25 Great Gay Moments In Music

From:  Billboard

Melissa Etheridge Says "Yes I Am" 


While out rocker Melissa Etheridge had experienced a good deal of success on the charts in the late '80s and early '90s, it wasn't until her 1993 album "Yes I Am" that she hit paydirt. The album -- whose title served as an answer to questions about her sexuality -- spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold 4.4 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set spawned the Hot 100 top 40 hits "Come to My Window" (No. 25), "I'm the Only One" (No. 8) and "Like the Way I Do/If I Wanted To" (No. 16) and helped make Etheridge a household name. -- Keith Caulfield