10/06/2026
\♬/ Oct 6: On This Day in Music History! \♬/
\♬/ Oct 6: On This Day in Music History! \♬/
1951: Kevin Patrick Cronin (born October 6,) is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band REO Speedwagon was born in Evanston, Illinois. REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985). They named the band REO Speedwagon, from a flatbed truck, the REO Speed Wagon.
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1954: American singer-songwriter David Hidalgo from Los Lobos (Spanish for "the Wolves") was born in Gila County, Arizona. Los Lobos who had the 1987 UK & US No.1 single with their cover version of 'La Bamba', which was a 1958 hit for Ritchie Valens and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs.
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1958 B.B. King, known for his cutting-edge blues records, sang lead with a doo-wop group, the Vocal Chords, on the relatively sedate yet still hip single, “Please Accept My Love,” which was released today. The single reached #9 on the R&B charts.
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1958: Billboard magazine runs an article that states "Payola, that under-the-turntable device whereby record companies win plugs and influence disc jockeys, is fast growing into a monster that may yet destroy its creators. According to key record execs, jockey payola is so widespread that it's no longer possible to measure its effectiveness." Disc jockey Alan Freed's career will soon be ended by the scandal.
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1960: Ricky Valance remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Tell Laura I Love Her"
2. Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely
3. Cliff Richard - Nine Times Out Of Ten
4. Elvis Presley - A Mess Of Blues
5. The Shadows - Apache
6. The Everly Brothers- Lucille/So Sad
7. Adam Faith - How About That
8. The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run
9. Duane Eddy - Because They're Young
10. Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19601006/7501
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1961 The Apollo Theater in New York billed tonight’s show as an all-girl revue featuring the Chantels, Big Maybelle, the Bobbettes, Tiny Topsy, and Gladys Knight (with the Pips, who we guess they didn’t count).
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1962: Four Seasons remained (4th week) at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with Sherry
2: Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash
3: Nat King Cole - Ramblin' Rose
4: Chris Montez - Let's Dance
5: Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions
6: Dickey Lee - Patches
7: Jimmy Clanton - Venus In Blue Jeans
8: Frank Ifield - I Remember You
9: Bent Fabric and His Piano - Alley Cat
10: Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-10-06
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1963: The Yardbirds were in concert at Studio 51 at Leicester Square in London.
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1964: The Beatles spent the afternoon recording 'Eight Days A Week' at Abbey Road studios in London. Late evening was spent at The Ad Lib Club, London, partying with The Ronettes and Mick Jagger.
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1965: The Who play at the Palais de Danse in Cowdenbeath, Scotland.
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1966: Tommy Stinson, bassist with The Replacements one of the definitive American alternative rock groups. He joined Guns N' Roses. in 1998. He also formed Bash & Pop.
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1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in London.
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1966: Jim Reeves remained (3rd week) at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with Distant Drums.
2. Dave Dee, - Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich Bend It!
3. The Who - I'm A Boy
4. The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
5. Sonny And Cher - Little Man
6. New Vaudeville Band - Wi******er Cathedral
7. The Rolling Stones - Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow
8. Roy Orbison - Too Soon To Know
9. Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You
10. Sandpipers - Guantanamera
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19661006/7501
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1967: The police shut down the Matrix Club in San Francisco during a performance by Big Brother & the Holding Company.
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1967: Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England, playing the musical interlude during the contest.
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1967: The Doors appeared at the Cal State Gymnasium, Los Angeles, California. With The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company.
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1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show 'Top Gear.' Stevie Wonder, who was also appearing on the show, jammed with Hendrix.
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1967: The Doors appeared at the Cal State Gymnasium, Los Angeles, California. Also on the bill, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company.
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1967: Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England, playing the musical interlude during the contest. They played “Arnold Layne,” ” See Emily Play,” ” Matilda Mother,” and “Astronomy Domine.”
