  Bruce Springsteen was born on
September 23, 1949, in New Jersey. By singing
about working class life and American
heartache and touring endlessly, Bruce has
become one of the most respected and
successful musicians in the world. Bruce grew
up in a working-class family in New Jersey.
Bruce fell in love with the rock and roll
sound, but also found out that his father was
not crazy about his rock ambitions. Much of
Bruce's early work reflects his conflicts
with his father, but most especially his
working-class roots. After not finding much
success after high school in New York City,
Bruce played with a string of bands in the
New Jersey area, including the Castiles, the
Togues, Dr. Soom, and the Sonic Boom.
Eventually Bruce hooked up with
a poplar club band called the E-Street Band
(Clarence Clemons, Steve Van Zandt, Danny
Federici, Roy Bittan, Gary Tallent, and Max
Weinberg) and signed with Columbia Records.
 Bruce and the E Street Band
released Greetings
From Asbury Park, N.J. in January and The
Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle in September. The LPs
weren't commercial hits, but gained Bruce
critical attention, and while touring in
Chicago, Bruce and the E-Street Band began to
make a name for themselves and were finding a
following by continuing their live
performances and staying true to rock. Bruce
had become known as the "New
Dylan."
 Bruce made it into the
mainstream music scene after 10 years of
playing local clubs. His LP, Born
To Run released was his first
commercial hit LP and critics applauded his
rock base and strong lyrics. The LP went Top
10 and the title track made the Top 40.
Bruce was hailed as the
"savior of rock and roll. and made the
covers of Time and Newsweek and played live in
bigger venues.
 For the next few years, Bruce
had to battle with his management over his
music. By the time Bruce's next LP, Darkness
On The Edge Of Town, was released Bruce
was competing with "the new wave"
sound and Springsteen-wannabes. The LP was a
modest hit and continued Bruce's ability to
tell stories while giving a rock performance
with "The Promised Land" and
"Badlands."
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone for the first of several times.
 # 78
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce released the #1 LP, The
River, and made it into the Top 10
with "Hungry Heart" and Top 20 with
"Fade Away." Even though the
LP was a double-LP, The
River was a commercial hit.
Bruce hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Hungry Heart."
 # 68
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best
Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Devil With The
Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly / Jenny
Take A Ride").
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Bruce hit the Top 40 with "Fade Away."
 Bruce & The E Street Band
held a benefit concert for Vietnam vets in
L.A.
Bruce was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best
Rock Vocal Performance - Male (The
River).
 Bruce shifted gears with his
music with his solemn LP, Nebraska. The LP's dark tone
confused some fans, gained others, but showed
that Bruce was enough of a superstar that he
could diverge from sure-thing patterns once
in awhile for the sake of art. The LP was a
sharp departure from his usual work, but was
embraced again by critics and Bruce's loyal
fans.
 # 13
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce hit the Top 40 with "Dancing In The Dark."
Bruce hit the Top 10 and #1 for a week with "Dancing In The Dark."
Bruce released his best-selling
LP, Born
In The U.S.A. which eventually sold over 15
million copies in the U.S. The LP spawned 7
Top 10 hits including his #1 hit, "Dancing In The Dark." Bruce also hit
it big with the songs "I'm On
Fire," "Glory Days," "My
Hometown," "I'm Goin' Down,"
"Cover Me," and the title track.
 Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Bruce's audience stretched
across music tastes and age groups. Born
In The U.S.A. was named the 6th Best
Album of the 80s by Rolling
Stone. The power of the music and the
popularity of the videos kept Bruce on tour
for over 2 years, during which he married
Julianne Phillips (in 1985, divorced in
1989).
 # 5
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce won an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Dancing In The Dark"), and was
nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock
Male Video Artist.
Bruce won a Grammy
Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male
("Dancing In The Dark"), and was
nominated for Album of the Year (Born
In The U.S.A.) and Record of the Year ("Dancing In The Dark").
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
 The video for "Dancing In The Dark" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Stage Performance Video, and was nominated for
Best Overall
Performance, and "Glory Days" was
nominated for Best Male Video.
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
 # 48
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce won 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Born
In The U.S.A.), and Favorite Pop/Rock Male
Video Artist.
Bruce was nominated for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Born In The
USA").
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
The video for "Glory
Days" was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Overall Performance.
 Bruce's superstar status is
largely due to his live performances. He is
known for playing over 3 hours per show, and
never letting up. He rewarded many of his
fans in 1986 by releasing a 5-LP concert LP
of his many tours over the years: Live
1975-85. The LP debuted at #1 and
although the hype of the set affected later
sales, the LP was considered a must for any
rock music fan.
