The number one single today in 1958:

The number one British single today in 1966:

Today in 1978, one of the most awful things ever foisted upon the American viewing public was shown by ABC-TV:

The number one British single today in 1979:

The number one British album today in 1979 was “ABBA’s Greatest Hits Volume 2”:

Birthdays start with Geoff Goddard of the Tornadoes …

… born one year before Gordon Lightfoot:

Gene Clark of the Byrds:

Bob Gaudio was one of the Four Seasons:

Ronnie DeVoe of Bell Biv DeVoe:

Jeff Buckley …

… was born one year before Peter Cox of Go West, which asks you to …

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