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1967, The Who spent two days in New York at Talentmasters Studio. Al Kooper joined The Who on organ to record two versions of “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand.” One is released on the B-side of the U.S. release “I Can See For Miles,” while the other remained in the vaults until the 1995 edition of The Who Sell Out. Also recorded is a studio version of “Summertime Blues,” an organ overdub on “Relax” performed by Pete, and new vocals to replace the guide vocals on “I Can See For Miles.”
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1968: Pink Floyd performed at The Country Club, Belsize Park, in London.
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1969: George Harrison's song ’Something’ was released as the "A" side of a Beatles' 45, a first for Harrison. Along with Lennon and McCartney's 'Come Together', the single went on reach No.1 on the US chart the following month. Both tracks were lifted from the Abbey Road album.
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1970: Genesis performed at the British Legion Hall in Princes Risborough, England.
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1971: American heavy metal musician Donnie Steele best known as one of two original guitarists in Slipknot. Steele co-founded Slipknot in 1995, performing on the band's debut demo Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. He left the band in 1996.
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1971, The Allman Brothers Band performed at Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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1972: Led Zeppelin flew into Hong Kong and were mobbed by fans asking for autographs. The group was just passing through Hong Kong on its way home after concerts in Japan.
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1972: During sessions at RCA Studios, New York City, David Bowie recorded 'The Jean Genie', which became the lead single from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. The track spent 13 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at No.2, making it Bowie's biggest hit to date. The line "He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module" would later give the Scottish band Simple Minds their name.
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1973: Country music's most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, made its debut. The three-hour program was created by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany, and was modeled after American Top 40 (which Kasem also hosted). Comedian Don Bowman was the original host, but by 1978, he would be replaced by Bob Kingsley.
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1973: Cher had the number 1 song on the US Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with "Half Breed".
2: Paul Simon - Loves Me Like A Rock
3: Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On4: Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band5: Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
6: Isley Brothers - That Lady (Part 1)
7: Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man
8: The Rolling Stones - Angie9: Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn
10: Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin (Part 1)
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1973-10-06
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1974: John Denver was at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart with 'Annie's Song.' The song was a tribute to his wife and was written in 10 minutes while he was on a ski lift.
2. Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently
3. Sweet Sensation - Sad Sweet Dreamer
4. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
5. Peter Shelley - Gee Baby
6. Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses
7. Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby
8. Alvin Stardust - You You You
9. Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe
10. David Bowie - Knock On Wood
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19741006/7501
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1974: The Bay City Rollers went to No.1 on the UK Album Chart with their debut album 'Rollin.' The album included three British chart hits 'Remember', 'Shang-a-Lang', 'Summerlove Sensation') and the debut of 'Saturday Night', never a British hit yet a No.1 smash in America.
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19741006/7502/
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1975: American rock music drummer Patrick Keeler was born in West Harrison, Indiana. Keeler who is best known for playing in The Greenhornes, The Raconteurs, and The Afghan Whigs.
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1976: The Who appeared at Veterans Memorial Complex, Phoenix, Arizona.
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1977: Frank Zappa performed at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York.
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1978: Atlantic Records head Ahmet Ertegun meets with Jesse Jackson, who has beef with The Rolling Stones' "Some Girls," specifically the line, "black girls just want to get f--ked all night."
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1978: Rock 'n Roll singer Johnny O'Keefe dies of a (prescribed) drug-induced heart attack in Darlinghurst, Australia, at age 43. Known for hits like "Wild One," "She's My Baby" and his cover of "Shout!"
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1979: Buzzcocks, supported by Joy Division appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, tickets £2.50
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1979: Robert John rose all the way to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with "Sad Eyes".
2: Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
3: Herb Alpert - Rise
4: The Knack - My Sharona
5: Commodores - Sail On
6: Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
7: Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again
8: M - Pop Muzik
9: Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone
10: Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1979-10-06
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1979: Led Zeppelin's In Through The Out Door was still at No.1 on the US album chart. Six versions of the cover were released, each depicting the same bar scene photographed from one of six different angles.
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1980: Ex-Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten was arrested in Dublin for his involvement in a barroom brawl.
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1980: The Bee Gees sue their former manager Robert Stigwood for $136 million, claiming unpaid royalties and fraud. The group alleges that contracts they signed with Stigwood in 1968 were predatory and unfair, and that they were too young to understand what they were signing. The suit is eventually settled out of court.