 # 28
Singles Artist of the Year
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
The live videos for "Born
To Run" and "War" were
nominated for MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Stage Performance Video.
 Bruce released Tunnel
Of Love which contained the Top 10 hits
"Brilliant Disguise," "One
Step Up," and "Tunnel Of
Love." The LP found more popularity with
the VH1 crowd than the MTV crowd, but
continued Bruce's commercial and critical
success. Bruce's lyrics had focused away from
blue-collar life struggles and focused more
on emotional turmoil.
 # 40
Singles Artist of the Year
Bruce won a Grammy
Award for Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance (Tunnel
Of Love) and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("Brilliant Disguise") and Best Rock Instrumental
Performance ("Paradise By The
'C'").
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
The video for "Tunnel Of
Love" was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards for Video of the Year, Best Male Video, and Best Editing, and Best Art Direction.
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
 # 59
Singles Artist of the Year
By 1992, Bruce had toured for a
few years, married Patti Scialfa (a former
singer with the E Street Band, 1991), and
told the E Street Band he was moving on with
other backup performers (in 1989). The
dissolving of the E Street Band was an effort
to expand Bruce's collaborative efforts.
 Bruce simultaneously released Human
Touch and Lucky
Town. The LPs were marginal hits but
were over-shadowed by other up-and-coming
acts.
Bruce hit the Top 40 with "Human Touch."
Bruce topped the Billboard Album
Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Human Touch."
Bruce hit the Top 10 with "Human Touch."
Bruce performed on MTV
Unplugged and released an LP (In
Concert - MTV Xplugged) of the performance in
Europe the following year (a U.S. release
wasn't available until 1997).
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
The video for "Human Touch" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
Bruce was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best
Rock Vocal Performance - Male and Best Rock Song
(songwriter) ("Human Touch").
Rolling
Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included
"Atlantic City" at # 37, "Brilliant
Disguise" at # 64, and
"Rosalita" at # 71.
 # 43
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce recorded a song for Philadelphia about a gay man dying
of AIDS: "Streets Of Philadelphia." The song was a
Top 10 hit and won Bruce an Academy Award and
gave the AIDS fight a lyrical voice on the
radio.
Bruce hit the Top 40 with "Streets Of Philadelphia."
Bruce hit the Top 10 with "Streets Of Philadelphia."
The video for "Streets Of Philadelphia" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Video from a Film and was also nominated
for Best Male Video.
 # 119
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce released his Greatest
Hits with a few new tracks with the
E Street Band including "Secret
Garden"
and "Murder Incorporated."
Bruce won 4 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year (songwriter), Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male,
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion
Picture or for Television, and Best Rock Song (songwriter) ("Streets Of Philadelphia"), and was
nominated for Record of the Year ("Streets Of Philadelphia").
Greatest
Hits topped the Billboard Pop Albums
chart for 2 weeks.
Greatest
Hits topped the UK Albums chart for
2 weeks.
Bruce hit the Top 40 (for the first of 2
chart runs) with "Secret
Garden."
 Bruce returned to his folk roots
with the release of The
Ghost Of Tom Joad. The LP was not a
commercial success but allowed Bruce to play
music he admired and give folk music a boost.
 # 63
Singles Artist of the Year
Rock
'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500
Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Born To
Run," "Dancing In The Dark," and
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)."
 Bruce won a Grammy
Award for Best Contemporary Folk
Album (The
Ghost Of Tom Joad) and was nominated for
Best Male Rock Vocal
Performance ("Dead Man Walkin'")
and Best Music Video, Long Form (Blood
Brothers).
Bruce was on radio airwaves
again when "Secret
Garden"
was used in the movie Jerry
Maguire and hit the Top 40 again.
Bruce hit the Top 10 with "Secret
Garden."
 Bruce's In
Concert - MTV Xplugged was released
in the U.S. Previously, the LP was only
available as an import. The LP was a
collection of 13 songs from Bruce's
appearance on MTV Unplugged - in
which he "plugged in" and played
electric.
Bruce was
nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Video from a Film ("Secret
Garden").
One
Step Up, Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce
Springsteen, a tribute double-LP to Bruce
Springsteen's music by artists such as David
Bowie, Ben E. King, Joe Cocker, and Donna Summer was released.
 Bruce can also be heard on other
compilation LPs and soundtracks including: No
Nukes ("Devil With A Blue Dress
Medley" - 1980), We
Are The World ("Trapped" - 1985), Sun
City (1985), Folkways
- Vision Shared ("I Ain't Got No
Home" and "Vigilante Man" -
1988), For
Our Children ("Chicken Lips And Lizard
Hips" - 1991), A
Tribute To Curtis Mayfield ("Gypsy
Woman" - 1993), and the Dead
Man Walking soundtrack ("Dead
Man Walking" - 1996) for which he
received another Academy Award nomination.
