The number one single today in 1966 was presumably played on the radio on days other than Mondays:

Today is the anniversary of the last Beatles U.S. single release, “Long and Winding Road” (the theme music of the Schenk Middle School eighth-grade Dessert Dance about this time in 1979):

The number one album today in 1977 was the Eagles’ “Hotel California”:

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The number one British album today in 1972 was a Tyrannosaurus Rex double album, the complete title of which is “My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair … But Now They’re Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows”/”Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages.” Really.

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Today is Cinco de Mayo, so some Mexican rock would be appropriate:

The number one single today in 1962:

I’m unaware of whether the soundtrack of “West Side Story” got any radio airplay, but since I played it in both the La Follette and UW marching bands, I note that today in 1962 the soundtrack hit number one and stayed there for 54 weeks:

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This is 5/4 Day, so …

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The number one single today in 1965:

Today in 1970, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played the first of its 13-show U.S. tour at the Milwaukee Auditorium:

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The number one single today in 1960:

The number one British album today in 1966 was the Rolling Stones’ “Aftermath”:

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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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Today in 1968, “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,” opened on Broadway.

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