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1991: Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music aired on FOX-TV. The musical tribute to the icon included duets with Michael Bolton (“Georgia On My Mind”), Willie Nelson (“Busted”), and Stevie Wonder (“Living For the City”), along with performances by James Ingram “(I Can’t Stop Loving You”), Michael McDonald (“I Got a Woman”), and Randy Travis (“Your Cheatin’ Hear”).
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1982: Madonna released her debut single 'Everybody' on Sire Records. The track failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did however, appear on the dance charts and the song helped Madonna achieve her first appearance in a dance magazine.
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1983 - Barry Manilow played a concert for charity at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The show was attended by Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
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1983: George Strait released his third studio album Right or Wrong which became his first US #1 on the Country Charts. The singles "You Look So Good in Love" (which was Strait's first song to have a music video), "Right or Wrong" and "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" all topped the Hot Country Singles chart.
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1984: Keith Whitley and The Judds make their "Hee Haw" debuts. The show also features music from Roy Acuff and Lee Greenwood, who sings "God Bless The U.S.A."
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1984: Prince remained on top of the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with with "Let's Go Crazy"
2: Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You"
3: The Cars - Drive
4: John Waite - Missing You
5: Cyndi Lauper - She Bop6: Chicago - Hard Habit To Break7: Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life
8: Madonna - Lucky Star9: Scandal feat. Patty Smyth - The Warrior
10: Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1984-10-06
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1984: The count for Prince reached 10 for weeks at #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with the Purple Rain soundtrack. The previous #1 from Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A., however, had been in the Top Three every week since being dethroned and was not going away. Sports by Huey Lewis & the News, itself a #1 album, was now moving back up after 53 weeks of release! Private Dancer from Tina Turner was now at 4.
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1985: Jennifer Rush was at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart with 'The Power Of Love'. The song stayed at No.1 for five weeks and became the biggest selling single of the year and the biggest single ever for a woman in the UK. Celine Dion enjoyed a No.1 US hit with her version in 1993.
2. Midge Ure - If I Was
3. Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)
4. Colonel Abrams - Trapped
5. Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover
6. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell {1985}
7. David Bowie And Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
8. Madonna - Angel
9. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero {1985}
10. John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19851006/7501
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1985: Orchestra leader and arranger Nelson Riddle dies of cardiac and kidney failure, aged 64, in Los Angeles, California, USA. As well as working with Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra, Riddle composed the themes for such tv shows as Route 66 and The Untouchables. He also enjoyed a No1 hit single in the USA with Lisbon Antigua in 1956.
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1985: Banjo player Amos Binkley dies. He was formerly a member of The Binkley Brothers, who took part in the first Nashville recording session in 1928
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1988: The Church played at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Tom Verlaine and Let's Active. At the end of the show, Verlaine joins The Church for a rendition of Neil Young's Cortez The Killer.
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1990: Garth Brooks joined the Grand Ole Opry. His set list for this occasion is "Friends In Low Places," "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and "The Dance." The same night, Alan Jackson made his Opry debut.
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1990: Soundgarden, Iggy Pop, Ice T, The Cramps, Joan Baez and Public Enemy are among the artists to perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre in California, as part of A Gathering of Tribes, which is organized by The Cult's Ian Astbury. The festival is a forebear to Lollapalooza, which launches a year later.
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1990: Maxi Priest was at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with Close to You
2: George Michael - Praying For Time
3: Nelson - (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection
4: Phil Collins - Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
5: James Ingram - I Don't Have The Heart
6: Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory/Young Guns II
7: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
8: Paul Young - Oh Girl
9: Bell Biv DeVoe - Do Me!
10: Wilson Phillips - Release Me
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1990-10-06
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1991: Simply Reds fourth album 'Stars' went to No.1 on the UK Album Chart for the first of five times, featuring the singles 'Thrill Me', 'For Your Babies' and the title track 'Stars.' The album became the biggest seller of 1991 and 1992 in the UK spending 134 week's on the chart.
