The number one single today in 1960:
The number one British album today in 1966 was the Rolling Stones’ “Aftermath”:
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Category: Music
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Today in 1976, after a concert in Memphis, Bruce Springsteen scaled the walls of Graceland … where he was arrested by a security guard.
Today in 2003, a $5 million lawsuit filed by a personal injury lawyer against John Fogerty was dismissed.
The lawyer claimed he suffered hearing loss at a 1997 Fogerty concert.
The judge ruled the lawyer assumed the risk of hearing loss by attending the concert. The lawyer replied, “What?”
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The number one single today in 1963 was recorded by a 15-year-old, the youngest number one singer to date:
The number one British single today in 1967 was that year’s Eurovision song contest winner:
The number one single today in 1985:
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Imagine having tickets to today’s 1964 NME winner’s poll concert at Wembley Empire Pool in London:
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The number one single today in 1960:
The number one single today in 1970:
The number one album today in 1987 was U2’s “The Joshua Tree”:
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The number one British single today in 1959, although you may think …
The number one single today in 1961:
The number one single today in 1965:
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The number one British single today in 1964 was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but not performed by any of the Beatles:
Where might you have heard what was the number one British single today in 1969?
The number one single today in 1977:
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Today in 1964, the president of Britain’s National Federation of Hairdressers offered free haircuts to members of the next number one act in the British charts, adding, “The Rolling Stones are the worst; one of them looks as if he’s got a feather duster on his head.”
One assumes he was referring to Keith Richards, who is still working (and, to some surprise, still alive) 60 years later.
The number one British single today in 1965:
The number one British album today in 1972 was Deep Purple’s “Machine Head”:
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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”:
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