06/17/2026
\♬/ June 17th: On This Day in Music History! \♬/
\♬/ June 17th: On This Day in Music History! \♬/
1946: American singer-songwriter, Barry Manilow, was born (Barry Alan Pincus) in Brooklyn, New York. Manilow had the 1975 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Mandy', also wrote 'Could It Be Magic', and 'Copacabana.' Manilow has scored over 25 US Top 40 singles selling over 75 million records worldwide. Had the 2006 US No.1 album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties.
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1947: American singer and keyboardist Gregg Alan Rolie was born in Seattle, Washington. Rolie who has been a member of Santana and Journey. He joined Carlos Santana and others to form the Santana Blues Band in 1965. As a co-founding member of Santana, Rolie was part of the band's first wave of success, including an appearance at Woodstock in 1969 and central roles in several hit albums.
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1954: The British music magazine Record Mirror was published for the first time.
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1955: Colonel Tom Parker struck a deal with Elvis Presley's manager, Bob Neal, to hand the singer's bookings and career strategy.
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1954: Guitarist Danny Cedrone died following a freak accident; 10 days after he had recorded the lead guitar break on 'Rock Around the Clock' with Bill Haley and His Comets. Session player Cedrone was paid $21 for his work on the session, as at that time Haley chose not to hire a full-time guitarist for his group. He died of a broken neck after falling down a staircase.
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1955: After a month of booking gigs in larger venues in Dallas and Houston, Colonel Tom Parker arranged a meeting with Elvis Presley's manager, Bob Neal, resulting in an agreement that saw the Colonel handle Presley's gigs and career strategy from now on.
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1957: Billboard magazine discontinues the Most Played in Jukeboxes chart, as the popularity of jukeboxes was on the decline and radio stations were incorporating more and more Rock 'n' Roll into their play lists.
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1957: Pat Boone remained at number 1 on the US Billboard Song Chart with Love Letters in the Sand/Bernardine
2: Gale Storm - Dark Moon
3: Marty Robbins - White Sport Coat
4: Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
5: Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare
6: The Diamonds - Little Darlin
7: Ever;y Brothers - Bye Bye Love
8: Jim Reeves - Four Walls
9: Chuck Berry - School Day
10: Perry Como - Round and Round
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1958: Jello Biafra was born (Eric Reed Boucher) in Boulder, Colorado. Biafra , from Dead Kennedys, the American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco. The band was one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom.
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1961: Elvis Presley released his sixth studio LP, Something for Everybody, which became his first #1 on the Billboard chart since his 1957 Christmas album.
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1961: With Patsy Cline in the hospital from a car accident, Loretta Lynn dedicates "I Fall To Pieces" to Cline on Ernest Tubb's "Midnite Jamboree" radio show. Cline's husband, Charlie Dick, asks Lynn to come meet Cline in the hospital the next day
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1962: Michael Monroe was born (Matti Antero Kristian) in Helsinki, Finland. Monroe is a multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim (with Steve Stevens). Hanoi Rocks formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. The band broke up in June 1985 after drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley died in a drunk driving accident with Vince Neil behind the wheel during their first US tour in December 1984. Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy reunited in 2001 with a new lineup that lasted until 2009. Although musically closer to traditional rock n' roll and punk, the band have been cited as a major influence in the glam metal genre for bands such as Guns N' Roses, Skid Row and Poison.
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1964: The Supremes released “Where Did Our Love Go.” By mid July, it became the group’s second single to enter the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and by the end of August, became their first #1 hit on the chart.
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1964: Elvis Presley's 15th movie, Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret, opens nationally.
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1965: Elvis Presley moved to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with Crying In The Chapel
2.The Everly Brothers - The Price Of Love
3. Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love
4. The Hollies - I'm Alive
5. Burt Bacharach - Trains And Boats And Planes
6. Rockin' Berries - Poor Man's Son
7. Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song
8. Seekers - A World Of Our Own
9. The Bachelors - Marie
10. Donovan - Colours
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19650617/7501/
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1965: The Kinks made their American debut at New York’s Academy of Music. At the same show, British band the Moody Blues was also scheduled to make their first US appearance, but couldn’t make the trip as they lacked the proper working papers.
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1966: The Hollies released “Bus Stop.” The single became the group’s first top 10 hit in the US, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September.