2. Prince And The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls
3. Tina Turner - Simply The Best
4. Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours
5. Paul Young -- From Time To Time (The Singles Collection)
6. Dire Straits - On Every Street
7. REM - The Best of REM
8. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II
9. Marc Bolan & T.Rex - The Ultimate Collection
10. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19911006/7502
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1991: Ray Charles is honored on the Fox TV special Ray Charles: 50 Years Of Music. Highlights of the show include Charles performing "Living For The City" with Stevie Wonder and "Busted" with Willie Nelson.
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1992: Mary Chapin Carpenter sings "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" with Kathy Mattea, Pam Tillis, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss and Emmylou Harris as CBS shoots "The Women Of Country" at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Also in the mix are Wynonna Judd, Michelle Wright, Lynn Anderson and Connie Smith
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1993: Songwriter Ken McDuffie dies of an apparent heart attack in Dickson, Tennessee. His credits include Mel Tillis' "Good Woman Blues," John Anderson's "Lying Blue Eyes" and Conway Twitty's "Between Blue Eyes And Jeans"
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1994: Patti LaBelle debuted her own hometown night club, Chez LaBelle, in Philadelphia.
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1994: Glenn Frey has stomach surgery for diverticulitis, causing the Eagles to postpone dates on their Hell Freezes Over tour, which resumes in January.
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1995: Alice in Chains released the first track from their self-titled album, “Grind,” to radio stations via satellite uplink to prevent the spread of taped copies of the song after it had been leaked to radio prematurely.
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1996: Tim McGraw married Faith Hill and quickly became country music's most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful Spontaneous Combustion tour that year.
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1996: The Chemical Brothers debuted UK Singles Chart with Setting Sun
2. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
3. Babybird - You're Gorgeous
4. Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
5. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
6. The Beautiful South - Rotterdam
7. BBE - Seven Days And One Week
8. Fugees - Ready Or Not
9. Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter
10. Dina Carroll - Escaping
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19961006/7501
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1998: Gospel star Kirk Franklin and Interscope Records are hit with a $75 million lawsuit by Linda Searight, the founder of God's Property, a gospel group that has recorded and performed with Franklin. Searight claims she was cheated out of payment for her involvement in God's Property.
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1998: A music industry poll was published by London Magazine 'Time Out', naming the top stars from the past 30 years. 5th place was Marvin Gaye, 4th; James Brown, 3rd; Bob Marley, 2nd; The Beatles and first place went to David Bowie.
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1998: Country group Alabama joins the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard.
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1999: Winners at The Mobo Awards ((British music awards) included Kele Le Roc, for best newcomer and best single. Shanks & Bigfoot won best dance act. TLC won best video for 'No Scrubs'. Lauryn Hill, won best International act and Tina Turner won a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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2000: Busta Rhymes was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to gun possession.
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2000: The TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation debuts on CBS with "Who Are You?" by The Who as the theme song. Three more series in the franchise appear, all with theme songs by The Who: CSI: Miami ("Won't Get Fooled Again"), CSI: NY ("Baba O'Riley") and CSI: Cyber ("I Can See For Miles").
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2001: Alicia Keys with Falling At #1 on the US Billboard Top 100 Single Chart.
2: Jennifer Lopez w/ Ja Rule - I'm Real (Murder Remix)
3: Jagged Edge With Nelly - Where The Party At
4: Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
5: Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
6: Staind - It's Been Awhile
7: Usher - U Remind Me
8: Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
9: JAY-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
10: Janet - Someone To Call My Lover
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2001-10-06
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2002: Will Young And Gareth Gates remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with The Long And Winding
Road/Suspicious Minds
2. Holly Valance - Down Boy
3. Avril Lavigne - Complicated
4. Irv Gotti - Presents The Inc Down 4 U ft Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore And Vita
5. Pink - Just Like A Pill
6. Jakatta - My Vision ft Seal
7. Oasis - Little By Little/She Is Love
8. Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)
9. John Otway - Bunsen Burner
10. Busted - What I Go To School For
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20021006/7501
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2002: Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones donates 100,000 pounds to the school he once attended in Dartford, England, for musical instruments and a band director. The resultant musical center is named after the singer.
