The number one single today in 1958:

The number one single today in 1975 …

… the day of this event commemorated in music:

The number one British album today in 1979 was Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk”:

The number one British album today in 1984 was Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Welcome to the Pleasure Dome”:

The number one British album today in 1990 was “The Very Best of Elton John,” a title that needed the additional words “up to now”:

The number one album today in 2002 was the soundtrack to the movie “8 Mile”:

Just two birthdays of note today: Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer …

… and Mario Cipollina of Huey Lewis & the News:

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