Bruce was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Thunder
Road").
Bruce could be found on Where
Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete
Seger with "We Shall
Overcome."
Ranked # 27 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and
# 16 on Rock On The Net's
Poll).
Springsteen appeared in a
British court in hopes of blocking the
release of some of his earliest work from 26
years ago. The material was recorded in 1972
and a company named Masquerade Music is
attempted to sell the work as a LP called Before
The Flame. His lawyer stated, "It
matters to Mr. Springsteen that he retains
control of his artistic output."
 The final list of inductees this
year to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame were
announced and included Springsteen.
A 4-CD set called Tracks was released.
The set features 66 tracks and b-sides, with
56 unreleased songs spanning Springsteen's 25
year recording career. The set contains 17
tracks from the mid-70s, 17 tracks taken from
the sessions for The
River and Born
In The U.S.A. during the late 70s and early
80s, 18 tracks from the mid- to late 80s, and
14 tracks from the 90s. Springsteen states in
the linear notes: "This collection
contains everything from the first notes I
sand in the Columbia recording studio, my
early and later work with the E Street Band,
through to my music in the 90s... I'm glad to
finally be able to share this music; here are
some of the ones that got away."
 Springsteen's court battle to
have some of his early work blocked from
being released was ruled in his favor when a
judge ruled that the Boss owned the songs.
Springsteen said of the court fight, "I
came here to defend the ownership of my
music... it's something I fought for since I
was young and I'm really satisfied."
Springsteen's manager confirmed
that the Boss would be touring worldwide once
again with the E Street Band next summer for
the first time in 10 years.
Springsteen continued his
support of Amnesty International at a concert
held in France which also included Tracy
Chapman, Alanis
Morissette, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Shania
Twain, Robert Plant,
Jimmy Page, and Youssou
N'dour. The concert was held to mark
the 50th anniversary of the United Nation's
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Springsteen was inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and
dedicated the honor to his mom and his dad
who had recently died: "I have to thank
him, because what would I conceivably have
written about without him? I mean, you gotta
imagine, if everything had gone great between
us, it would have been a disaster. I would
have written just happy songs and I tried
that in the early 90s and it didn't work. The
public didn't like it." Springsteen also
acknowledged each member of the E Street
Band, who were not eligible to be inducted
with him.
 Springsteen released 18
Tracks featuring songs from
his box set, Tracks and the previously
unreleased track "The Fever"
recorded in 1973. The track is a favorite of
many longtime Springsteen fans who were
surprised it wasn't included with the Tracks set.
Springsteen set a sales record
for concert tickets at the Meadowland in New
Jersey - 300,000 tickets sold in 13 hours
(for 15 shows).
 VH1: 100
Greatest Rock Songs includes # 5: "Born To
Run" and # 96: "Thunder
Road."
Bruce was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("The
Promise").
Bruce introduced a new song
("American Skin (41 Shots)") that
focused on the killing of Amadou Diallo, an
unarmed black man by New York police last
year (who were acquitted this year). New York
police officers were hoping other policemen
would boycott Bruce's concert appearance but
Bruce encountered more support than
opposition at the concert when he sang his
controversial new song.
Pollstar's list of the
top grossing concert tours so far in the year
included Springsteen at #1 with $45 million.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Born To
Run" at # 35.
Springsteen played 2 benefit
concerts in New Jersey with proceeds going to
various charities helping with issues such as
housing, health services, AIDS, and substance
abuse.
VH1: 100
Greatest Albums includes Born
To Run at # 27 and Darkness
On The Edge Of Town at # 68.
Springsteen released the video
compilation Video
Anthology 1978-2000.
The singles "Cover Me"
and "My Hometown" were certified
gold.
 Springsteen released Live
In New York City and could be seen live
on HBO with his first televised concert Live
In New York City. Both the LP and TV
special feature the finale shows of his
reunion tour with the E Street Band (2 shows
in June and July, 2000, at Madison Square
Garden. Live
In New York City topped the
Billboard Internet Sales chart for 2 weeks.
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes:
# 75
- "Dancing In The Dark."
Live
In New York City was certified gold.
Bruce won a court judgment that
gave him copyright control over recordings
from the early 1970s (that had been sold by a
former manager).
Bruce's HBO concert, Live
In New York City, was nominated for 6
Emmy Awards.
Bruce performed "My City Of
Ruins" for a landmark fundraiser (America:
A Tribute To Heroes) aired by all the
major networks to raise money for families of
the victims of recent terrorist attacks.