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2003: David Lee Roth dropped his $200,000 lawsuit against Van Halen.
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2004: Brandon Boyd of Incubus was arrested at Laguardia Airport in New York after guards found a knife at the bottom of his bag.
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2004: On his radio show, Howard Stern announces his move to satellite radio, where he will broadcast on Sirius, which gets a huge bump in subscribers. The move to satellite frees Stern from the shackles of the FCC, which doesn't regulate satellites . He and his crew are free to swear like sailors and talk dirty, which they often do. It also means fewer commercials.
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2005: A The Rolling Stones concert at the University of Virginia, in the US, was halted eight songs into the show at the Scott Stadium after police received a bomb threat targeting the stage area. A 45-minute police sweep of the area found nothing unusual, and the band completed the show. The Stones were touring to promote their latest album, 'A Bigger Bang.
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2006: Mumbai-based EMI Virgin India Ltd announces that it will recall all copies of Slayer's most recent album Christ Illusion following protests by a Christian group, Mumbai-based Catholic Secular Forum (CSF).
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2006: Fabulous Wailers guitarist and trumpeter John Greek dies.
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2007: Soulja Boy with "Crank That" was #1 on the US Billboard Top 100 Single Chart.
2: Kanye West - Stronger
3: Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are
4: Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
5: J. Holiday - Bed
6: 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - Ayo Technology
7: Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil Kim - Let It Go
8: Nickelback - Rockstar
9: P!nk - Who Knew
10: Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2007-10-06
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2007: Queen's groundbreaking promo for their 1975 hit Bohemian Rhapsody was named the UK's best music video in a survey of music fans. Out of 1,051 adults polled by O2, 30% named the six-minute video, (which took only three hours to shoot and cost a mere £3,500 to make), their favourite.
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2007: Bruce Springsteen was being sued for $850,000 (£415,973) by a man who claimed he backed out of a contract to buy a horse. Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa were both named in legal documents filed in Florida by Todd Minikus. He claimed the couple pulled out of a deal to pay $650,000 (£358,097) for a horse, named Pavarotti.
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2008: Charlie Daniels receives the T.J. Martell Foundation's Artist Appreciation Award.
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2008: Taylor Swift teams with Def Leppard to tape an installment of "CMT Crossroads"Â at Nashville's Roy Acuff Theatre. The set list includes her hits "Love Story" and "Picture To Burn" and their classic-rockers "Photograph" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
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2009: Kiss released Sonic Boom, their first album in 11 years. It was available exclusively at Wal-mart.
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2010: Rock band Widespread Panic brings out a pair of surprise guests during a concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium: Charlie Daniels and Jon Randall, who collaborates on "Are You Ready For The Country"
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2010: Just a year after ruling out a reunion with his former group, singer Davy Jones announced plans to reform The Monkees for a 2011 tour.----------
2010: A set of John Lennon's fingerprints were seized by the FBI from a New York memorabilia dealer who intended to sell them for $100,000 (£62,621) minimum bid. The prints were taken at a New York police station in 1976 when Lennon applied for permanent US residence. The bureau believed the card was still government property and was investigating how it landed in private hands.
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2011: Rolling Stone published the results of a poll that ranked Starship’s “We Built This City” the worst song of the 1980s. “The Safety Dance” by Canada’s Men Without Hats placed fifth.
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2011: Starship's 'We Built This City' was named 'the worst song of the 1980s' in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine. 'The Final Countdown' by the Swedish band Europe came in second and 'Lady in Red' by Chris de Burgh was third. Also making the top five were Wham!'s 'Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)' and 'The Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats.
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2012: Maroon 5 -One More Night 2nd week at #1 on the US Billboard Top 100 Single Chart.
2: PSY - Gangnam Style
3: fun - Some Nights
4: Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
5: P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
6: Flo Rida - Whistle
7: Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
8: Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time
9: Alex Clare - Too Close
10: Ellie Goulding - Lights
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-10-06
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2012: Pink, aka "P!nk," lands her first #1 album in America with The Truth About Love. Her sixth studio album, it features the hits "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" and "Just Give Me A Reason."
