On this day in 1971, The Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers started a four-week run at #1 on the US Billboard 200 charts. The album was the group's second #1 album in the US and is known for its iconic artwork. On the…
On this day in 1978, Dire Straits released their first major label single "Sultans of Swing". The song did not hit the charts in 1978, but following a re-issue in 1979, the song hit #4…
On this day in 1974, Ray Stevens started a three week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with the "The Streak". The lead single to his album Boogity Boogity, the novelty song capitalized on…
On this day in 1975, Elton John's Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy was released. The album was the first album ever to be Certified Platinum the same day of its release, after selling…
On this day in 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young went to No.1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart with Deja Vu. The album was the second by Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the groups first…
On this day in 1982, Asia was #1 on the Billboard US Album Chart with their self-titled debut studio album. The record spent a total of nine weeks at #1 and became the best-selling album of…
On this day in 1965, The Rolling Stones recorded "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". The sessions took place at RCA Hollywood studios. Keith Richards had come up with the guitar riff in the middle of the…
On this day in 1970, Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More was released in the US. The triple disc album went gold within two weeks. The album would hit #1 on the Billboard…
On this day in 1985, The Go-Go's announced they were breaking up. The band was an all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments. The group consisted of Belinda Carlisle,…
On this day in 1970, The Guess Who started a three-week run at No.1 Billboard Hot 100 chart with "American Woman". The single was the band's sixth Top 30 hit and only chart-topper. The song was…