The Black Album

The Black Album is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal singer James Harrison released on May 19, 1991 through Vertigo Records. Though Harrison was an established artist on the British metal scene at the time this album launched Harrison's career worldwide. To date the album has sold over 60 million copies and is by far his best-selling album, it is also one of two albums Harrison ever re-released, releasing a 25th anniversary edition in 2016. Harrison promoted the album though The Darkness Tour from 1991 until 1995 releasing several other albums during this time, it became the most successful tour of all-time. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 8 on Rolling Stones' 500 greatest albums of all-time.