Jock Jams
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Jock Jams is a series of compilation albums released by Tommy Boy Records
.
It featured music from the mid-1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music. It also had some house music
, hip-hop
, classic disco
music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases.
When some of the songs and quotes became famous, they were incorporated onto a song entitled the "Jock Jam megamix
".
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
.
It featured music from the mid-1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music. It also had some house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, classic disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases.
When some of the songs and quotes became famous, they were incorporated onto a song entitled the "Jock Jam megamix
Jock Jam Megamix
"The Jock Jam" is a mash-up song from the compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 3.The single was released in late September 1997 on Tommy Boy Records...
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Albums
Year | Album | U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... peak |
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1995 | Jock Jams, Volume 1 | 30 |
1996 | Jock Jams, Volume 2 | 10 |
1997 | Jock Jams, Volume 3 | 23 |
1998 | Jock Jams, Volume 4 | 20 |
1999 | Jock Jams, Volume 5 | 51 |
2001 | Jock Jams: The All-Star Jock Jams | 188 |
Singles
- 1997: "ESPN Presents the Jock JamJock Jam Megamix"The Jock Jam" is a mash-up song from the compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 3.The single was released in late September 1997 on Tommy Boy Records...
" #31 U.S.Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...