MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1984, Kenny Loggins started a three week run at #1 on theUS Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Footloose". The song was the theme for the film of the same name and was…

On this day in 1974, John Denver went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Sunshine On My Shoulders". The single was Denver's first US #1. Before being released as a single, the…

On this day in 1975, Led Zeppelin had all six of their albums in the US Top 100 chart in the same week. Their latest album Physical Graffiti was at #1. Physical Graffiti has now been certified…

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…