We're kicking off a fun new series of shows on ESBeats... picking some of our favorite albums over the years and playing the first three tracks from each. We're doing this alphabetically so this week (and next), we're featuring only albums that start with the letter "A."

Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N'Roses from Appetite for Destruction
It's So Easy by Guns N' Roses from Appetite for Destruction
Nightrain by Guns N' Roses from Appetite for Destruction

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles from A Hard Day's Night
I Should Have Known Better by The Beatles from A Hard Day's Night
If I Fell by The Beatles from A Hard Day's Night

Zoo Station by U2 from Achtung Baby
Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2 from Achtung Baby
One by U2 from Achtung Baby

Think by Aretha Franklin from Aretha Now
I Say A Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin from Aretha Now
See Saw by Aretha Franklin from Aretha Now

Awake by Tycho from Awake
Montana by Tycho from Awake
L by Tycho from Awake

Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp from American Fool
Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp from American Fool
Hand To Hold On To by John Mellencamp from American Fool

A New Decade by The Verve from A Northern Soul
This Is Music by The Verve from A Northern Soul
On Your Own by The Verve from A Northern Soul

Billy Joel by Easy Money from An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man by Billy Joel from An Innocent Man
The Longest Time by Billy Joel from An Innocent Man

More Than This by Roxy Music from Avalon
The Space Between by Roxy Music from The Space Between
Avalon by Roxy Music from Avalon