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1966: Guitarist Peter Green joined John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, replacing Eric Clapton. After the group’s next album, A Hard Road, Green left to form Fleetwood Mac with Bluesbreakers drummer Mick Fleetwood. Bluesbreakers bassist John McVie soon after joined the group as well.
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1967: Columbia Records released five Moby Grape singles on the same day.
-Fall on You / Changes
-Sitting By the Window / Indifference
-8:05 / Mr. Blues
-Omaha / Someday
-Hey Grandma / Come In The Morning
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1967: Barbra Streisand sings for an estimated 135,000 fans at a concert in New York's Central Park. The show later aired on CBS as a TV special with the soundtrack album A Happening In Central Park.
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1967: The Young Rascals remained (3rd week) number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with Groovin'. 1967: Jefferson Airplane peaked at number five with “Somebody to Love” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.
2. Aretha Franklin - Respect
3. The Turtles - She'd Rather Be With Me
4. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)
5. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
6. The Music Explosion - Little Bit O' Soul
7. The Association - Windy
8. The Temptations - All I Need
9. The Happenings - I Got Rhythm
10. Tommy James And The Shondells - Mirage
https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1967-06-17
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1967: The LP ``Sounds Like...." by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart. It was produced by Alpert and Jerry Moss, and was the group's 8th studio album. The best-known song from this collection may be the Burt Bacharach composition that was used as the title theme for the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale.
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1967: Liberty Records runs an ad in the British music magazine New Musical Express that reads: "Liberty wants talent. Artists/composers/singers/musicians to form a new group." Among the thousands of applicants are lyricist Bernie Taupin and musician Elton John. The label teams them up, resulting in one of the greatest songwriting duos in rock history.
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1969: Charles Mingus came out of a two-year, self-imposed retirement to make a concert appearance at the Village Vanguard in New York City.
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1970: Mercury Records opens a new $450,000 studio in Nashville. As the Mercury Studio, and later as Sound Stage, it hosts hit sessions by Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Strait, Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Young, among others
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1972: The Spinners, recently signed to Atlantic after a decade on Motown, record at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia for the first time with producer Thom Bell. The session is very productive, yielding "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love," "I'll Be Around," and "How Could I Let You Get Away."
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1972: Grateful Dead keyboard player and founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan plays his last show with the band at a Hollywood Bowl concert. Health problems forced him to stop touring, and he died in March 1973 at age 27.
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1972: The Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street started a four-week run at the top of the US charts. The double album, regularly regarded as one of the band's best, features 'Rocks Off', 'Rip This Joint', 'Happy' and 'Tumbling Dice'.
2. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
3. Roberta Flack - First Take
4. Stephen Stills - Manassas
5. Janis Joplin - Joplin In Concert
6. The Chi-lites - A Lonely Man
7. Eric Clapton - History Of Eric Clapton
8. Roberta Flack - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
9. Neil Young - Harvest
10. David Crosby/Graham Nash - Graham Nash/David Crosby
https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1972-06-17--------------
1973: 10cc were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rubber Bullets', the first of three UK No.1's for the band, (who also had a No.1 as Hotlegs).
2. Fleetwood Mac - Albatross {1973}
3. Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
4. T.Rex - Groover
5. Peters And Lee - Welcome Home
6. Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
7. Hot Shots - Snoopy Versus The Red Baron
8. Stealers - Wheel Stuck In The Middle With You
9. Medicine Head - One And One Is One
10. George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19730617/7501/
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1973: Joe Saylers, business manager for Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf, is shot in the arm after a confrontation with two strangers in his West Hollywood apartment.
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1974: Johnny Cash begins two days of recording gospel songs at the House Of Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Starting with "Amazing Grace," the songs become the Grammy-nominated album "Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories"
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1976: Ian Dury played his last gig with Kilburn and the High Roads before starting his solo career. The show at The Assembly Hall, Walthamstow also had The S*x Pistols and The Stranglers on the bill.
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1976: Blondie released their debut single 'X Offender'. Written by Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry, the title of the song was originally 'S*x Offender', written about an 18-year-old boy being arrested for having s*x with his younger girlfriend. Debbie Harry changed the lyrics so that the song was about a pr******te being attracted to the police officer that had arrested her. Private Stock, the band’s label, insisted that the single be changed to 'X Offender' because they were nervous about the original title.
