MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1965, The Temptations hit #1 on the US singles chart with "My Girl". The single was also the first number-one hit on the reinstated Billboard R&B Singles chart, which had gone on a fifteen-month…

On this day in 1964, The Beatles began filming what would become their first feature film A Hard Day's Night at Marylebone train station in London. The film is credited as being one of the most influential…

On this day in 1975, The Eagles were at #1 on the US singles chart with "Best Of My Love". The song also topped the easy listening (adult contemporary) chart for one week. Billboard ranked it as…

On this day in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel started a six-week run at the top of the US singles chart with "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The song won five awards at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards…

On this day in 1977, Keith Richards was arrested at Toronto’s Harbour Castle Hotel, after an ounce of heroin was found following a raid of his hotel room by 15 Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Richards, who…

On this day in 1976, The Eagles Greatest Hits became the first album to be certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. New certification's represented sales of 1 million copies for albums and two million for singles. It is the…

On this day in 1978, Fleetwood Mac was awarded the Album of the Year at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards,  for their album Rumours. The album has sold 45 million copies worldwide and produced four singles…

On this day in 1975, Scottish group The Average White Band hit #1 on the US singles chart with "Pick Up The Pieces." It is essentially an instrumental, apart from the song's title being shouted at several…

On this day in 1975, David Bowie released "Young Americans" as a single. The song became a breakthrough hit for Bowie in the United States. The song reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making…

On this day in 1970,  'Instant Karma!' by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US. The song was written by John Lennon and was recorded and released within a period of ten days,…