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2013: HAIM debuted at number 1 on UK Album Chart with Days Are Gone
2. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience.
3. Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull
4. Arctic Monkeys - AM
5. Drake - Nothing Was The Same
6 (New) Alter Bridge - Fortress
7. Jessie J - Alive
8. London Grammar - If You Wait
9. Avicii - True
10.) Dizzee Rascal - The Fifth
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20131006/7502
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2014: Keith Anderson headlines a benefit concert at Nashville's Cannery Ballroom for Matt Rizor, a booking agent who was injured in a hit-and-run accident.
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2015: Rock Band 4 was released for Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
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2015: Billy Joe Royal, the Country and Pop vocalist who placed four songs on Billboard's Top 40, died suddenly at the age of 73. His hits included "Down In The Boondocks" ( #9 in 1965), "I Knew You When" ( #14 in 1965) and "Cherry Hill Park" ( #15 in 1969).
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2015: Johnny Cash was inducted into the Music City Walk Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
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2016: The death of English songwriter, record producer, and musician Rod Temperton was announced. He initially made his mark as the keyboardist and main songwriter for the R&B funk/disco band Heatwave. Temperton was recruited by Quincy Jones to write songs for Michael Jackson, including 'Thriller', 'Off the Wall', and 'Rock with You'.
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2016: Prince's beloved Paisley Park compound opened to the public, six months after his death. “Opening Paisley Park is something that Prince always wanted to do and was actively working on,” the singer’s sister Tyka Nelson said, in a statement.
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2017: Post Malone and 21 Savage reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with Rockstar.
2. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes
3. Camila Cabello and Young Thug - Havana
4. Dua Lipa - New Rules
5. Avicii and Rita Ora - Lonely Together
6. Cnco and Little Mix - Reggaeton Lento (remix)
7. Zayn and Sia - Dusk Till Dawn
8. P!nk - What About Us
9. Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255
10. Yungen and Yxng Bane - Bestie
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20171006/7501/
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2018: Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B with "Girls Like You" hits #1 on the US Billboard Top 100 Single Chart.
2: Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
3: Post Malone - Better Now
4: Drake - In My Feelings
5: Eminem - Killshot
6: Travis Scott - Sicko Mode
7: Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It
9: Kanye West & Lil Pump - I Love It
10: 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2018-10-06
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2019: Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer and co-founder of rock band Cream died at the age of 80. The drummer co-founded Cream in 1966 with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. The band released four albums before splitting in 1968, after which he formed the short-lived band Blind Faith with Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. Baker, one of the most innovative and influential drummers in rock music, also played with Blind Faith, Hawkwind and Fela Kuti in a long and varied career. In 1962, joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated on the recommendation of Charlie Watts - who was leaving to join the Rolling Stones and later gained early fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organisation alongside bassist Jack Bruce.
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2019: Larry Junstrom, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and longstanding bassist with the band .38 Special died at the age of 70. Junstrom played bass with Lynyrd Skynyrd from its formation in 1964 until he was replaced by Leon Wilkeson in 1971. He then joined .38 Special in 1976 with Donnie Van Zant, the younger brother of the Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant.
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2020: Eddie Van Halen, the revered guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Van Halen died at the age of 65, the Dutch-American musician had been receiving treatment for throat cancer. Halen, whose full name was Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, and his brother Alex Van Halen began performing together as teens, but formed the core of what would later become Van Halen after meeting David Lee Roth in the early seventies. Van Halen have sold more than 80 million worldwide, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time.
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2020: American singer-songwriter Johnny Nash died of natural causes at age 80. He is best known for his 1972 hit 'I Can See Clearly Now'. Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston.
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2020: More Hearts Than Mine" wins the Nashville Songwriters Award for Song of the Year for its three writers: Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland.
