Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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NOVEMBER 18 

TODAY IN 1978 BILLY JOEL’S SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM, “52ND STREET” IS THE #1 ALBUM IN AMERICA WHERE IT REMAINED FOR EIGHT STRAIGHT WEEKS. IT WOULD GO ON TO WIN THE 1979 GRAMMY AWARD FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND FEATURED THE HIT SINGLES “MY LIFE”, “BIG SHOT” AND “HONESTY” 

IN 1991 U2 RELEASE THEIR SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ACHTUNG BABY’, FEATURING THE SONGS “MYSTERIOUS WAYS” AND “ONE.” THE ALBUM WENT TO NO. 1 IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS TOPPING THE CHARTS IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES 

NIRVANA RECORDED THEIR MTV UNPLUGGED SPECIAL AT SONY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY IN 1993. NIRVANA PLAYED A SETLIST COMPOSED LARGELY OF LESSER-KNOWN MATERIAL AND COVER SONGS. IT WON THE BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE AT THE 1996 GRAMMY AWARDS. 

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