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1976: "The Mac Davis Show" closes out a two-year prime-time run on NBC-TV with guests McLean Stevenson and "Welcome Back" singer John Sebastian
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1977: Midnight Special - Neil Sedaka (host), George Benson, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Renaissance, Kenny Rogers, Carole Bayer Sager, Summer Wonder
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1977: At the Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas, Judas Priest played their first show in America, opening for REO Speedwagon. The British metal band is looking to make headway in the US, where they're releasing their album Sin After Sin; they get a better pairing at the end of the tour when they open two shows for Led Zeppelin.
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1978: Van Halen played their first show in Japan at the Tokyo Cultural Hall.
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1978: Andy Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the US charts to have his first three releases reach No.1, when 'Shadow Dancing' hit the top of the chart. Spending seven weeks at No.1 it became the best selling single in the US in 1978. He became the first solo artist ever to have his first three singles go to No. 1.
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1978: The Soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever remained (22nd week) at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart
2. Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good
3. Wings - London Town
4. The Isley Brothers - Showdown
5. Jefferson Starship - Earth
6. Gerry Rafferty - City To City
7. Soundtrack - Fm
8. The O'Jays - So Full Of Love
9. Johnny Mathis - You Light Up My Life
10. Commodores - Natural High
https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1978-06-17
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1978: Jefferson Starship cancelled their appearance at Germany’s Lorelei Festival due to Grace Slick being too inebriated to perform.
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1979: Anita Ward was at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart with 'Ring My Bell'. The only hit for the gospel singer from Memphis, making her a One Hit Wonder.
2. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
3. Roxy Music - Dance Away
4. Blondie - Sunday Girl
5. Earth, Wind And Fire With The Emotions- Boogie Wonderland
6. Squeeze - Up The Junction
7. McFadden And Whitehead Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
8. Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger
9. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
10. The Shadows - Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19790617/7501
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1980: Led Zeppelin kicked off their Tour Over Europe at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. This would be their final tour.
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1981: At Earls Court in London, Pink Floyd played the last of 31 performances of The Wall, a unique stage show where a giant wall is erected (and torn down) as the band plays the album in its entirety. It's Roger Waters' last concert with the band, which breaks up in 1983 and carries on without him a few years later.
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1983: James Brown, UB40, Fun Boy Three, The Beat, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Cliff, Marillion, and Melanie all appeared at that year’s Glastonbury CND Festival in Shepton Mallet, England. New regulations had set a crowd limit of 30,000, and it was the first year that the festival had its own radio station, Radio Avalon. £45,000 was eventually raised for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and local charities.
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1984: Frankie Goes To Hollywood remained (2nd week) at number1 on the UK Singles Chart with Two Tribes
2. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
3. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
4. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me {1984}
5. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
6. Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
7. Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
8. Michael Jackson - Farewell My Summer Love
9. Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
10. Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19840617/7501/
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1985: Bryan Adams released “Summer of ‘69,” the fourth single from his fourth studio album, Reckless.
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1985: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released Crush, their sixth studio album. Aimed at the US market, it became the group’s breakthrough release in the States and first to enter the top 40 on the Billboard pop chart.
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1986: Kate Smith, one of the best-known female singers of the 20th century, dies at the Raleigh Community Hospital in North Carolina. Long associated with "God Bless America," she netted a 1948 country hit with "Foggy River"
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1987: Real estate agent Vittoria Hohman filed a lawsuit against Motley Crue & promoters Beach Club Promotions for allegedly suffering hearing loss after attending a concert in December 1985 at St. Petersburg, FL’s Bayfront Center which Hohman attended with her daughter. The case would later be settled out of court.
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1987: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California. American hip hop artist. Lamar is also known as a member of the West Coast hip hop supergroup Black Hippy. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards (2015), Lamar won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his single, "i".
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1988: Garth Brooks signed with Capitol Records. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and Brooks went on to break records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s.
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1989: Ringo Starr announces the second annual line-up of his All-Starr Band, featuring Billy Preston, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and The Band's Levon Helm and Rick Danko..
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1989: New Kids On The Block moved to number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with I'll Be Loving You (Forever) Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne peaked at number eight with their duet “Close My Eyes Forever”. This would be both Ford & Osbourne’s only top ten single in the U.S.
2. Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings (From "Beaches")
3. Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
4. Richard Marx - Satisfied
5. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
6. Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number
7. Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
8. Lita Ford (Duet With Ozzy Osbourne) - Close My Eyes Forever
9. Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
10. Waterfront - Cry
https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1989-06-17/
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1990: Elton John had his first UK solo No.1 single with 'Sacrifice / Healing Hands' after achieving over 50 previous UK hits and 6 chart toppers in the US.
