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May 15th: On This Day
May 15, 2017 by
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…
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May 12th: On This Day
May 12, 2017 by
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…
May 11th: On This Day
May 11, 2017 by
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…
May 10th: On This Day
May 10, 2017 by
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,…
May 9th: On This Day
May 09, 2017 by
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…
May 8th: On This Day
May 08, 2017 by
On this day in 1982, Vangelis was at No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Chariots of Fire". The single was the instrumental theme for the soundtrack of the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.…
May 5th: On This Day
May 05, 2017 by
On this day in 1969, The Beatles released "Get Back" as a single in the US. The song was originally released just as a single credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston." Eventually, a different mix would…
May 4th: On This Day
May 04, 2017 by
On this day in 1974, Grand Funk Railroad started a two week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with their version of the Little Eva hit "The Loco-Motion." The song was released…
May 3rd: On This Day
May 03, 2017 by
On this day in 1986, Robert Palmer went to No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Addicted To Love'". The song was released as the second single from Palmer's Riptide album. The song…
May 2nd: On This Day
May 02, 2017 by
On this day in 1987, Cutting Crew started a two week run at No.1 on the Billboard US Singles chart with "(I Just) Died In Your Arms". The song was released as the lead single from…
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