 Bruce released the DVD of his
concert from New York: Live
In New York City. It includes 11
additional songs not seen in the HBO special.
Springsteen topped the Billboard
Top Music Videos chart with Live
In New York City for a week.
 # 81
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bruce released The
Rising. The LP garnished universal
praise especially with its focus on the
events of 9/11.
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone for the 11th time.
Bruce and the E Street Band
performed live on The Today Show
from Asbury Park.
Bruce and the E Street Band
kicked off their world tour in New Jersey.
The tour will hit 39 cities in the US then
head to Australia and Europe before returning
to the US for more shows in the summer of
2003.
Bruce hit the Top 40 with "The Rising."
The
Rising topped the Billboard Top 200 LP
chart selling over 525, 000 copies in its
first week of release in the US.
The
Rising topped the Billboard Top
Internet Album Sales chart and the LP charts
in the UK and Canada.
Bruce and the E Street Band
performed at the MTV Video Music
Awards.
 Bruce ranked #
59 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
Bruce could be heard on the
tribute compilation - Kindred
Spirits: A Tribute To Johnny Cash - with "Give My
Love To Rose."
Bruce performed on Saturday
Night Live.
The
Rising was certified 2x platinum.
Bruce had to postpone a concert
in Texas following Clarence Clemon's recovery
from an injury to his eye that resulted from
previous eye surgery.
Bruce hit the Top 40 with "Lonesome Day."
Rolling
Stone magazine readers picked The
Rising as Best Album of the Year and
Bruce as Artist of the Year, Best Rock
Artist, Most Welcome Comeback, and Best Tour.
The Critics also picked Bruce as Best Tour.
Bruce won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album (The
Rising), Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Rock Song ("The Rising"), and was also
nominated for Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Bruce also performed
at the ceremony.
Bruce and the E Street Band set
a record selling out 7 shows in 1 day for
shows at Giants Stadium this summer. Bruce
said of still being with his band: "If I
had to measure it all up, I don't think I've
ever been as satisfied as I am right now...
The band being present and everybody alive
and accounted for - only a few bands can say
that."
VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Born In
The U.S.A." at # 29.
 Springsteen's TV special, Bruce
Springsteen & The E Street Band, was
nominated for 4 Emmy Awards.
Springsteen played at Boston's
Fenway Park - the first concert allowed at
the ballpark.
The
River was certified 5x platinum.
 Springsteen finished up his tour
in New York after 14 months.
A 3 CD set, Essential
Bruce Springsteen was released as well
the DVD Live
In Barcelona.
Springsteen ended the year on
top of the year-end box-office tallies with
concert earnings totaling $115.9 million.
Essential
Bruce Springsteen was certified
platinum.
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 18:
Born
To Run, # 85: Born
In The U.S.A., # 132: The
Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle, # 151:
Darkness
On The Edge Of Town, # 224:
Nebraska, # 250:
The
River, # 379: Greetings
From Asbury Park, N.J., # 475:
Tunnel
Of Love.
Springsteen won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Disorder In The
House" with Warren Zevon
from Zevon's The Wind).
Rolling Stone:
The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time included Springsteen at # 23.
 Springsteen will begin touring
in October as part of the 'Vote For Change'
tour. The tour featuring several major acts
will be performing in key
"battleground" states with the goal
of getting citizens out to vote, and vote to
change the current administration.
Springsteen wrote in The New York Times:
"Personally, for the last 25 years I
have always stayed one step away from
partisan politics. This year, however, for
many of us the stakes have risen too high to
sit this election out.... Our American
government has strayed too far from American
values. It is time to move forward. The
country we carry in our hearts is
waiting."
Bruce could be heard on the
compilation Enjoy
Every Sandwich: Songs Of Warren Zevon with the live track
"My Ride's Here."
Bruce ended the month with an
appearance in support of John Kerry at a
rally/performance that resulted in over
80,000 supporters showing up.
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "Born To
Run" at # 21.
# 23 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Bruce won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance ("Code Of
Silence").
Bruce released his next LP Devils
& Dust. The LP was completed without
the E Street Band.
Bruce topped the Billboard 200
LP chart and Internet Album chart with Devils
& Dust selling over 222,000 copies in
the US its first week of release.
Bruce topped UK LP chart with Devils
& Dust.
 Devils
& Dust was certified gold.
Springsteen commemorated the
30th anniversary of Born
To Run with Born
To Run: 30th Anniversary Edition which included a DVD
of a 1975 performance and a documentary.
 Springsteen won
a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance ("Devils
& Dust"),
and was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Rock Song (awarded
to the songwriter), and Best Music Video, Long Form ("Devils
& Dust"), and Best Contemporary Folk
Album (Devils
& Dust).