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2022: Jody Miller dies. She notched six Top 10 singles from 1965-1973, including "Queen Of The House," a Grammy-winning female version of Roger Miller's "King Of The Road"
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2023: Doja Cat reigns supreme for fifth week at Number 1 in the UK with Paint The Town Red
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/doja-cat-paint-the-town-red-number-1-five-weeks/
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2023: Ed Sheeran scores seventh straight UK number one album with Autumn Variations
2: Olivia Rodrigo - Guts
3: Jorja Smith - Falling or Flying
4: Steve Wilson - The Harmony Codex
5: The Weeknd - The Highlights
6: Black Stone XCherry - Screamin' at the Sky
7: Lana Del Ray - Ultravilonce
8: Kylie Minogue - Tension
9: Taylor Swift - Midnights
10: Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years - Don't Stop
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20231006/7502/
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2024: Johnny Neel, who was described by American Songwriter as a "[s]inger/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist," and was a member of the Allman Brothers Band and the Dickey Betts Band, died on Sunday at 70.
www.billboard.com/music/music-news/johnny-neel-dead-songwriter-allman-brothers-band-keys-player-1235796165/
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2025: ARIA Awards performer Olivia Dean arrives at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week (Dated Oct 6th) with The Art Of Loving, while Bliss n Eso and The Living End score top 10 debuts.
www.aria.com.au/charts/news/australia-falls-in-love-with-olivia-Dean Lewis
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Birthdays
1917: Bob Neal - DJ, agent, manager (d. 1983)
1945: Robin Shaw (born Robin Scrimshaw) (Flower Pot Men) 1946: Millie Dolly May Small (d. 2020)
1948: Glenn Branca (d. 2018)
1949: Thomas McClary (Commodores)
1949: Bobby Farrell (Boney M) (d. 2010)
1951: Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) (PICTURED)
1951: Gavin Sutherland (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver)
1954: David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)
1958: Tim Mooney (American Music Club)
1960: Richard Jacobson (Skids)
1961: Tim Burgess (T'Pau)
1964: Matthew Sweet
1966: Tommy Stinson (Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
1966: Tim Rushlow (Little Texas)
1971: Donnie Steele (Slipknot)
1982: William Butler (Arcade Fire)
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Deaths
1978: Johnny O’Keefe (major Australian star) (43)
1985: Nelson Riddle - Liver ailments (64)
1985: Amos Binkley - The Binkley Brothers
1999: Amalia Rodrigues (79)
2006: John Greek (Fabulous Wailers)
2015: Billy Joe Royal 73.
2016: Rod Temperton - Heatwave
2019: Larry Junstrom - Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special 70
2019: Ginger Baker (80)
2020: Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (Cancer) (65)
2020: John Lester Nash Jr. (80) (I Can See Clearly Now)
2022: Jody Miller
2024: Johnny Neel, (Allman Brothers Band and the Dickey Betts Band) (70)
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Recorded
1964: Beatles - Eight Days a Week
1967: Jimi Hendrix Experience - UK BBC radio show 'Top Gear
1972: David Bowie - The Jean Genie
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Released (Single)
1956: Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
1958: Vocal Chords - Please Accept My Love,
1966: The Supremes - I Hear A Symphony
1969: Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die
1969: Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming
1969: Beatles - Something/Come Together (single, first single by group written by George Harrison)
1981: Don Henley and Stevie Nicks - Leather And Lace
1982: Madonna - Everybody' on Sire Records
1995: Alice in Chains - Grind
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Released (Album)
1958: Johnny Mathis- Merry Christmas
1969: Andy Williams - Get Together with Andy Williams
1972: Genesis - Foxtrot
1974: Crimson - Red King
1974: Sherbet - Slipstream
1974: King Crimson - Red
1978: Hawklords - 25 Years On Hawkwind
1978: XTC - Go 2
1978: Johnny Thunders - So Alone
1979: Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
1982: Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie
1983: George Strait - Right or Wrong
1986: Metal Church - The Dark
1986: A-ha - Scoundrel Day
1990: Selena - Ven Conmigo
1992: Alan Jackson - A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
1997: Ivy - Apartment Life
1997: Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy EP
1997: Pixies - Death to the Pixies
1997: Jim Martin - Milk and Blood
1998: Sepultura - Against
1998: Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4
1998: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Christmas Caravan
1998: Manu Chao - Clandestino -
1998: Cypress Hill - IV
1998: Pras - Ghetto Superstar
1998: Alkaline Trio - Goddamnit
1998: Prime Suspects - Guilty 'til Proven Innocent
