1986 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowded_House_\(album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0zvsjfMPUHGPxwEasWca7oT7cAAfgWQEZ6ZJp8ZNvBZ9Lrn218onFJAri3Cmcob8kl) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1dJpgn1rqvvr4yyNYLEYBG?si=AGiabXhQRzuvhTSBmV9sHw) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/92cae76c7b238ec2dfa4bdb0da35913c8515cdf2ca49a650f533136ea9a56138.png) Day #17 Album: **Let It Be** Artist: **The Replacements** Released: 10/2/1984 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_\(The_Replacements_album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0zYvZicgmgNHjJDRjC9FKd41jovpcRcc7S1vr2d72iqHUb7prq77HqPEP9m7kWEZel?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZW8cicd63NPoaGzFDMaxxCCagaivGVCxGyhKXs9ERhswHpu6UJ276JbFNQwtywKyWrggv2RDeKmJEGct_qAUAWcOLjUujydxMJZxUNDUDGWyuuhXZNB2qPXb1Xc0q6q4QARnNLNJHcMevxtvapqZmzVm-aEgCvUNaB3N0WM8S5S9A&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4LwFCUyV4wM6SEg84PaLuL?si=iPPi84NWTn6R4IQCqGbd-Q) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/beea6dbf170c9baf38b819296c20e727feb53dde4d6fe47c9e30ad634df9555c.jpg) Day #18 Album: **Giant Steps** Artist: **John Coltrane** Released: Feb 1960 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Steps) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0L8i8vMBxKEFrwFBhHq4TGSTKPfjPF8ibaB7i94UjgsxLmV4QFUmJv76PbHvAxQkYl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUAqa6QIsljic_hoh6bIpcJ19fUjb57bZ3y7W4fW_CcS_-IBOOmRTMHUtezLG_sLhORKhFvAtKkjF04KEKijzr65XzK0RjgQOW5JREaRAMSM6U7WuB9AJF3_GUAed7abyoZNNq5bI7Bkdmo3fR1FUQKcqOK9xW5xbAGV3F7r4YwEA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7MBQWjukLxXZYvQ8vzEH7t?si=nPT_Y5hUQdS1Wh7tu_SSwA) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f8d3e83db5ef7b017e5da2c65a54cd20766300c2d89dc7afd1ac476c49936238.jpg) Day #19 Album: **I.O.U.** Artist: **Allan Holdsworth** Released: 4/7/1982 Link: → [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.O.U._\(album\)) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0kpM1YMee9kkEBUCgT2QZ3uFTw3CfTvL83yvJ4pSSh3oAwf7NgTErkhgaaLtqm2oRl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWxFVnOH9n4FLEU2TgZupAe4Ht1T8_nilqt_Z69HXw4Osne95VyLdEE8hqnvXoQzTeYdZOVD6hlzHXBBpp8xc_OEP8LlwnN-nXNO_Fic5SiJ8B6mMHe0JZOqpv95txcnwUtbd4XS2uzMGlV9Tt11KwsPgGoCsFvl_kAzMClFXv3dQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7ovzR4d84HJ2sotnOm2xlk?si=hRQzgvLHThCFvqEhbwtAqA) * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/301c2af0447d95d8da17132333418d9585b43070fea811bf98dac5cd44fbc5b0.jpg) Day #20 Album: **The Copland Collection - Orchestral & Ballet Works, 1936-1948** Artist: **Aaron Copland** Released: 1991 Link: → [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/release/3221754-Copland-Orchestral-Ballet-Works-1936-1948) Link: → [Facebook Post](https://www.facebook.com/mikeshupp/posts/pfbid0j66E8JoXucpNyQRHiY6MXM1e1STv9bFHnjHD5ySHLP1Sp6YFRYb3F35j7vu41nHCl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXuJaWL-B5E0I_OISz4A6mIC2zYShpJLma9oqeosUTZz6msPePGtslQgc5H8AwFjesf5AkEMVDZegV5j37EV2imdNcjrVH7fZAFIxd8QkHPQcPsU4VC8hnbQJew-HjFNPlhzSfNGPTYx-MEdCLldVQ_fJGl57u-2WHYJPjfrx1e7w&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R) Link: → ♫ [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/02oza1C34wsDobdBFi1vGM?si=xavYllQaSG2lb-M9QVdgqA) * * * Subscribe and Collect: --- *Originally published on [Mike Shupp](https://paragraph.com/@mikeshupp-2/facebook-20-album-challenge)*