April 7, 1979
Today in 1979, The Doobie Brothers hit No. 1 on the U.S. album charts with Minute By Minute. The record was the band’s eighth studio album, and their only U.S. chart [...]
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April 6, 2003
Today in 2003, the White Stripes’ Elephant hit No. 1 on the U.K. album charts. The album was the duo’s second studio record, their first with a major label. It [...]
April 5, 1998
Today in 1998, the Spice Girls performed their first ever live U.K. concert in Glasgow, Scotland. The five-piece girl band performed in front of 9,000 people. The show was [...]
March 1, 1968
Today in 1968, Johnny Cash and June Carter were married in Franklin, Ky. Cash proposed to Carter in 1968 during a live performance in London, [...]
February 27, 1971
Today in 1971, Janis Joplin’s Pearl started a nine-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart – five months after her [...]
January 31, 1984
Today in 1984, Queen’s ‘Radio Ga Ga’ entered the U.K. singles charts at No. 4. The song was released after the band’s long hiatus from recording and [...]
January 30, 1969
Today in 1969, The Beatles played a lunch-time gig on top of the Apple Building in London. It would be their last show. The performance lasted just longer than 40 minutes, [...]
January 29, 2009
Today in 2009, former American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson made the largest ever leap to No. 1 in the history of the U.S. singles chart. Her single, ‘My Life Would Suck [...]
January 28, 1968
Today in 1968, Jim Morrison of The Doors was arrested in Las Vegas. He was charged with public drunkenness, vagrancy, and failure to possess sufficient identification. [...]
January 27, 1968
Today in 1968, Otis Redding’s ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’ was released – six weeks after he was killed in a plane crash. The track was [...]