1998: Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie
1998: Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview
1998: Phil Collins - Hits +1 new track
1998: My Friend Steve - Hope & Wait
1998: John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp
1998: Cake - Prolonging the Magic
1998: Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age -
1998: Mack 10 - The Recipe
1998: Celine Dion - S'il suffisait d'aimer US
1998: Colin Hay - Transcendental Highway
2001: Against All Authority - Nothing New for Trash Like Yo
2009: KISS - Sonic Boom
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Broadcast
1991: Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music - FOX-TV
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Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1951: Tony Bennett - Because of You
1956: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel
1958: Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game
1962: Four Seasons - Sherry
1973: Cher - Half-Breed
1979: Robert John - Sad Eyes
1984: Prince & the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
1990: Maxi Priest - Close to You
2001: Alicia Keys - Fallin'
2007: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Crank That (Soulja Boy)
2012: Maroon 5 -One More Night
2018: Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You
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Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1945: Eddie Stack - Boogie Woogie
1951: Soundtrack - ShowBoat
1956: Harry Belafonte - Calypso
1958: Mitch Miller - Sing Along with Mitch
1962: Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
1962: Soundtrack - West Side Story
1973: Allman Brothers - Brothers and Sisters
1979: Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
1984: Prince & the Revolution / Soundtrack- Purple Rain
1990: M.C. Hammer - Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
2001: Jay-Z - The Blueprint
2007: Reba McEntire - Reba: Duets
2012: Pink - The Truth About Love
2018: Brockhampton - Iridescence
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Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1945: Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers - The Honeydripper" (Parts 1 & 2)
1951: The Five Keys - The Glory of Love
1956: Bill Doggett - H***y Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
1958: Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game
1962: Four Seasons - Sherry
1973: Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Truckin
1979: Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
1984: Prince & the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
1990: Pebbles - Giving You the Benefit
2001: Ginuwine - Differences
2007: J. Holiday - Bed
2012: Miguel - Adorn
2018: DJ Khaled w/ Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo - No Brainer
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Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:
1945: Tex Ritter - You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
1951: Lefty Frizzell - Always Late (with Your Kisses)
1956: Ray Price - Crazy Arms
1958: The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog / Devoted to You
1962: Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
1973: Ray Price - You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
1979: T.G. Sheppard - Last Cheater's Waltz
1984: The Oak Ridge Boys - Everyday
1990: Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
2001: Cyndi Thomson - What I Really Meant to Say
2007: Rascal Flatts - Take Me There
2012: Jason Aldean - Take a Little Ride
2018: Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
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Number Ones - U.S. Country Albums:
1973: Conway Twitty - You've Never Been This Far Before / Baby's Gone
1979: Charlie Daniels Band - Million Mile Reflections
1984: Willie Nelson - City of New Orleans
1990: Clint Black - Killin' Time
2001: Martina McBride - Greatest Hits
2007: Reba McEntire - Reba: Duets
2012: Little Big Town - Tornado
2018: Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty
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Number Ones - U.K. Singles:
1960: Ricky Valance "Tell Laura I Love Her
1966: Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
1974: John Denver - Annie's Song
1985: Jennifer Rush "The Power of Love
1991: Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
1996: The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
2002: Will Young and Gareth Gates - The Long and Winding Road / Suspicious Minds
2013: OneRepublic - Counting Star
2017: Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - Rockstar
2023: Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red
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Number Ones – U.K. Albums
1963: The Beatles - Please Please Me through
1974: Bay City Rollers - Rollin' Bell
1985: Madonna Like a Virgin
1991: Simply Red Stars
1996: Peter Andre - Natural Mushroom
2002: Elvis Presley - ELV1S
2013: Haim - Days Are Gone
2017: Shania Twain - Now
2023: Ed Sheeran - Autumn Variations
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