The number one British album today in 1969 was the Rolling Stones’ “Let It Bleed”:

The number one British single today in 1980 came 12 days after its singer’s death:

The number one song today in 1986:

The number one album today in 1975 was “Chicago IX,” which was actually “Chicago’s Greatest Hits” (to that point):

Birthdays begin with Bobby Columby, drummer for Blood Sweat & Tears:

Peter Criss of Kiss …

… was born one year before Stevie Wright of the Easybeats …

… who was born on the same day as Alan Parsons, who has a huge résumé even outside the Alan Parsons Project:

Anita Ward, who says you can …

One death of note, today in 1973: Bobby Darin at 37:

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