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1990: Luciano Pavarotti is number 1 on the UK Album Chart with The Essential Pavarotti
2. The Beach Boys - Summer Dreams
3. Soul II Soul - Volume II (1990 A New Decade)
4. The Bangles - Greatest Hits
5. Phil Collins - ...But Seriously
6. The Carpenters - Only Yesterday
7. Big Country - Through A Big Country - Greatest Hits
8. Jason Donovan = Between The Lines
9. UB40 Labour Of Love II
10. Talk Talk = Natural History; The Very Best Of
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19900617/7502/
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1991: Van Halen released their ninth album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge which went on to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart & went on to sell three million copies in the U.S.
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1991: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released “Learning to Fly,” the lead single from the band’s eighth studio album, Into the Great Wide Open.
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1992: The album "No Fences" is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 8 million copies, making Garth Brooks the first country artist to reach that plateau.
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1993: Carl Perkins announces on TNN's "Nashville Now" that he's received a clean bill of health following a lengthy bout with throat cancer
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1994: With the United States hosting the World Cup, the opening ceremonies are held at Soldier Field in Chicago. In one of the production numbers, Diana Ross sings "I'm Coming Out" while she takes a penalty kick. She misses, but the goal splits open anyway and she runs through to complete the bit.
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1995: Hootie & The Blowfish remained (4th week) at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with Cracked Rear View
2. Live - Throwing Copper
3. Naughty By Nature - Poverty's Paradise
4. Soundtrack - Pocahontas
5. Soundtrack - Friday
6. Boyz II Men - II
7. TLC - CrazyS*xyCool
8. John Michael Montgomery - John Michael Montgomery
9. White Zombie - Astro Creep: 2000 Songs Of Love, Destruction
10. 2Pac - Me Against The World
https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1995-06-17--------------
1995: Rod Stewart set an attendance record at England’s Wembley Stadium when his concert brought in 90-thousand fans. The Live Aid concert ten years earlier only drew 72-thousand people.
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1997: Fans rioted during an Ozzfest concert at the Polaris Amphitheatre in Columbus, OH after Pantera singer Phil Anselmo announced that Ozzy Osbourne would not be performing due to a sore throat. Members of the other bands on the bill had performed thirty-five minutes of Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath songs before Anselmo broke the news that Osbourne would not be performing. Twenty-three people were arrested and three were slightly hurt. Osbourne and Black Sabbath played a make-up date two weeks later.
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1997: Switchfoot's debut album, The Legend of Chin, is released under the independent label Re:think Records.
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1998: Bill Ivey, the former head of the Country Music Hall of Fame, is officially sworn in by vice president Al Gore as the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in a Washington, D.C., ceremony.
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1999: Record executive Lou Adler is enshrined in the Hollywood RockWalk. Noted for his work with Carole King, Johnny Rivers and The Mamas & The Papas, he co-wrote "The Poor Side Of Town," which became a country hit for Joe Stampley
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1999: A young girl was killed during a show by Hole at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden.
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1999: Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the new Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville. Part of the event includes an all-guitar marching band, led by Chet Atkins, playing "Wildwood Flower" and "You Are My Sunshine"
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2000: Eighteen months after Billboard starts factoring airplay into their Hot 100 chart, "Try Again" by Aaliyah becomes the first song to hit the top spot based on airplay alone, as the song is not available for purchase as a single.
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2000: The Grand Ole Opry goes high-tech as it begins webcasting on WSM's website.
2000: The same year that the Grand Ole Opry celebrates its 75th anniversary on radio, WSM begins live broadcasts of the program on www.opry.com
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2000:Aaliyah is number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with Try Again
2. Faith Hill - Breathe
3. Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
4. Enrique Iglesias - Be With You
5. Marc Anthony - You Sang To Me
6. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
7. Sisqo - Thong Song
8. Santana ft. The Product G&B - Maria Maria
9. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
10. Joe - I Wanna Know
https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2000-06-17/
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2001: Travis debuted at number 1 on the UK Album Chart with The Invisible Band
2. Shaggy - Hot Shot
3. Eagles - The Very Best Of The Eagles
4. Blink 182 - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket
5. Dido - No Angel
6. Eddy Grant - The Greatest Hits
7. Radiohead - Amnesiac
8. Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection
9. Bob Dylan - The Essential
10. REM - Reveal
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20010617/7502
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2001: Western-swing guitarist Bob Kiser dies at his home in Purcell, Oklahoma. He played with Johnnie Lee Wills and Leon McAuliffe, participating in McAuliffe's 1949 recording of "Panhandle Rag"
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2005: A "CMT Crossroads" edition pairs Ronnie Milsap and Los Lonely Boys. Hosted by Radney Foster, the episode's set list includes "Stranger In My House," "Heaven," "It Was Almost Like A Song" and "Smoky Mountain Rain"
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2006: The Rolling Stones announced that Ron Wood entered rehab for alcohol dependency. He did rejoin their A Bigger Bang tour when it resumed in July.