Springsteen also performed at the ceremony.
Hammersmith
Odeon, Live '75 was released.
 Springsteen
released a collection of Pete Seeger
covers - We
Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.
Springsteen
topped the Billboard Top Internet LP chart
and Top Digital LP chart with We
Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.
We
Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions was certified gold.
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Born In
The U.S.A." at # 48.
 Springsteen won 2 Grammy Awards for
Best Traditional Folk Album (We
Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions) and Best Music Video, Long Form ( Wings
For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run).
Springsteen could be heard on
the tribute compilation for Italian film
composer Ennio Morricone, We
All Love Ennio Morricone, with the track
"Once Upon A Time In The West."
Springsteen released Live
In Dublin.
 Springsteen released Magic.
Springsteen topped the Billboard
200 LP chart, Top Internet Albums chart, Top
Digital Albums chart, and Top Rock Albums
chart with Magic. The LP sold over
335,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
Springsteen toppped the LP
charts in the UK and Canada with Magic.
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Magic was certified
platinum.
Bruce could be heard on the Elvis:
Viva Las Vegas soundtrack on the track
"Viva Las Vegas."
 Bruce won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Radio
Nowhere"), and Best Rock Instrumental
Performance ("Once Upon A Time In The
West"), and was nominated for Best Rock Album (Magic).
Entertainment Weekly:
100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included Born
In The U.S.A. at # 75.
Bruce performed in Philadelphia
at the first of several rallies for Obama's
presidential run.
Rolling Stone:
'The Greatest Singers' includes Bruce at # 36.
Bruce won a Golden Globe for
Best Original Song for "The
Wrestler" from The Wrestler.
The song was not nominated for an Oscar.
Bruce released another hits LP (Greatest
Hits) sold exclusively at Wal-Mart (Billboard peak: # 86 ).
 Bruce released his next LP Working
On A Dream.
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Bruce performed at Super Bowl
XLIII during halftime.
Bruce topped the Billboard 200
LP chart for a week, Top Rock Albums chart,
Top Internet Albums chart, and Top Digital
Albums chart with Working
On A Dream. The LP sold over 224,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
Bruce topped the UK and Canadian
LP charts with Working
On A Dream.
Bruce won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (awarded
to the songwriter) ("Girls In Their
Summer Clothes") and was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ("Girls
In Their Summer Clothes").
Working
On A Dream was certified gold.
Bruce appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone along with Bono and Mick Jagger.
Bruce was one of the honorees at
the Kennedy Center Honors.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included The
Rising at # 15 and Magic at # 24.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "The Rising" at # 35.
 Bruce won a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ("Working
On A Dream"), and was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("Sea Of Heartbreak" with Rosanne
Cash), Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Working On
A Dream"), and Best Song Written for a
Motion Picture, Television or Visual Media
(awarded to the songwriter) ("The
Wrestler").
 The 2-DVD set London
Calling: Live In Hyde Park was released.
The
Promise and the 3CD/3DVD set The
Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Story was released.
The
Promise was certified gold.
 Bruce will release Wrecking
Ball on March 6th.
 |
Greetings From Asbury
Park, N.J.
Released: January, 1973
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 60
Tracks: "Blinded By
The Light" - "Growin' Up"
- "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" -
"Does The Bus Stop At 82nd
Street" - "Lost In The
Flood" - "The Angel" -
"For You" - "Spirit In The
Night" - "It's Hard To be Saint
In The City" |
|
The Wild, The Innocent
& The E Street Shuffle
Released: September, 1973
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 59
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "E Street
Shuffle" - "4th Of July, Asbury
Park (Sandy)" - "Kitty's
Back" - "Wild Billy's Circus
Story" - "Incident On 57th
Street" - "Rosalita (Come Out
Tonight)" - "New York City
Serenade" |
|
Born To Run
Released: August, 1975
US: 6x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Thunder
Road" - "Tenth Avenue
Freeze-Out" - "Night" -
"Backstreets" - "Born To
Run" - "She's The One" -
"Meeting Across The River" -
"Jungleland" |
|
Darkness On The Edge Of
Town
Released: June, 1978
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone:
Tracks:
"Badlands" - "Adam Raised
A Cain" - "Something In The
Night" - "Candy's Room" -
"Racing In The Street" -
"The Promised Land" -
"Factory" - "Streets Of
Fire" - "Prove It All
Night" - "Darkness On The Edge
Of Town" |
|
The River
Released: October, 1980
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 4 weeks)
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "The Ties
That Bind" - "Sherry
Darling" - "Jackson Cage"
- "Two Hearts" -
"Independence Day" -
"Hungry Heart" - "Out In
The Street" - "Crush On
You" - "You Can Look (But You
Better Not Touch)" - "I Wanna
Marry You" - "The River" -
"Point Blank" - "Cadillac
Ranch" - "I'm A Rocker" -
"Fade Away" -
"Stolen Car" -
"Ramrod" - "The Price You
Pay" - "Drive All Night" -
"Wreck On The Highway" |
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Nebraska
Released: September, 1982
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone:
Tracks:
"Nebraska" - "Atlantic
City" - "Mansion On The
Hill" - "Johnny 99" -
"Highway Patrolman" -
"State Trooper" - "Used
Cars" - "Open All Night" -
"My Father's House" -
"Reason To Believe" |
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Born In The U.S.A.
