The number one British single today in 1958:

The number one single today in 1962:

The number one album today in 1973 was Alice Cooper’s “Billion Dollar Babies”:

The number one single today in 1979:

The number one single …

… and album today in 1984 both came from soundtracks from different movies:

The number one British album today in 1990 was Fleetwood Mac’s “Behind the Mask”:

Birthdays start with James Osterberg, who you know as the most unlikely cruise line endorser of all time, Iggy Pop:

One year later was born Paul Davis:

Robert Smith of The Cure  …

… was born on the same day as Michael Timmons of the Cowboy Junkies:

Two deaths of note today: Neal Matthews of the Jordanaires, Elvis Presley’s backup singers, in 2000 …

… and Al Wilson in 2008:

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