Music History Today: June 28, 2023

June 28, 1986: Madonna entered Billboard's Hot 100 at Number 42 with her single "Papa Don't Preach."

Music History Today: May 19, 2023

May 19, 1975: Elton John made history when his ninth album, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, entered Billboard's Hot 200 Albums at Number 1. It only had one huge hit; "Someone Saved My Life Tonight."

Music History Today: May 13, 2023

May 13, 2000: Destiny's Child entered Billboard's Hot 100 with "Jumpin, Jumpin." It peaked at Number 3 and made the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The song was ranked Number 232 on Pitchfork's "Top 500 Songs of the 2000s."

Music History Today: January 25, 2023

January 25, 2003: Thanks to a raft of Grammy nominations, Norah Jones's debut album Come Away With Me went to Number 1 in America 11 months after its release.

Norah Jones wrote the title track to her debut album "Come Away with Me."

Music History Today: July 13, 2022

July 13, 1991: An unreal duet of "Unforgettable," featuring Natalie Cole and her deceased father, Nat King Cole, entered Billboard's Hot 100.

Music History Today: March 22, 2022

March 22, 2003: Sixpence None the Richer's cover of "Don't Dream It's Over" entered Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

Crowded House lead singer Neil Finn wrote "Don't Dream It's Over." It was their biggest hit in the US. Sixpence None The Richer recorded this song for their album Divine Discontent. 

Music History Today: November 2, 2021

November 2, 1961: k.d. Lang is born Kathryn Dawn Lang in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Singer k.d. Lang was born in Canada and grew up in the town of Consort. Lang started singing as a child and began her musical career after attending Red Deer College.

 k.d. Lang

Music History Today: October 7, 2021

October  7, 2000: The highest song entering the Hot 100 single's chart, at Number 38 is "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin. 

Ricky Martin's “She Bangs” was the first single from his album “Sound Loaded.” 

Ricky Martin

Music History Today: May 13, 2021

May 13, 1985: Dire Straits released the studio album Brothers in Arms.

"Brothers in Arms" is the single from the same name album of Dire Straits released in December 1984. This song was originally written in 1982 by Mark Knopfler in the year of the Falklands War. 

Music History Today: November 1, 2020

November 1, 1960:  Elvis Presley released the single "Are You Lonesome Tonight."

The young Elvis, the vengeful sex-demon who took the country by storm in the mid-’50s, was the best Elvis, the one who changed the world and completely rewrote the rule-book of American popular song. 

Music History Today: May 25, 2020

May 25, 1978: The Who performed a concert in London to be filmed for their documentary movie on the band's history, The Kids Are Alright.