Released: June, 1984
US: 15x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 7 weeks)
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Born In The
U.S.A." - "Cover Me" -
"Darlington County" -
"Working On The Highway" -
"Downbound Train" - "I'm
On Fire" - "No Surrender"
- "Bobby Jean" - "I'm
Goin' Down" - "Glory Days"
- "Dancing In The Dark" - "My
Hometown" |
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Live 1975-85
Released: November, 1986
US: 13x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 7 weeks)
Live Tracks: "Thunder
Road" - "Adam Raised A
Cain" - "Spirit In The
Night" - "4th Of July, Asbury
Park (Sandy)" - "Paradise By
The 'C'" - "Fire" -
"Growin' Up" - "It's Hard
To Be A Saint In The City" -
"Backstreets" - "Rosalita
(Come Out Tonight)" - "Raise
Your Hand" - "Hungry
Heart" - "Two Hearts" -
"Cadillac Ranch" - "You
Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)"
- "Independence Day" -
"Badlands" - "Because The
Night" - "Candy's Room" -
"Darkness On The Edge Of Town"
- "Racing In The Street" -
"This Land Is Your Land" -
"Nebraska" - "Johnny
99" - "Reason To Believe"
- "Born In The U.S.A." -
"Seeds" - "The River"
- "War" - "Darlington
County" - "Working On The
Highway" - "The Promise
Land" - "Cover Me" -
"I'm On Fire" - "Bobby
Jean" - "My Hometown" -
"Born To Run" - "No
Surrender" - "Tenth Avenue
Freeze-Out" - "Jersey
Girl" |
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Tunnel Of Love
Released: October, 1987
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Ain't Got
You" - "Tougher Than The
Rest" - "All That Heaven Will
Allow" - "Spare Parts" -
"Cautious Man" - "Walk
Like A Man" - "Tunnel Of
Love" - "Two Faces" -
"Brilliant Disguise" -
"One Step Up" - "When
You're Alone" - "Valentine's
Day" |
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Lucky Town
Released: March, 1992
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Better
Days" - "Lucky Town" -
"Local Hero" - "If I
Should Fall Behind" - "Leap Of
Faith" - "The Big Muddy" -
"Living Proof" - "Book Of
Dreams" - "Souls Of The
Departed" - "My Beautiful
Reward" |
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Human Touch
Released: March, 1992
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Human Touch" - "Soul
Driver" - "57 Channels (And
Nothin' On)" - "Cross My
Heart" - "Gloria's Eyes" -
"With Every Wish" - "Roll
Of The Dice" - "Real
World" - "All Or Nothin' At
All" - "Man's Job" -
"I Wish I Were Blind" -
"The Long Goodbye" - "Real
Man" - "Pony Boy" |
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In Concert - MTV
Xplugged
Released: 1992
Billboard
peak:
# 189
Live Tracks: "Red Headed
Woman" - "Better Days" -
"Atlantic City" -
"Darkness On The Edge Of Town"
- "Man's Job" - "Human Touch" -
"Lucky Town" - "I Wish I
Were Blind" - "Thunder
Road" - "Light Of Day" -
"If I Should Fall Behind" -
"Living Proof" - "My
Beautiful Reward" |
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Greatest Hits
Released: February, 1995
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 2 weeks)
Tracks: "Born To
Run" - "Thunder Road" -
"Badlands" - "The
River" - "Hungry Heart" -
"Atlantic City" - "Dancing In The Dark" - "Born
In The U.S.A." - "My
Hometown" - "Glory Days" -
"Brilliant Disguise" - "Human Touch" -
"Better Days" - "Streets Of
Philadelphia" - "Secret Garden" -
"Murder Incorporated" -
"Blood Brothers" - "This
Hard Land" |
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The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Released: November, 1995
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "The Ghost
Of Tom Joad" - "Straight
Time" - "Highway 29" -
"Youngstown" - "Sinaloa
Cowboys" - "The Line" -
"Balboa Park" - "Day
Lightning" - "The New
Timer" - "Across The
Border" - "Galveston Bay"
- "My Best Was Never Good
Enough" |
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Tracks
Released: November, 1998
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 27
Tracks: "Mary Queen
Of Arkansas" - "It's Hard To Be
