*B.T.R.C. Essential Album
- 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
- #1 on U.S. Billboard 200
- #1 on the UK OCC Album Chart
- #86 on the Rolling Stone "500 Greatest Albums" (2003)
- Seven Top 10 singles:
- "Born In The U.S.A." - #9 Billboard Hot 100 / #5 UK OCC
- "Cover Me" - #7 Billboard Hot 100, #2 Mainstream Rock / #10 Cash Box Top 100 / #16 UK OCC
- "Im On Fire" - #6 Billboard Hot 100 / #5 UK OCC
- "I'm Going Down" - #9 Billboard Hot 100
- "Glory Days" - #5 Billboard Hot 100 / #17 UK OCC
- "Dancing in the Dark" - #1 R&R CHR / #1 Cash Box / #2 Billboard Hot 100, #1 Mainstream Rock / #28 UK OCC
- "My Hometown" - #6 Billboard Hot 100, #1 Adult Comtemporary / #9 UK OCC
- Won Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Grammy Award for "Dancing In The Dark"
- Grammy Award Nominated for Record of the Year for both "Dancing In The Dark and "Born In The U.S.A.". Nominated for Album of the Year - Born In The U.S.A.
- Won American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song - "Dancing In The Dark"
- Won Juno Award for International Album of the Year - Born In The U.S.A.
- Won MTV Music Award for Best Male Video - "I'm On Fire" and Best Stage Performance - "Dancing In the Dark".
- Grammy Hall of Fame awarded Born In The U.S.A. 2012
- Certified 15X Platinum in the U.S. Over 30 million world wide - one of the greatest selling albums of all time.
- RELEASE DATE: 6/16/2015
Heavyweight 180gm vinyl LP repressing of this album from the rock superstar housed in a faithfully recreated LP sleeve containing all the elements of the original release. Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 4, 1984. A critical and commercial success, it found Springsteen marking a departure in his sound. While it's predecessor, the dark and acoustic Nebraska, featured songs of pessimism and isolation, Born in the U.S.A.'s lyrics expressed signs of hope in the daily fight of the ordinary American in following the American Dream, a new feeling complemented by synthesized arrangements and a pop-flavored, radio-oriented sound that helped Springsteen to extend his popularity and appeal to mainstream audiences. The album was supported by an enormous commercial campaign that helped create several hit singles, as well as remixes and music videos. Born in the U.S.A. was the best-selling album of 1985 in the United States (and also Springsteen's most successful album ever), selling 15 million copies in the U.S alone, and 30 million worldwide. The album produced a record-tying string of seven Top 10 singles (tied with Michael Jackson's Thriller and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814) and also a worldwide concert tour (the two-year Born in the U.S.A. Tour) that was a success. The album was lauded by most critics and is often considered one of Springsteen's finest albums (Rolling Stone magazine rated it the 86th-greatest album of all time, his second on the list) along with his 1975 breakthrough, Born to Run. The scathing condemnation of the title track is often misinterpreted as a patriotic anthem as a result of the repeating chorus.