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2006: Shakira lands her first #1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 when her single "Hips Don't Lie," featuring Wyclef Jean, reaches the top of the tally. It also breaks the record for the most-played pop song in a single week when it's aired on American radio 9,637 times.
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2006: Dixie Chicks remained (2nd week) number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with Taking The Long Way
2. Soundtrack = High School Musical
3.. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
4. Rascal Flatts - Me And My Gang
5. Soundtrack - American Idol Season 5: Encores
6. Various Artists - NOW 21
7. Tool - 10,000 Days
8. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
9. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
10. Shakira - Oral Fixation Vol. 2
https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2006-06-17
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2007: The Traveling Wilburys went to No.1 on the UK Album Chart with 'Collection.' The line up of the Wilburys was: George Harrison (Nelson Wilbury), Jeff Lynne (Otis Wilbury), Roy Orbison (Lefty Wilbury), Tom Petty (Charlie T. Wilbury Jr.) and Bob Dylan (Lucky Wilbury).
2. Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
3. The Police - The Police
4. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
5. Genesis - Turn It On Again - The Hits
6. Hank Marvin - Guitar Man
7. Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
8. Amy Winehouse Back To Black
9. The Who - Then And Now
10. Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20070617/7502/
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2008: George Michael started the U.S. leg of his 25 Live tour in San Diego, CA, his first in 17 years.
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2008: Katy Perry released her breakthrough album One of the Boys. It fared better than her 2001 gospel album (released under her real name Katy Hudson) thanks to hit singles “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold.”
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2008: Welsh singer Duffy's single Mercy was named song of the year at the Mojo magazine awards held in London. Best breakthrough act went to The Last Shadow Puppets - the side project of Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner. Other acts honoured at the reader-voted Mojo Honours included Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, the S*x Pistols and Genesis. Ska band the Specials were welcomed into the Mojo Hall of Fame and former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty, won the inspiration award for his contribution to rock music.--------------
2009: Superintendent Frank Maurer III quotes Emerson Drive's "Moments" during a graduation ceremony in Salem County, New Jersey. His advice to the students: "When you have a moment, embrace it"
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2010: Toby Keith plays a show at New York's Irving Plaza under the guise of the Incognito Bandito. His set list is mostly covers, including "Night Life," "Chug-A-Lug," "Sundown" and "Statue Of A Fool"
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2010: Taylor Swift receives the Hal David Starlight Award at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel as the Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts David Foster, Jackie DeShannon, Leonard Cohen and Sunny Skylar.
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2011: A computer hacker who stole songs from Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Leona Lewis, Kesha and Mariah Carey during 2009 and 2010 was sentenced to 18 months detention in Germany. A court heard how the teenager, who called himself DJ Stolen, earned more than 15,000 euros (£13,260) by breaking copyright laws and hacking personal information from a number of singers. The 18-year-old used software to steal unpublished songs and then offer them for sale on the internet. Anti-piracy teams in the UK and Germany noticed a growing number of pre-release tracks being leaked much earlier than normal. The teen was also ordered to have therapy for an addiction to the internet.