A Saint In The City" - "Growin'
Up" - "Does This Bus Stop At
82nd Street?" - "Bishop
Danced" - "Santa Ana" -
"Seaside Bar Song" - "Zero
And Blind Terry" - "Linda Let
Me be The One" -
"Thundercrack" -
"Rendezvous" - "Give The
Girl A Kiss" - "Iceman" -
"Bring On The Night" - "So
Young And In Love" - "Hearts Of
Stone" - "Don't Look Back"
- "Restless Night" - "A
Good Man Is Hard To Find
(Pittsburgh)" - "Roulette"
- "Dollhouse" - "Where The
Bands Are" - "Loose Ends"
- "Living On The Edge Of The
World" - "Wages Of Sin" -
"Take 'Em As They Come" -
"Be True" - "Ricky Wants A
Man Of Her Own" - "I Wanna Be
With You" - "Mary Lou" -
"Stolen Car" - "Born In
The U.S.A." - "Johnny
Bye-Bye" - "Shut Out The
Light" - "Cynthia" -
"My Love Will Not Let You Down"
- "This Hard Land" -
"Frankie" - "TV
Movie" - "Stand On It" -
"Lion's Den" - "Car
Wash" - "Rockaway The
Days" - "Brothers Under The
Bridges ('83)" - "Man At The
Top" - "Pink Cadillac" -
"Two For The Road" -
"Janey Don't You Lose Heart" -
"When You Need Me" - "The
Wish" - "The Honeymooners"
- "Lucky Man" - "Leavin'
Train" - "Seven Angels" -
"Gave It A Name" - "Sad
Eyes" - "My Lover Man" -
"Over The Rise" - "When
The Lights Go Out" - "Loose
Change" - "Trouble In
Paradise" - "Happy" -
"Part Man, Part Monkey" -
"Goin' Cali" - "Back In
Your Arms" - "Brothers Under
The Bridge" |
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18 Tracks
Released: April, 1999
Billboard
peak:
# 64
Tracks: "Growin'
Up" - "Seaside Bar Song" -
"Rendezvous" - "Hearts Of
Stone" - "Where The Bands
Are" - "Loose Ends" -
"I Wanna Be With You" -
"Born In The U.S.A." - "My
Love Will Not Let You Down" -
"Lion's Den" - "Pink
Cadillac" - "Janey Don't You
Lose Heart" - "Sad Eyes" -
"Part Man, Part Monkey" -
"Trouble River" -
"Brothers Under The Bridge" -
"The Fever" - "The
Promise" |
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Live In New York City
Released: April, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone: 
Live Tracks: "My Love
Will Not Let You Down" - "Prove
It All Night" - "Two
Hearts" - "Atlantic City"
- "Mansion On The Hill" -
"The River" -
"Youngstown" - "Murder
Incorporated" - "Badlands"
- "Out In The Street" -
"Born To Run" - "Tenth
Avenue Freeze-Out" - "Land Of
Hope And Dreams" - "American
Skin (41 Shots)" - "Lost In The
Flood" - "Born In The
U.S.A." - "Don't Look
Back" - "Jungleland" -
"Ramrod" - "If I Should
Fall Behind" |
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The Rising
Released: July, 2002
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 2 weeks)
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Lonesome Day" - "Into
The Fire" - "Waitin' On A Sunny
Day" - "Nothing Man" -
"Countin' On A Miracle" -
"Empty Sky" - "Worlds
Apart" - "Let's Be Friends
(Skin To Skin)" - "Further On
(Up The Road)" - "The
Fuse" - "Mary's Place" -
"You're Missing" - "The Rising" -
"Paradise" - "My City Of
Ruins" |
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Essential Bruce
Springsteen
Released: November, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Tracks: "Blinded By
The Light" - "For You" -
"Spirit In The Night" -
"4th Of July, Asbury Park
(Sandy)" - "Rosalita (Come Out
Tonight)" - "Thunder Road"
- "Born To Run" -
"Jungleland" -
"Badlands" - "Darkness On
The Edge Of Town" - "The
Promised Land" - "The River' -
"Hungry Heart" -
"Nebraska" - "Atlantic
City" - "Born In The USA"
- "Glory Days" - "Dancing In The Dark" -
"Tunnel Of Love" -
"Brilliant Disguise" - "Human Touch" -
"Living Proof" - "Lucky
Town" - "Streets Of
Philadelphia" - "The Ghost Of
Tom Joad" - "The Rising" -
"Mary's Place" - "Lonesome Day" -
"American Skin (41 Shots)"
(live) - "Land Of Hope And
Dreams" - "From Small Things
(Big Things One Day Come)" -
"Big Payback" - "Held Up
Without A Gun" (live) -
"Trapped" (live) - "None
But The Brave" - "Missing"
- "Lift Me Up" - "Viva Las
Vegas" - "Country Fair" -
"Code Of Silence" (live) -
"Dead Man Walkin'" -
"Countin' On A Miracle"
(acoustic) |
