The song of the day:

The number one single today in 1972:

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A former boss of mine was a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. His wife was a huge fan of the Beatles. The two bands crossed paths today in 1963 at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England.

The number one British single today in 1966:

Today in 1971, the Illinois Crime Commission released its list of “drug-oriented records” …

You’d think given the culture of corruption in Illinois that the commission would have better and more local priorities. On the other hand, the commission probably was made up of third and fourth cousins twice removed of Richard Daley and other Flatland politicians, so, whatever, man.

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You might think the number one British single today in 1967 is …

The number one single today in 1974:

Today in 1980, Grease was no longer the word: The musical closed in New York, after 3,883 performances.

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Today in 1966, Jan Berry of Jan and Dean crashed his Corvette into a parked truck in Los Angeles, suffering permanent injuries.

The number one single today in 1969:

Today in 1975, David Bowie announced, “I’ve rocked my roll. It’s a boring dead end, there will be no more rock ‘n’ roll records from me.”

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The number one single today in 1954:

Today in 1964, the Billboard Hot 100 could have been called the Beatles 14 and the non-Beatles 86, topped by …

The number one single today in 1970:

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The number one single today in 1965 started and finished a dance:

The number one album today in 1976 was Peter Frampton’s “Frampton Comes Alive,” the best selling live album in rock music history:

The number one album today in 1993 was Depeche Mode’s “Songs of Faith and Devotion”:

Birthdays start with one-hit wonder Sheb Wooley:

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The number 15 British song today in 1966 was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards:

The number one single today in 1966:

The number one single today in 1977:

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Today in 1967, John Lennon took his Rolls–Royce to J.P. Fallon Ltd. in Surrey, England, to see if it could paint the car in psychedelic colors. The result three months later:

The number one single today in 1973:

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Today in 1956, the CBS Radio Network premiered Alan Freed’s “Rock and Roll Dance Party.”

The number one single today in 1958:

Today in 1962, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met someone who called himself Elmo Lewis. His real name was Brian Jones.

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Today in 1956, Elvis Presley signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Studios.

The movies won no Academy Awards, but sold a lot of tickets and a lot of records.

The number one album today in 1968 was the soundtrack to “The Graduate”:

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