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2012: Bruce Springsteen played his longest show when he turned in a three-hour-and-48-minute, 32-song, set at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. (This surpassed the previously longest show, Dec. 31, 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, which clocked in at 3:43).--------------
2012: Gary Barlow featuring Commonwealth Band remained (3rd week) at num,ber1 on the UK Album Chart with Sing
2. Amy MacDonald - Life In A Beautiful Light
3. Usher - Looking 4 Myself
4. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
5. Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace
6. Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events
7. Ed Sheeran - +
8. The Bee Gees - Number Ones
9. Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The Chain
10. Paul Simon - Graceland
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20120617/7502/
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2013: Blake Shelton sings "Timber, I'm Falling In Love" with Danielle Bradbery and "Celebrity" with The Swon Brothers during finals week on NBC's "The Voice." Bradbery also covers "Maybe It Was Memphis" and "Born To Fly," while The Swons do "I Can't Tell You Why" and "Danny's Song"
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2014: British singer Sam Smith released his debut album, In the Lonely Hour, in the U.S. and Canada. Powered by hits like “Stay with Me” and “I’m Not the Only One,” it peaked at No. 2 on the charts and was named Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys.
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2015: In an interview with Forbes magazine, former Cream drummer Ginger Baker had some unkind words for Led Zeppelin. "Jimmy's [Page] a good player, I don't think Led Zeppelin filled the void that Cream left, but they made a lot of money." About Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, Baker said that he wasn't "anywhere near what I am. He wasn't a musician." Baker also lashed out at the entire genre of Heavy Metal, saying "I loathe and detest Heavy Metal. I think it is an abortion."
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2016: Prince Be one half of P.M. Dawn died of renal disease at the age of 46 at a New Jersey hospital. Their biggest hit was the early 90s hit 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss' which reached No.1 on Billboard's Hot 100.
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2016 Rick Astley debuted at number 1 UK Album Chart with 50
2. Tom Odell - Wrong Crowd
3. Paul McCartney - Pure McCartney
4. Electric Light Orchestra - The Very Best Of - All Over The World
5. Drake - Views
6. Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams
7. Beyoncé - Lemonade
8. Paul Simon - Stranger To Stranger
9. Beverley Knight - Soulsville
10. Catfish and The Bottlemen - The Ride
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20160617/7502
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2016: Tom DeLonge reveals his true reason for leaving blink-182: to investigate UFOs. In an interview with Mic, the "Aliens Exist" singer claims the truth is out there: "There's been hundreds and hundreds of thousands of eyewitness accounts. Trace evidence that's been analyzed by scientists across the world. Events have happened on the ground. It's all around us. I know of stuff I can't talk about right now."
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2017: True To Self by Bryson Tiller debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart, earning 107,000 album-equivalent units (including 47,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week of release.
2. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
3. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. Drake - More Life
5. Lil Yachty - Teenage Emotions
6. Ed Sheeran - ÷ (Divide)
7. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
8. Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1
9. Various Artists - Summer Latin Hits 2017
10. Harry Styles - Harry Styles
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2017-06-17/
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2017: After a nearly three year delay, a 2.5 acre piece of land called Jimi Hendrix Park opened in Seattle's Central district. Within walking distance from the legendary guitarist's childhood home, the park features plaques detailing Hendrix's life and Hendrix-inspired sculptures.
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2017: Brad Paisley performs at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Two songs from the show, "Today" and "Last Time For Everything," are shot for use on the NBC special "Macy's Fourth Of July Fireworks Spectacular"
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2020: Approximately 100 protestors demonstrate on Music Row in Nashville, calling on the industry to provide more opportunities for black creative voices
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2020: The Cadillac Three, Michael Ray, Tenille Townes and British singer Twinnie deliver an online concert to raise money for the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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2021: Carly Pearce is officially invited by Dolly Parton to join the Grand Ole Opry.
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2022: Kate Bush has scored an improbable and inspiring No 1 in the UK Singles Chart, with Running Up That Hill reaching the top 37 years after the song was released. Bush has broken three UK chart records with her No 1 placing. She is the oldest woman to top the chart, while 37 years is the longest time a song has taken to get to No 1, beating Wham!, whose Last Christmas finally made it in January 2021.
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2022: George Ezra the English singer’s Gold Rush Kid (Columbia) blasts to No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, with combined sales upwards of 44,000, the OCC reports, with physical sales accounting for 79% of the total.
