MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1981, Blondie started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Rapture". The single was the group's fourth US #1 and the first #1 song in the…

On this day in 1972, Elvis Presley recorded what would be his last major hit "Burning Love". The song would hit number two on the US chart. However, it reached #1 on Cashbox's Top 40 Charts for…

On this day in 1973, The O'Jays went to #1 on the US singles chart with "Love Train."  The song also hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart and #9 on the UK Singles chart.…

On this day in 1985, former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman, John Fogerty, went to #1 on the US album chart with Centerfield.  The album was Fogerty's first in nine years, after a legal dispute with Asylum Records. Asylum Records…

On this day in 1975, Led Zeppelin started a six-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Physical Graffiti. The album was the band's sixth studio album and their fourth to hit #1. On…

On this day in 1981, REO Speedwagon was #1 on the US Singles chart with "Keep On Loving You". The hit was the group's first top 40 hit and first #1. The single was Certified Platinum by…

On this day in 1982, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts started a seven-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Billboard also ranked it at the No. 3 song…

On this day in 1997, Elvis Presley Enterprises of Memphis, Tennessee, lost its Court of Appeal battle to stop London trader Sid Shaw using the name of 'The King' on his souvenirs. The legal tussle…

On this day in 1968, The posthumously released Otis Redding single "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" started a five-week run at #1 on the US chart, (a No.3 hit the UK). Otis was killed…

On this day in 1972, DJ Robert W. Morgan played the Donny Osmond version of "Puppy Love'" for 90 minutes on the radio station KHJ in Los Angeles. LAPD mistakenly raided the station studios after receiving…