The number one British single today in 1960:
The number one single today in 1978:
The number one British single today in 1995 came from a Swedish group that did a wacky country-ish song:
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Category: Music
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The number one single today in 1960 topped the charts for the second time:
The number one album today in 1973 was Carly Simon’s “No Secrets”:
Today in 1973, Eric Clapton performed in concert for the first time in several years at the Rainbow Theatre in London:
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It figures after War and Peace-size Presty the DJ entries the past few days, today’s is relatively short.
The number one album today in 1974, a few months after the death of its singer, was “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”:
The number one single today in 1974 introduced the world to the word “pompatus”:
Today in 1982, Bob Geldof was arrested after a disturbance aboard a 727 that had been grounded for five hours:
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The number one album today in 1964 was “Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash,” the first country album to reach the top of the album chart:
The number one single today in 1964, whatever the words were:
The number one British single today in 1986:
Today in 1992, Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV’s “Saturday Night Live”:
Today’s first birthday is of someone who influenced rock music though he did not perform rock: Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ:
Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen’s saxophonist:
Terry Williams played drums for Dire Straits:
Vicki Peterson of the Bangles:
Tom Dumont of No Doubt:
One death of note, today in 2005: Spencer Dryden, drummer for the Jefferson Airplane:
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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”:
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:
Aynsley Dunbar played drums for a lot of acts:
Bob Lang of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders:
Neal Smith played drums for Alice Cooper:
Donald Fagen of Steely Dan:
Pat Benatar:
Luci Martin of Chic:
Shawn Colvin:
Matt Roberts of Three Doors Down:
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The number one single today in 1955 was banned by ABC Radio stations because it was allegedly in bad taste:
The number one album today in 1961 wasn’t a music album — Bob Newhart’s “The Button Down Mind Strikes Back!”
The number one album today in 1965 was “Beatles ’65”:
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The Beatles had the number one album, “Rubber Soul” …
… and the number one single today in 1966:
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The number one single in Britain …
… and over here on my parents’ wedding day in 1961:
The number one single today in 1977:
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First: The songs of the day:
The number one album today in 1968 was the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour”:
The number one single today in 1973 included a person rumored to be the subject of the song on backing vocals:
The number one British single today in 1979 was this group’s only number one:
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Today’s first song is posted in honor of the first FM signal heard by the Federal Communications Commission today in 1940:
Today in 1968, Jimi Hendrix was jailed for one day in Stockholm, Sweden, for destroying the contents of his hotel room.
The culprit? Not marijuana or some other controlled substance. Alcohol.
Today in 1973, Bruce Springsteen released his first album, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.” It sold all of 25,000 copies in its first year.
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