2. Harry Styles - Harry's House
3. Ed Sheeran - =
4. Chase & Status - What Came Before
5. Post Malone - Twelve Carat Toothache
6. Harry Styles - Fine Line
7. Ed Sheeran - Divide
8. BTS - Proof
9. ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits
10. Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20220617/7502/
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2023: Morgan Wallen’s ‘Last Night’ Leads the US Billboard Hot 100 for 10th Week, Luke Combs’ ‘Fast Car’ Hits Top Five
2. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
3. Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down
4. Luke Combs - Fast Car
5. Lil Durk ft. J. Cole - All My Life
6. SZA - Kill Bill
7. Toosii - Favorite Song
8. Eslabon Armado X Peso Pluma - Ella Baila Sola
9. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage - Creepin'
10. Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice - Karma
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2023-06-17
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2023: Stray Kids lead a busy week in the top 10 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart (dated June 17), as the pop group debuts at No. 1 with 5-STAR. It’s the Korean act’s third chart entry, and third to debut at No. 1, following MAXIDENT and ODDINARY, both in 2022.
www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-5-star-number-one-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235351204/
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2024: Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ Hits Another No. 1 In Australia (Chart dated June 17th).
www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billie-eilish-hit-me-hard-and-soft-no-1-australia-1235711044/
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2025: Lola Young, Jungle and Florence Welch are among the top winners at this year’s ASCAP London Celebrates Creators event, held on Tuesday evening (June 17) at The Shard in London. The ceremony is designed to celebrate ASCAP’s U.K.-affiliated talent for their success in the U.S.
www.billboard.com/music/awards/lola-young-jungle-florence-welch-2025-ascap-awards-london-1236000814/
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Birthdays:
1910 - Red Foley (d. 1968)
1930 - Cliff Gallup (Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps) (d. 1988)
1939 - Gerry Granahan (Dickie Do & the Don't)
1940 - Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan)
1942 - Norman Kuhlke (Swinging Blue Jeans)
1943 - Barry Manilow
1944 - Chris Spedding
1944 - Peter Giles (Giles, Giles and Fripp)
1945 - Eric McCredie (Middle of the Road)
1946 - B. J. Cole(Cochise; Humble Pie; k.d. lang; John Cale; Sting)
1947 - Paul Young (Sad Cafe, Mike & the Mechanics) (d. 2000)
1947 - Greg Rolie (Santana)
1957 - Phil Chevron (Pogues)
1958 - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)
1962 - Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks)
1965 - Richard Hynd (Texas)
1965 - David Longdon (Big Big Train)
1967 - Eric Stefani (No Doubt)
1969 - Kevin Thornton (Color Me Badd)
1971 - Paula Rubio
1972 - Rikrok (born Ricardo Ducent)
1974 - Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducent
1983 - Lee Ryan (Blue)
1983 - Mickey Guyton1987 - Kendrick Lamar
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Deaths:
1954: Danny Cedrone (Bill Haley & the Comets)
1984: Guy Drake 1986: Kate Smith
2001: Bob Kiser
2004 Jackie Paris (79)
2005: Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum)
2008: Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea] (86)
2015: Delores Edgin
2016: Prince Be - P.M. Dawn (46)
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Recorded:
1965: The Beatles - Act Naturally," "Wait," and "Yesterday."
1964: Jay & the Americans - Come A Little Bit Closer
1965: Beatles - Yesterday, Act Naturally, Wait
1973: Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
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Released (Single)
1957: Ray Price - My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You
1957: Danny & the Juniors - At the Hop
1964: The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
1966: The Hollies - Bus Stop
1966: The Creation - Making Time (UK)
1967: Hollies - Carrie Anne
1968: Mason Williams - Classical Gas (instrumental)
1969: Elvis Presley - Clean Up Your Own Backyard
1972: Paul McCartney- Mary Had a Little Lamb
1974: Brenda Lee - Big Four Poster Bed
1985: Bryan Adams - Summer of ‘69
1991: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Learning to Fly
1991: The Moody Blues - Say It with Love
2002: Rascal Flatts' - These Days (to radio)
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Released
1961: Elvis Presley - Something for Everybody
1967: Moby Grape - Moby Grape
1969: Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
1969: Dr. John - Babylon
1969: Iron Butterfly - Ball
1969: Aretha Franklin - Soul '69
1972: Pink Floyd’ - Obscured by Clouds (US)
1976: Labelle - Chameleon,
1977: Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN
1977: Steve Winwood - Steve Winwood.
