The number one British single today in 1957 was the same single as the previous week …

… though performed by a different act:

The number one British single today in 1958:

The number one album for the fifth consecutive week today in 1976 was “Chicago IX,” which was actually “Chicago’s Greatest Hits”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN-AyNsDtN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvmeEyVd5w8

John Lennon had three songs in the British top five, including number one, today in 1981, a month after his death:

Birthdays today begin with Ronnie Hawkins, whose band, the Hawks, was the precursor to The Band:

Jim Croce:

Rod Stewart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T5hYlUsQ0s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqwCko-kzR0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLmODfnGj-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouzUqsVby_Q

Aynsley Dunbar played drums for a lot of acts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfpmFW5XvNk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnH4yNqL8E

Bob Lang of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzVLQTovv_g

Neal Smith played drums for Alice Cooper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNF2KNcRm-U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1g4NT0t9h4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qga5eONXU_4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YrXjeRSoE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R500VKA9-Zo

Donald Fagen of Steely Dan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgYuLsudaJQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSIRAF75sa0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43wN23qvlbU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbIIwH9VsjM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zmX6_ujBN0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRjItDLnAwc

Pat Benatar:

Luci Martin of Chic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOBlHvknroI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXNTRnKOYyM

Shawn Colvin:

Matt Roberts of Three Doors Down: