JULY 24 |
ON THIS DAY IN 1982, JOHN COUGAR (MELLENCAMP) TOPPED THE CASHBOX BEST SELLERS CHART WITH “HURTS SO GOOD”. TWO WEEKS LATER THE RECORD WOULD CLIMB TO #2 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 AND STAY IN THE TOP 10 FOR 16 WEEKS.
IN 1993, U2 STARTED A TWO-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE U.S. ALBUM CHART WITH ‘ZOOROPA,’ THE IRISH BANDS FOURTH U.S. NO.1. ‘ZOOROPA’ WON A GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM IN 1994.
TODAY IN 1971, T.REX HAS A #1 SINGLE IN BRITAIN WITH “GET IT ON.” IN AMERICA, IT WAS CALLED “BANG A GONG” SO IT WOULDN’T BE CONFUSED WITH A SONG ON THE JAZZ CHARTS WITH THE SAME TITLE.