1977: Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm
1983: The Police - Synchronicity (UK)
1985: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Crush
1985: Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
1988: The Georgia Satellites - Open All Night
1991: Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
1994: Ghost -Temple Stone
1996: Los del Río - Macarena Non Stop
1996: Gastr del Sol - Upgrade & Afterlife
1996: Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal
1996: 808 State - Don Solaris
1997: Jonathan Cain - Body Language
1997: Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
1997: Wellwater Conspiracy - Declaration of Conformity
1997: Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Anywhere
1997: Econoline Crush - The Devil You Know Canada
1997: The Seahorses - Do It Yourself
1997: Sugar Ray - Floored
1997: Blink-182 - Dude Ranch
1997: En Vogue - EV3
1997: David Byrne - Feelings
1997: Rickie Lee Jones - Ghostyhead
1997: Switchfoot - The Legend of Chin
1997: 10,000 Maniacs - Love Among the Ruins
1997: Lost Boyz - Love, Peace & Nappiness
1997: Paul Rodgers - Now
1997: Chopper One - Now Playing
1997: Ron S*xsmith - Other Songs
1997: John Lydon - Psycho's Path
1997: Summercamp - Pure Juice
1997: 38 Special - Resolution
1997: Old 97's - Too Far to Care
1997: 10cc - The Very Best of 10cc
1997: Capone-N-Noreaga - The War Report
1997: Ben Harper - The Will to Live
1997: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Year of the Horse
2003: Steve Winwood - About Time
2003: Monica - After the Storm
2003: Beyonce - Dangerously in Love
2008: Judas Priest - Nostradamus
2008: Katy Perry- One of the Boys
2008: The Offspring - Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
2008: Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
2014: Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour (US)
2016: Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway
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Broadcasts:
1966: Where the Action Is - Danny Hutton, Moody Blues
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Number Ones - U.S. Singles:
1944: Harry James - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
1950: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme
1957: Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand/Bernardine
1967: Young Rascals - Groovin'
1972: Sammy Davis, Jr. - The Candy Man
1978: Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
1989: New Kids on the Block - I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
1995: Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?2000: Aaliyah - Try Again
2006: Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
2017: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - Despacito
2023: Morgan Wallen - Last Night
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Number Ones - U.S. Albums:
1950: Original Cast Album - South Pacific
1957: Nat King Cole - Love Is the Thing
1967: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Sounds Like...
1972: Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
1978: Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever
1989: Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & the Cooked
1995: Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
2000: Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
2006: Dixie Chicks -Taking the Long Way
2017: Bryson Tiller - True to Self
2023: Stray Kids - 5-Star
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Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles:
1944: Straighten Up and Fly Right" King Cole Trio - Straighten Up and Fly Right
1950: Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers - Pink Champagne
1957: Coasters - Searchin'
1967: Aretha Franklin - Respect
1972: Bobby Womack - Woman's Gotta Have It
1978: The O'Jays - Use ta Be My Girl
1989: O'Jays- Have You Had Your Love Today
1995: Monica- Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
2000: Carl Thomas - I Wish
2006: Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
2017: Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
2023: SZA - Kill Bill
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Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles:
1944: King Cole Trio- Straighten Up and Fly Right
1950: Moon Mullican - I'll Sail My Ship Alone
1957: Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
1967: Jack Greene- All the Time
1972: Donna Fargo - Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.
1978: Emmylou Harris - Two More Bottles of Wine
1989: Earl Thomas Conley - Love Out Loud
1995: Clint Black - Summer's Comin'
2000: Chad Brock- Yes!
2006: Kenny Chesney - Summertime
2017: Sam Hunt - Body Like a Back Road
2023: Morgan Wallen - Last Night
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Number Ones - U.S. Country Albums:
1967: Eddy Arnold - The Best of Eddy Arnold
1972: Charley Pride - The Best of Charley Pride, Volume 2
1978: Willie Nelson - Stardust
1989: Hank Williams Jr. - Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
1995: John Michael Montgomery - John Michael Montgomery
2000: Dixie Chicks - Fly
2006: Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way
2017: Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1
2023: Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time
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Number Ones - U.K. Singles:
1955: Eddie Calvert - Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
1965: Elvis Presley Crying in the Chapel
1973: 10cc - Rubber Bullets
1979: Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
1984: Frankie GoesTo Hollywood - Two Tribes
1990: Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands
2001: Shaggy - Angel June 17
2007: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella
2012: Cheryl - Call My Name
2016: Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance
2022: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
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Number Ones – U.K. Albums
1962: Original Soundtrack - West Side Story
1973: Various Artists - Pure Gold
1979: Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery
1984: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
1990: Luciano Pavarotti - The Essential Pavarotti
2001: Travis - The Invisible Band
2007: Traveling Wilburys - Collection
2012: Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band ft. Military Wives - Sing
2016: Rick Astley - 50
2022: George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid
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