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Devils & Dust
Released: April, 2005
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: A-
Tracks: "Devils
& Dust" - "All The Way
Home" - "Reno" -
"Long Time Comin'" -
"Black Cowboys" - "Maria's
Bed" - "Silver Palomino" -
"Jesus Was An Only Son" -
"Leah" - "The Hitter"
- "All I'm Thinkin' About" -
"Matamoras Banks" |
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Born To Run: 30th
Anniversary Edition (CD/DVD)
Released: November, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 18
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A- |
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Hammersmith Odeon, Live
'75
Released: February, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 93
Live Tracks: "Thunder
Road" - "Tenth Avenue
Freeze-Out" - "Spirit In The
Night" - "Lost In The
Flood" - "She's The One" -
"Born To Run" - "The E
Street Shuffle" - "It's Hard To
Be A Saint In The City" -
"Backstreets" - "Kitty's
Back" - "Jungleland" -
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" -
"4th Of July, Asbury Park
(Sandy)" - "Detroit
Medley" - "For You" -
"Quarter To Three" |
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We Shall Overcome: The
Seeger Sessions
Released: April, 2006
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A-
Live Tracks: "Old Dan
Tucker" - "Jessie James" -
"Mrs. McGrath" - "Oh,
Mary, Don't You Weep" - "John
Henry" - "Erie Canal" -
"Jacob's Ladder" - "My
Oklahoma Home" - "Eyes On The
Prize" - "Shenandoah" -
"Pay Me My Money Down" -
"We Shall Overcome" -
"Froggie Went A-Courtin'" -
"Buffalo Gals" - "How Can
I Keep From Singing" |
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Live In Dublin
Released: June, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 23
Rolling Stone:
Live Tracks: "Atlantic
City" - "Old Dan Tucker" -
"Eyes On The Prize" -
"Jesse James" - "Further
On (Up The Road)" - "O Mary
Don't' Your Weep" - "Erie
Canal" - "If I Should Fall
Behind" - "My Oklahoma
Home" - "Highway
Patrolman" - "Mrs.
McGrath" - "How Can A Poor Man
Stand Such Times And Live" -
"Jacob's Ladder" - "Long
Time Comin'" - "Open Al
Night" - "Pay Me My Money
Down" - "Growin' Up" -
"When The Saints Go Marching
In" - "This Little Light Of
Mine" - "American Land" -
"Blinded By The Light" -
"Love Of The Common People" -
"We Shall Overcome" |
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Magic
Released: October, 2007
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A
Tracks: "Radio
Nowhere" - "You'll Be Comin'
Down" - "Livin' In The
Future" - "Your Own Worst
Enemy" - "Gypsy Biker" -
"Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
- "I'll Work For Your Love" -
"Magic" - "Last To
Die" - "Long Walk Home" -
"Devil's Arcade" |
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Working On A Dream
Released: January, 2009
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (1 week)
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A
Tracks: "Outlaw
Pete" - "My Lucky Day" -
"Working On A Dream" -
"Queen Of The Supermarket" -
"What Love Can Do" - "This
Life" - 'Good Eye" -
"Tomorrow Never Knows" -
"Life Itself" - "Kingdom
Of Days" - "Surprise,
Surprise" - "The Last
Carnival" - "The Wrestler"
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The Promise: The
Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story (3CD/3DVD)
Released: November, 2010 |
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The Promise
Released: November, 2010
US: Gold
Tracks: "Racing In
The Street" - "Gotta Get That
Feeling" - "Outside Looking
In" - "Someday (We'll Be
Together) - "One Way Street" -
"Because The Night" -
"Wrong Side Of The Street" -
"The Brokenhearted" -
"Rendezvous" - "Candy's
Boy" - "Save My Love" -
"Ain't Good Enough For You" -
"Fire" - "Spanish
Eyes" - "It's A Shame" -
"Come On (Let's Go Tonight)" -
"Talk To Me" - "The Little
Things (My Baby Does)" -
"Breakaway" - "The
Promise" - "City Of The
Night" |
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