June 27, 1987: Whitney Houston became the first woman in US history to enter the album chart at Number 1 with her self-titled debut, Whitney. She also became the first woman to top the singles chart with four consecutive releases when "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" hit Number 1.
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Monday, June 26, 2023
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Music History Today: October 12, 2021
October 12, 1991: Simply Red's fourth album, Stars, reached Number 1 on the UK chart for the first of five times.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Music History Today: May 21, 2022
May 21, 2005: Rob Thomas peaked on Billboard's single's chart at Number 6 with "Lonely No More."
The first single from Matchbox Twenty front-man Rob Thomas' debut studio album, "Lonely No More" is his biggest solo hit to date.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Music History Today: March 10, 2022
March 10, 1984: "Weird” Al Yankovic entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart at Number 59 with "Eat It."
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Music History Today: October 18, 2021
October 18, 1980: "Private Idaho" by The B-52s enters the Billboard Hot 100 single's chart.
In this song, the state of Idaho is used to represent a case of paranoia - the lyrics "get out of that state" meaning to get out of that state of mind.
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Music History Today: October 12, 2020
October 12, 1978: Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
On 12 October 1978, Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, woke up from a drug binge at New York's Chelsea Hotel.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Music History Today: July 6, 2020
July 6, 1972: David Bowie performed "Starman" on Top Of The Pops.
In the glory days of Top of the Pops you couldn’t watch things again. You retained them in the archive of your memory.
Friday, June 26, 2020
Music History Today: June 27, 2020
June 27, 1987: Whitney Houston became the first female artist to debut at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart when her self-titled CD reached the top.
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